Where ceiling joists are not connected to the rafters at the top of the wall plate because they rest at a lower elevation, rafter ties are connected to the sides of the rafters where they rest on the top plate to provide restraint from the end thrust of the rafters...
That part of a rafter which extends beyond it bearing at the top plate of the wall past the outside face of a wall.
A type of water distribution pipe fabricated from cross-linked polyethylene. PEX tubing is a plastic material used for both residential water supply piping systems and hydronic heating systems (using water). Advantages Include: Potentially Fewer Leaks : PEX plumbing...
An aromatic hydrocarbon which is distilled from coal tar. It is used as a solvent for synthetic resins and gums.
A material used in water softeners that attracts colloidal particles in water and retains them until the material is subject to water with a high concentration of salt dissolved in it. When in the presence of salt water
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