The difference between the sales price and the mortgage amount. A down payment is usually paid at closing.

A perforated, corrugated plastic pipe laid at the bottom of the foundation wall and used to drain excess water away from the foundation. It prevents ground water from seeping through the foundation wall. Sometimes called perimeter drain.

The amount of progress billings on a contract that is currently available to a contractor under a contract with a fixed payment schedule.

- A pipe, usually of metal, for carrying rainwater down from the roof's horizontal gutters.

Lumber having one or more sides planed smooth.

The practice of recycling a material in such a way that much of its inherent value is degraded (e.g. recycling plastic into park benches) revealing poor design of a lifecycle and the related material flows. https://healthymaterialslab.org/tool-guides/hml-resources

An imaginary line on the ground described by the outermost branches of a tree.

A molding or metal flashing placed on the exterior topside of a door or window frame to cause water to drip beyond the outside of the frame.

(a) A member of a cornice or other horizontal exterior finish course that has a projection beyond the other parts for throwing off water.(b) A groove in the underside of a sill or drip cap to cause water to drop off on the outer edge instead of drawing back and running down the face of the building. Interruption or offset in an exterior horizontal surface, such as a soffit, immediately adjacent to the fascia. Designed to prevent the migration of water back along the surface.

(1) In buildings and infrastructure, the system by which excess water is collected, comducted, and dispersed.(2) In landscaping, the capacity of soil to receive and transmit water.

A measure of the capability of a material to be stretched or deformed without breaking.

The process used to make bricks when the clay contains 10 percent or less moisture.

A stiff granular grout.

Capable of being stretched or deformed without fracturing (plastic deformation).

Generic term for interior surfacing material, such as gypsum panels, applied to framing using dry construction methods, e.g., mechanical fasteners or adhesive. See SHEETROCK brand Gypsum Panels.

The heating system. Usually round or rectangular metal pipes installed for distributing warm (or cold) air from the furnace to rooms in the home. Also a tunnel made of galvanized metal or rigid fiberglass, which carries air from the heater or ventilation opening to the rooms in a building.

- Wall board or gypsum- A manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin cardboard. Usually 1/2" thick and 4' x 8' or 4' x 12' in size. The panels are nailed or screwed onto the framing and the joints are taped and covered with a 'joint compound'. 'Green board' type drywall has a greater resistance to moisture than regular (white) plasterboard and is used in bathrooms and other "wet areas".

A hollow tube through which air is circulated.

To install the black roofing felt (tar paper) on the roof.

A vehicular path generally leading from a public street to a structure on private property.