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2. Truss uplift - Wikipedia

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   Truss uplift. Truss uplift or truss lift is the shrinking of the wood in wooden trusses, causing the bottom-most piece to bow upwards, most notably near the middle. Truss lift is an issue in wood-frame construction where non-load bearing walls meet ceilings, as the truss lifting it pulls the ceiling drywall up. This in turn pulls the angle tape ...

3. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Blocking (construction) Solid “bridging” to stabilize floor joists. Blocking placed as attachment points for cabinets, while doubling as bracing against compression of the studs. Blocking (dwang, nog, noggin, and nogging) is the use of short pieces of dimensional lumber in wood framed construction to brace longer members or to provide ...

4. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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   Frame and panel construction, also called rail and stile, is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes. The basic idea is to capture a 'floating' panel within a sturdy frame, as opposed to techniques used in making a slab solid wood cabinet door or ...

5. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   The erection of a wooden frame in Sabah, Malaysia. The construction frames of a residential subdivision in Rogers, Minnesota in 2023. Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure, particularly a building, support and shape. [1] Framing materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel.

6. Carpentry - Wikipedia

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   Carpentry includes such specialties as barrelmaker, cabinetmaker, framer, luthier, and ship's carpenter. Carpenter handling a plank used in scaffolding. Exhibit of traditional European carpenter's tools in Italy. Carpenters in an Indian village working with hand tools. Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed ...

7. Long-awaited turnarounds coming for Home Depot, Lowe's after ...

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   A soft housing market has weighed on retailers like Lowe's (LOW) and Home Depot (HD) over the past couple of years, but a turnaround is within sight after the Fed finally enacted a large rate cut ...