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Facing
The material applied directly to studs
and joists to form walls and ceilings.
Fan control
A temperature-sensitive switch that turns
the furnace fan off and on at preset
high temperatures.
Fan safety switch
A switch on a furnace that
prevents the fan from operating when the
access panel is removed.
Fan/limit switch
A furnace control combining both a fan
control and a limit control.
Fascia
A flat trim board fastened to the outer
edge of the roof rafters..
Faucet
A device to turn water on and off at a
delivery point, which operates with a washer,
cartridge, ball, valve, or an O-ring mechanism.
Felt paper
An underlayment laid on roof sheathing
under the roof covering.
Fiberglass insulation
An insulating material made of
threads of glass covered with a
coating that binds the fibers in place, used as batts, blankets, loose
fill, and rigid board.
Fiberglass shingles
Mats of glass fibers covered
with a granular material, used in shingle
form as a roof covering.
Finish flooring
The flooring applied over the subfloor
that provides the finish floor for the
home.
Finish flooring
The flooring applied over the subfloor
that provides the finish floor for the
home.
Fink truss
A triangular roof truss with w-shaped
interior webbing.
Firebox
In a fireplace, the open chamber in which
the fire burns.
Firebox
See Combustion
chamber.
Firebrick
A special brick designed to withstand
high temperatures.
Fireplace insert
A metal stove with a door that is totally
or partially inserted into a fireplace.
Firewall
A fire resistant wall used where garage
walls abut the house, preventing the
spread of fire.
Fishmouth
A condition with asphalt shingles where
the center portion of the tabs curl
upwards due to overheating.
Fixed-pane window
A window that does not open or
close.
Fixture
Any sink, tub, shower, and toilet to
which water is delivered in the home.
Flame retention burner
An oil burner with a flame
retention ring that provides for more
efficient combustion.
Flame retention ring
On an oil burner, a cone-
shaped, slotted head on the blast tube that
provides pressure, velocity, and rotation to the air stream.
Flame rollout
A condition in a gas burner where the
flames burn outside the combustion
chamber.
Flame rollout
A condition in a gas water heater where
the flames burn outside the heating
chamber.
Flashing
For a foundation, a sheet metal placed
over the foundation to prevent waterleaking
into the foundation.
Flashing
Sheet metal used at interfaces between
building components to prevent water
penetration.
Flashings
Sheet metal used at joints between
building components to prevent water
penetration.
Flat roof
A variation of a shed roof with a very
small slope, less than 2/12.
Floating slab
Where an independent slab does not rest
on the foundation wall.
Floor truss
An engineered, prefabricated rectangular
floor framing component.
Flue liner
A material that lines the chimney,
usually terra cotta tiles.
Flue pipe
The exhaust pipe running from a gas water
heater to the chimney.
Flue
See Chimney
flue.
Flue
The channel that carries smoke and gasses
from a fireplace out of the home.
Flush door
A door made of veneer glued to a solid or
hollow core.
Flux
A material, which eliminates chemical
contamination, used in the soldering process.
Footing drain
A drainage system laid around the
perimeter of a foundation below the level
of the slab which drains water from the soil to another location.
Footings
The bases on which the foundation rests
which support and distribute the weight
of the structure to the soil.
Forced hot water heating system
A system in which water
heated in a boiler is
circulated by means of a circulating pump through pipes to radiators or
convectors
throughout the house. Also called a hydronic system.
Forced warm air heating system
A system in which air
heated in a furnace is circulated
by means of a blower unit through ductwork to registers in the house.
Foundation
The part of the structure that supports
it, transmits its weight from above
-grade walls to the footings, and protects it from effects of soil
pressure.
Frost line
The depth of penetration of frost into
the ground, normally about 4' below grade
in cold climates.
Functional drainage
A determination of whether water
drains fast enough and completely.
Functional flow
A determination of whether water flows
with enough pressure and volume.
Furnace
A heating unit that heats the home with
warm air distributed through ductwork.
Fuse
An overload protection device that melts
and opens a circuit when the circuit
overloads. May be cartridge or screw-in types. Type D fuses are time
delay, type P is
sensitive to heat buildup between the fuse and fuse holder, types S and C
prevent the wrong
size fuse fitting into the fuse holder. |