HOME DECORATING IDEAS AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS
Scroll down for a FREE, full color glossary featuring hundreds of Home Decorating Ideas, Interior Designs, construction techniques, and more.
This image-packed introductory guide offers a colorful, informative, organized view of the equipment, tools, tips, techniques, structural components, and design elements involved in home construction, landscaping, and interior design.
Dream up your own ideas from this carefully crafted collection of images with concise, clear definitions.
Arm yourself with the basic knowledge of home design and architecture.
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The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture
by Judee Shipman
CHAPTER 67
WHOLE HOUSE FAN - WROUGHT IRON
WHOLE HOUSE FAN: A fan designed to move warm air through and out of a home.
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WIFI: Wireless internet.
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WIND BRACING: Metal straps or wood blocks installed to prevent a wall from twisting or falling.
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WINDOW BUCK: A box installed within a wall, which will eventually hold a window.
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WINDOW FRAME: The stationary part of a window, into which the window sash will fit.
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WINDOW INSERTS: New window panes designed to be inserted into the old framework. Window inserts are one of many cost-effective home decorating ideas.
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WINDOW SASH: The movable part of a window.
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WINDOW WELL: A ditch or trench dug outside of a basement window. For example, an egress window always has a window well.
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WING NUT WRENCH: A wrench designed for tightening (or loosening) wing nuts.
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WINTERIZE: See Weatherization.
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WIRE BRUSH WHEEL: A drill accessory used for removing loose debris from surfaces.
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WIRING: The network of electrical connections installed in a building.
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WIRE MESH: Screening made from woven metal wires.
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WIRE NUT: A plastic device used for holding bare wires together.
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WONDER BOARD: See Dura Board.
WOOD: A hard, fibrous, organic substance found in plants, and commonly used as construction material.
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WOODWORK: Carved or treated wood elements such as moldings and bannisters. One of many great home decorating ideas.
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WOOD PULP: Very small bits of wood, often used for construction work, but also used in paper making.
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WOOD PUTTY: A clay-like substance that behaves like wood after it dries.
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WOOD SHINGLE: A kind of exterior siding.
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WRAPPED DRYWALL: Drywall that extends around exterior corners.
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WRECKING BAR: A heavy metal tool used for breaking up hard materials into smaller pieces.
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WRENCH: A tool used by handymen for gripping and turning. Also called a Spanner.
There are many dozen different types of wrenches for all kinds of construction and home decorating ideas.
Here are some examples of commonly used wrenches, which you can look up in these pages:
- Adjustable Wrench
- Allen Wrench
- Alligator Wrench
- Box End Wrench
- Breaker Bar Wrench
- Bristol Wrench
- Combination Wrench
- Cone Wrench
- Crowfoot Wrench
- Die Wrench
- Drum Wrench
- Flare Nut Wrench
- Head Nut Wrench
- Hook Wrench
- Lug Wrench
- Monkey Wrench
- Oil Filter Wrench
- Open End Wrench
- Pin Wrench
- Pipe Wrench
- Plug Wrench
- Plumbing Wrench
- Ratchet Wrench
- Saltus Wrench
- Sink Wrench
- Slammer Wrench
- Socket Wrench
- Spark Wrench
- Spoke Wrench
- Strap Wrench
- Tap Wrench
- Torque Wrench
- Torx Wrench
- Tuning Wrench
- Wing Nut Wrench
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WROUGHT IRON: A type of ironwork where bars are bent into ornate designs, often just for aesthetic purposes and home decorating ideas.
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