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2. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A curtain wall is an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the building from the elements. Because the curtain wall façade carries no structural load beyond its own dead load weight, it can be made of lightweight materials.

3. Baseboard - Wikipedia

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   At its simplest, baseboard consists of a simple plank nailed, screwed or glued to the wall; however, particularly in older houses, it can be made up of a number of moldings for decoration. A baseboard differs from a wainscot ; a wainscot typically covers from the floor to around 1-1.5 metres (3' to 5') high (waist or chest height), whereas a ...

4. Dado (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, the dado is the lower part of a wall, [1] below the dado rail and above the skirting board. The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "dice" or "cube", [ 2 ] and refers to " die ", an architectural term for the middle section of a pedestal or plinth .

5. Medium-density fibreboard - Wikipedia

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   Board for rigid underlays in roofs and walls Although similar manufacturing processes are used in making all types of fibreboard, MDF has a typical density of 600–800 kg/m 3 or 0.022–0.029 lb/in 3 , in contrast to particle board (500–800 kg/m 3 ) and to high-density fibreboard (600–1,450 kg/m 3 ).

6. Dado rail - Wikipedia

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   A dado rail, also known as a chair rail or surbase, [1] is a type of moulding fixed horizontally to the wall around the perimeter of a room. The dado rail is traditionally part of the dado or wainscot and, although the purpose of the dado is mainly aesthetic, the dado rail may provide the wall with protection from furniture and other contact.

7. Window capping - Wikipedia

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   Window capping may provide a marginal increase in energy efficiency by decreasing the potential for drafts by providing an extra barrier between the exterior and the interior. The most common material used in residential window capping is factory painted aluminum. An alternative to factory painted aluminum is to use a vinyl coated aluminium ...

8. Witch window - Wikipedia

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   A Vermont or witch window. In American vernacular architecture, a witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window (usually a double-hung sash window, occasionally a single-sided casement window) placed in the gable-end wall of a house [1] and rotated approximately 1/8 of a turn (45 degrees) from the vertical, leaving it diagonal, with its long edge parallel to the ...

9. Skirting - Wikipedia

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   Skirting can refer to: Construction elements Baseboards; Molding (decorative) protective devices such as lift table bellows; vinyl elements that covers the crawl space under a mobile home; Skirt steaks, also known as beef skirting; skirting, cloth used to decorate, cover, or hide tables or chairs from view, often used in exhibitions