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gypsum wallboard |
consists of a gypsum core sandwiched between heavy paper and other materials |
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LC bead |
edge trim requiring finishing with joint compound |
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L Bead |
edge trim without a back flange; good for installation after the wallboard has been installed |
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U Bead |
edge trim in which the edge of the metal is noticeable |
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LK Bead |
edge trim for use with various thicknesses of wallboard in a kerfed jamb (one with a small slot cut in) |
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glass-reinforced gypsum |
broad class of products manufactured from high-strength, high-density gypsum reinforced with continuous-filament glass fibers or chopped glass fibers |
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plaster |
finish material made from various types of cementing compounds, fine aggregate, and water |
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demountable partitions |
a system of individual components that can be quickly assembled, disassembled, and reused with nearly totally salvageability |
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nonprogressive system |
panels are independent and can be removed or replaced individually |
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progressive system |
first panel must be placed before the second panel, which must be placed before the third panel, and so on |
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hinge jamb |
side where hing or pivot is installed |
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strike jamb (strike side) |
the jamb where the door closes |
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swinging door |
attached to its frame with hinges or pivots |
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pocket sliding doors |
hung on a top track and can be used where space is limited |
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bypass sliding doors |
hung from a top track and are generally use for closets only |
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bi-folding doors |
used for closets - opens fully (as opposed to bypass sliding doors) |
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accordion folding doors |
used to divide spaces or close very wide openings |
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flush wood doors |
made of thin, flat veneers laminated to various types of cores |
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hollow-core doors |
made of one or three plies of veneer on each side of a cellular interior |
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solid-core doors |
made with a variety of core types depending on the functional requirements of the door |
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panel doors |
constructed of solid pieces of wood that frame various types of panels |
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flush doors |
have a single smooth surface on both sides |
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sash doors |
contain one or more glass lights |
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louvered doors |
have an opening with metal slats to provide ventilation |
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glass doors (or all-glass doors) |
constructed primarily of glass and have fittings to hold the pivots and other hardware |
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latchsets and locksets |
devices to operate a door, hold it in the closed position, and lock it. |
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cylindrical lock |
simple to install in holes drilled in the door, relatively inexpensive |
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mortise lock |
installed in a rectangular area cut out of the door (more secure than cylindrical) |
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preassembled lock |
the mechanism is in a rectangular box that fits within a notch cut in the edge of the door |
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pivots |
an alternate way to hang doors where the appearance of hinges is objectionable or where a frameless door design may make it impossible to use hinges |
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closers |
devices that automatically return a door to its closed position after it is opened |
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panic hardware |
operating hardware that is used where required by building code for safe egress by a large number of people |
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doorstops and bumpers |
method of keeping a door from damaging adjacent construction |
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astragals |
vertical members used between double doors to seal the opening, act as a door stop, or provide extra security when the doors are closed |
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push plates and pull bars |
used to operate a door that does not require automatic latching |
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automatic door bottoms |
devices that are mortised or surface applied to the bottom of the door to provide a sound or light seal |
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door seals |
used to provide tight seals against smoke, light and sound |
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thresholds |
used where floor materials change at a door line, where a hard surface is required for an automatic door bottom, or where minor changes in floor level occur |
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float glass |
standard type of glass used in common windows and other applications where additional strength or other properties are not required |
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tempered glass |
produced by subjecting annealed glass to a special heat treatment |
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laminated glass |
consists of two or more layers of glass bonded together by an interlayer of polyvinyl butyral |
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wire glass |
mesh of wire is embedded in the middle of the sheet |
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patterned glass |
specialty glass is made by passing a sheet of molten glass through rollers on which the desired pattern is pressed, which may be on one or both sides |
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fire-rated glazing |
4 types |
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electrochromic glazing |
inorganic ceramic thin-film coating on glass and can be manufactured to range from transparent to heavily darkened (tinted) |
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SPD glazing |
uses a proprietary system in which light-absorbing microscopic particles are dispersed within a liquid suspension film which is then sandwiched between two pieces of transparent conductive material |
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polymer-dispersed liquid crystal film glazing |
fabricated by placing the polymer film between two pieces of glass |
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fire-rated door |
a door assembly that has been tested by an independent laboratory to determine that it is capable of withstanding a measured temperature, without failure, for a set length of time |
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plenum |
space above the ceiling |
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label |
a permanent identifying mark, attached to the door or frame by a testing organization, that indicates the component complies with standard UL tests for fire doors and with NFPA 80, which governs the installation of fire doors |
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access panels |
prefabricated steel units with hinged doors that allow the wallboard to be framed into them |
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seismic restraints |
structural elements designed to keep nonstructural elements in place during earthquakes |
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integrated ceilings |
suspended ceiling systems specifically designed to accommodate acoustical ceiling tile, light fixtures, supply and return air grilles, fire sprinklers and partition attachment in a consistent, unified way |
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finish carpentry |
exposed wood construction assembled at the job site by finish carpenters |
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plywood |
panel product made from an odd number of layers of thin veneer glued together under heat and pressure |
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particleboard |
composed of small wood particles, fibers, or chips of various sizes mixed together in a binder and formed under pressure into a panel |
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MDF (medium-density fiberboard) |
panel product made from wood particles reduced to fibers in a moderate-pressure steam vessel and then combined with a resin and bonded together under heat and pressure |
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stairways |
1. winding 2. curved 3. spiral |