Remodeling Terminology & Definitions · H
The following is a list of industry related terminology which we at The Remod Squad® thought might be helpful to both homeowners and professionals alike. Definitions will be continually added to this list.
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- header
- (a) A beam placed perpendicular to joists and to which joists are nailed in framing for chimney, stairway, or other opening. (b) A wood lintel.
- hearth
- The inner or outer floor of a fireplace usually made of brick, tile, or stone.
- heartwood
- The wood extending from the pith to the sapwood, the cells of which no longer participate in the life process of the tree.
- hex bolt
- A bolt with a six sided head.
- hip
- The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roof.
- hip rafter
- A rafter that forms the intersection of an external roof angle.
- hip roof
- A roof that rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building.
- humidifier
- A device designed to increase the humidity within a room or a house by means of the discharge of water vapor. They may consist of individual room-size units or larger units attached to the heating plant to condition the entire house.
