A self-tapping screw can drill it’s own hole. The design of the screw allows this with breaks in the thread on the screw to create sharp edges to cut the material away and create a thread in the material for the screw. The thread can be found externally and internally. The external thread would be…
The fascia is the outside corner board on a cornice. The cornice found at the end of the eaves and is made up of the fascia and soffits. Besides being decorative, the fascia, along with the soffit encloses the overhang. It can also act as surface to fasten rain gutters to and protects the ends…
Well, there are actually three words to go with the word of the week: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. According to the Builder’s Comprehensive Dictionary (Robert Putnam, Reston Pub. Co., c1984), “order” refers to the three types of Greek columns. See figure one (courtesy of thinkquest.org). Doric is the least frilly column. Notice how it is…
Learn the anatomy of your home and become a better homeowner! We will be posting a building term every week so you can better understand the structure of your home or building. Jamb No, it is not misspelled: it is jamb with a “b”. The jamb is found on the vertical sides of a window…