A sewer system designed to collect storm water and is separated from the waste water system.

A formal, written notification to a contractor to discontinue some or all work on a project for reasons such as safety violations, defective materials or workmanship, or cancellation of the contract.

Normally a cast iron pipe with a lid (@ 5" in diameter) that is placed vertically into the ground, situated near the water tap in the yard, and where a water cut-off valve to the home is located (underground). A long pole with a special end is inserted into the curb stop to turn off/on the water.

Unit deformation in a body that results from stress.

Moldings along the inner edges of a door or window frame. Also valves used to shut off water to a fixture.

A device installed in a water supply line, usually near a fixture, that permits an individual to shut off the water supply to one fixture without interrupting service to the rest of the system.

. An extra window usually placed outside of an existing one, as additional protection against cold weather.

That part of a building between any floor or between the floor and roof.

Increasing the strength of a metal by cold-rolling.

A machine that casts molten steel into a continuous strand of metal that hardens and is cut into required lengths.

A framed lumber floor that is installed as a basement floor instead of concrete. This is done on very expansive soils.

An assembly with high-strength facing panels separated by wood spacing strips and bonded firmly to them.

A wood construction consisting of a high-strength facing material bonded to and acting integrally with a low-density core material.

Hollow clay units used in bearing and non-bearing walls that have cores exceeding 25 percent of the gross cross sectional area.

Unit resistance of a body to an outside force that tends to deform the body by tension, compression or shear.

Wood flooring consisting of narrow, matched strips.

The plate on a door frame that engages a latch or dead bolt.

A timber or other support for cross members in floors or ceilings. In stairs, the supporting member for stair treads. Usually a 2 X 12 inch plank notched to receive the treads

Lumber that has its modulus of elasticity determined by actual tests.

Heavy horizontal timber supporting other members of the frame in a wood or brick structure; a support also for steps.