Ribbed, "T" shaped bars with a flat metal plate at the bottom that are driven into the earth. Normally used chain link fence poles, and to mark locations of a water meter pit.

A joint made by a tongue (a rib on one edge of a board) that fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of another board to make a tight flush joint. Typically, the subfloor plywood is T & G.

A type of sill construction used in balloon framing in which the header joist is placed inside the studs and is butted by the floor joists.

A relatively short beam or joist supported in a wall on one end and by a header at the other.

A fabric upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design.

The process of covering drywall joints with paper tape and joint compound.

Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards, but will "pelletize" like an automobile window. Required in tub and shower enclosures and locations, entry door glass and sidelight glass, and in a windows when the window sill is less than 16" to the floor.

Measurement of the intensity (not quantity) of heat. The Fahrenheit (°F) scale places the freezing point of water at 32° and the boiling point at 212°. The Centigrade or Celsius (°C) scale, used by most countries and in scientific work, places the freezing point of water at 0° and the boiling point at 100°. On the Kelvin (K) scale, the unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and measurement begins at absolute zero 0° (-273°C).

The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.

- The material necessary to complete a job.

- A "T" shaped plumbing fitting. Precast concrete or metal structural members in the shape of the letter T.

A specification of the temper or metallurgical condition of an aluminum alloy.

Metal straps that are nailed and secure the roof rafters and trusses to the top horizontal wall plate. Sometimes called a hurricane clip.

The ability of a mortar to resist forces tending to pull the masonry apart.

Maximum tensile stress that can be developed in a given material under axial tensile loading. Also the measure of a material's ability to withstand stretching.

Heat-treated glass that has great resistance to breakage and increased toughness.

A process used to strengthen glass by raising the temperature of the glass to near the softening point and then blowing jets of cold air on both sides suddenly to chill it and create surface tension in the glass.

A steel bar or cable in prestressed concrete used to impart stress in the concrete.

The stress per unit area of the cross-section of a material that resists elongation.

Force that tends to pull the particles of a body apart.