The points on an atom to which valences of other elements can bond.

The "V" shaped area of a roof where two sloping roofs meet. Water drains off the roof at the valleys. The intersection of two inclined surfaces.

A building product installed on exterior walls and ceilings under the drywall and on the warm side of the insulation. It is used to retard the movement of water vapor into walls and prevent condensation within them. Normally, polyethylene plastic sheeting is used.

An inspection carried out for the benefit of the mortgage lender to ascertain if a property is a good security for a loan.

- The fee paid by the prospective borrower for the lender's inspection of the property. Normally paid upon loan application.

Sheet metal that lays in the "V" area of a roof valley.

A gypsum board product designed to serve as the base for the application of gypsum veneer plaster.

Extremely thin sheets of wood. Also a thin slice of wood or brick or stone covering a framed wall. A thin sheet of material used to cover another surface.

Carpet formed by joining the pile, stuffer, and weft yarns with double warp yarns.

The liquid portion of a paint composed mainly of solvents, resins, or oils.

An interest rate that will vary over the term of the loan.

Material used to slow the flow of water vapor through walls and other spaces where this vapor may condense at a lower temperature.

Calcined gypsum plaster specially formulated to provide specific workability, strength, hardness and abrasion resistance characteristics when applied in thin coats (1/16" to 3/32" nom.) over veneer gypsum base or other approved base. The term thin coat plaster is sometimes used in reference to veneer plaster.

That part of the soil stack above the highest vent branch.

A thin sheet of material used to cover another surface.

A pipe or duct which allows the flow of air and gasses to the outside. Also, another word for the moving glass part of a window sash, i.e. window vent.

The resistance of a liquid to flow under an applied load or pressure.

Compounds released to the atmosphere as a coating dries.

A federal agency that insures mortgage loans with very liberal down payment requirements for honorably discharged veterans and their surviving spouses.

The tendency of one part of a member to move vertically in relationship to the adjacent part.