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Weatherstripping can be used on windows to seal them on all sides. Metal caps on the window top [5] and on sashes [2] redirect rain to drip off instead of infiltrating. Foam or gasket weatherstripping can be applied to the sides and sashes. [6]
When an aluminum or plastic bottle cap has an integral band, it is usually connected by thin bridges. They can be molded along with the cap or slit afterwards. [1] When unscrewing the cap, the frangible ring breaks: the ring can separate from the cap, and two separate pieces remain, the sealing piece and the leftover ring; or the broken ring can form a "pigtail" still attached to the cap.
Slate or "engineering bricks" with a low porosity were often used for the first few courses above ground level, and these can help minimise the problem. There are many approaches to the treatment of dampness in existing buildings. Key to the selection of an appropriate treatment is a correct diagnosis of the types of dampness affecting a building.
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In architecture, a hood mould, hood, label mould (from Latin labia, lip), drip mould or dripstone [1] is an external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater, historically often in form of a pediment. This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop.
Compression fittings (sometimes called "lock-bush fittings") consist of a tapered, concave conical seat; a hollow, barrel-shaped compression ring (sometimes called a ferrule); and a compression nut which is threaded onto the body of the fitting and tightened to make a leakproof connection.
Storage configuration - assembly inverted, breather valve closed, tube cap in place. The driptorch consists of a canister for holding fuel with a handle attached to the side, a spout with a loop to prevent fire from entering the fuel canister, a breather valve to allow air into the canister while fuel is exiting through the spout, and a wick ...