Panelized Construction
Construction that uses preassembled panels for walls, floors, and roof.
Panelboard
A panel that includes fuses or circuit breakers used to protect the circuits in a building from overloads.
Parapet Wall
Extension of an exterior wall above and/or through the roof surface.
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.
Pan
A metal form used to form the cavities between joists in cast-in-place concrete floors and roofs.
Pallets
Wooden platforms used for storing and shipping material. Forklifts and hand trucks are used to move these wooden platforms around.
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.
Parging
The application of a portland cement plaster on masonry and concrete walls to make them less permeable to water.
Parallel Strand Lumber
Lumber made from lengths of wood veneer bonded to produce a solid member.
Partition
A wall that subdivides spaces within any story of a building or room. A non-load-bearing interior wall.
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.
Paver, paving
Materials—commonly masonry—laid down to make a firm, even surface.
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.
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.
Paver
A thin brick used as the finished floor covering.
Party Wall
A wall built on the dividing line between two adjoining parcels, in which each owner has an equal share of ownership.
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
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.