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2. Curtain rod - Wikipedia

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   A curtain rod, curtain rail, curtain pole, or traverse rod is a device used to suspend curtains, usually above windows or along the edges of showers or bathtubs, though also wherever curtains might be used. When found in bathrooms, curtain rods tend to be telescopic and self-fixing, while curtain rods in other areas of the home are often ...

3. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   While these curtain wall systems are more energy-efficient than older, single-glazed versions, they are still significantly less efficient than opaque (solid) wall construction. [13] For example, nearly all curtain wall systems, thermally-broken or otherwise, have a U-value of 0.2 or higher, which is equivalent to an R-value of 5 or lower. [14]

4. Curtain tie-back - Wikipedia

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   A pair of double-tassel tie-backs. A curtain tie-back is a decorative window treatment which accompanies a cloth curtain.Within the field of interior decoration, tie-backs made of fabric are classified as a kind of "soft furnishing" (along with other fabric-based décor such as pillows, valances, towels, blankets, mattresses, bed skirts, bedspreads, jabots, and shower and window curtains ...

5. Wall unit - Wikipedia

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   A wall unit is a premanufactured item of furniture. It is an assembly of several discrete components that are fixed to an internal wall of a room. Wall unit fixtures range in style from contemporary to traditional in order to match the decor of the home or business establishment in which they are installed.

6. Corbel - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, [1] a type of bracket. [2] A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in ...

7. Tie rod - Wikipedia

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   A tie rod or tie bar (also known as a hanger rod if vertical) is a slender structural unit used as a tie and (in most applications) capable of carrying tensile loads only. It is any rod or bar-shaped structural member designed to prevent the separation of two parts, as in a vehicle. Tie rods and anchor plates in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral

8. Curtain wall - Wikipedia

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   Curtain wall may refer to: Curtain wall (architecture), the outer skin of a modern building; Curtain wall (fortification), the outer wall of a castle or defensive ...

9. Storey pole - Wikipedia

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   A storey pole (or story pole, storey rod, [1] story stick, [2] jury stick, [3] scantling, [4] scantillon [5]) is a length of narrow board usually cut to the height of one storey. [6] It is used as a layout tool for any kind of repeated work in carpentry including stair-building , framing , timber framing , siding , brickwork , and setting tiles.