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Landing
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A platform between flights of stairs or at the termination of a flight of stairs.
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Lap
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To extend one material partially over another; the distance so extended.
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Lath
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A building material of wood, metal, gypsum, or insulating board that is fastened to the frame of a building to act as a plaster base.
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Lattice
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A framework of crossed wood or metal strips.
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Lead
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A malleable metal once extensively used for flashings.
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Lean-to-Roof
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The sloping roof of a building addition having its rafters or supports pitched against and supported by the adjoining wall of a building.
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Ledger
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A strip of lumber nailed along the bottom of the side of a girder on which joists rest.
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Let-in Brace
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Nominal 1 inch-thick boards applied into notched studs diagonally.
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Leveling Rod
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A rod with graduated marks for measuring heights or vertical distances between given points and the line of sight of a leveling instrument. They are longer than a yardstick and are held by a surveyor in a vertical position.
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LF
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Lineal Foot
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Light
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Space in a window sash for a single pane of glass. Also, a pane of glass.
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Lintel
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A horizontal structural member that supports the load over an opening such as a door or window.
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Liquid-Applied Membrane
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Generally applied to cast-in-place concrete surfaces in one or more coats to provide fully-adhered waterproof membranes which conform to all contours.
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Lite
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Another term for a pane of glass. Also spelled "light" in industry literature.
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Live Load
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Loads produced by use and occupancy of the building or other structure and do not include construction or environmental loads such as wind load, snow load, ice load, rain load, seismic load, or dead load.
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Load Bearing
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Supporting a superimposed weight or force.
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Load Date
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The planned date materials will be loaded on trucks for shipment.
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Loft
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An area inside the home on the second floor the usually overlooks the greatroom.
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Log Stairs
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Half or full log stringer with half log treads (no risers)
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Log Tie Beam
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Horizontal log beam used to oppose the outward force of the rafters. Would be seen at the top of the first floor and/or second floor walls.
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Lookout
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A short wood bracket or cantilever to support an overhang portion of a roof or the like, usually concealed from view
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Lot
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A parcel of ground with boundaries determined by the county.
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Loose Laid
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In roofing, a membrane "laid loosely", i.e., not adhered, over a roof deck or Burm.
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Louver
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An opening with a series of horizontal slats so an ranged as to permit ventilation but to exclude rain, sun. light, or vision. See also Attic ventilators.
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Lumber
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The product of the sawmill and planing mill not further manufactured other than by sawing, resawing, and passing lengthwise through a standard planing machine, crosscutting to length, and matching.
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