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2. Flashing (weatherproofing) - Wikipedia

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   Shaped like a “U” or channel to catch water (e.g., where the edge of a tile roof meets a wall). Through wall flashing Spans the thickness of the wall and directs water to weep holes. Cap flashing (drip cap) Often used above windows and doors. Drip edge A metal used at the edges of a roof. Step flashing (soaker, base flashing)

3. Weatherstripping - Wikipedia

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   Every exterior door, or door to an uninsulated room such as an attic, must be weatherstripped as required by building codes in various jurisdictions. The materials used in door weatherstripping are thresholds, a piece of material (either a sweep or a J-hook) to match the door to the threshold, and the actual weatherstripping itself. Doors can ...

4. Hood mould - Wikipedia

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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.

5. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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   When crowning moulding at the entablature is of the cyma form, it is called a cymatium. [7] Dentils: Small blocks spaced evenly along the bottom edge of the cornice; Drip cap: Moulding placed over a door or window opening to prevent water from flowing under the siding or across the glass

6. Cornice - Wikipedia

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   Illustrations of cornices in different styles Illustrations of various examples of ancient Egyptian cornices, all of them having cavettos. In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge" [1]) is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or ...

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   Most Americans think you need at least $1 million in the bank, on top of Social Security, to live a comfortable retirement. Investment firms and news headlines reward that thinking: ...