ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND HOME BUILDER GUIDE

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This image-packed glossary introduces the equipment, tools, tips, techniques, and structural components involved in home building and interior design.

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ABODE

The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture

by Judee Shipman

CHAPTER 42

PLOUGH - POLISHED CONCRETE

PLOUGH (PLOW): A lengthwise groove in a board or plank, which resembles the grooves in plowed fields.

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PLUG: A device that is attached to an electrical cable, designed to fit into a power outlet.

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PLUMB: Exactly vertical and/or exactly perpendicular.

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PLUMB BOB: A lead weight attached to a string, in the past used by a home builder to determine whether or not a piece was plumb in relation to another piece.

Shown below, a vintage plumb bob collection.

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PLUMBING: A network of pipes and drains that allows the flow of water to and from a house.

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PLUMBING BOOT: A metal saddle that reinforces the vertical studs to which plumbing drain lines are attached.

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PLUMBING GROUND: The plumbing drains and waste lines installed beneath a basement floor.

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PLUMBING JACK: A sleeve that fits around a drain pipe and is nailed to a roof.

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PLUMBING SNAKE: A long, flexible tool used for clearing a clogged drain. Also called a drain auger.

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PLUMBING STACK: A plumbing vent pipe that penetrates the roof.

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PLUMBING TRIM: The final stage of plumbing work for a home builder. Trim includes the installation of toilets, sinks, hot water heaters, and fixtures, as well as connecting gas pipes to appliances.

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PLUMBING WASTE LINE: Plastic pipe installed to collect and drain sewage waste.

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PLUMBING WRENCH: A pipe wrench useful for plumbing repair jobs.

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PLY: A single layer of material.

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PLYWOOD: A large wood panel made from three or more compressed layers of wood, attached with alternating grain direction for added strength.

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POCKET CHISEL: A folding chisel with a protective cover, designed to fit in someone's pocket.

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POCKET KNIFE: A folding utility knife with a protective cover, designed to fit in someone's pocket. In some cases, other attachments are also included.