Panelized Construction
Construction that uses preassembled panels for walls, floors, and roof.
Parallel Strand Lumber
Lumber made from lengths of wood veneer bonded to produce a solid member.
Panelboard
A panel that includes fuses or circuit breakers used to protect the circuits in a building from overloads.
Pallets
Wooden platforms used for storing and shipping material. Forklifts and hand trucks are used to move these wooden platforms around.
Parging
The application of a portland cement plaster on masonry and concrete walls to make them less permeable to water.
Paper, building
A general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings without reference to their properties or uses. Generally comes in long rolls.
Parapet
A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.
Panel
A thin flat piece of wood, plywood, or similar material, framed by stiles and rails as in a door (or cabinet door), or fitted into grooves of thicker material with molded edges for decorative wall treatment.
Pan
A metal form used to form the cavities between joists in cast-in-place concrete floors and roofs.
Parapet Wall
Extension of an exterior wall above and/or through the roof surface.
Partition
A wall that subdivides spaces within any story of a building or room. A non-load-bearing interior wall.
Parting stop or strip
A small wood piece used in the side and head jambs of double hung windows to separate the upper sash from the lower sash.
Party Wall
A wall built on the dividing line between two adjoining parcels, in which each owner has an equal share of ownership.
Particleboard
A sheet product manufactured from wood particles and a synthetic resin or other binder.
Passive Solar System
A heating or cooling system that collects and moves solar heat whiout using mechanical power.
Paver, paving
Materials—commonly masonry—laid down to make a firm, even surface.
Paver
A thin brick used as the finished floor covering.
Pathogen
An infectious biological agent such as bacteria, virus and fungus that is capable of causing disease in its host. https://healthymaterialslab.org/tool-guides/hml-resources
Particle board
Plywood substitute made of course sawdust that is mixed with resin and pressed into sheets. Used for closet shelving, floor underlayment, stair treads, etc.
Payment schedule
- A pre-agreed upon schedule of payments to a contractor usually based upon the amount of work completed. Such a schedule may include a deposit prior to the start of work. There may also be a temporary 'retainer' (5-10% of the total cost of the job) at the end of the contract for correcting any small items which have not been completed or repaired.