HOME PLAN GUIDE
Here's a FREE, full color guide for your Home Plan, whether by DIY or hiring help.
This image-packed glossary introduces the equipment, tools, tips, techniques, structural components, and design elements involved in architecture, interiors, and landscape design.
Dream up your own ideas from this carefully curated collection of images with concise, instructional definitions.
Arm yourself with basic knowledge of architecture, construction, tools, terms, tips, and techniques, to achieve your optimal Home Plan.
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The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture
by Judee Shipman
CHAPTER 53
SHORT CIRCUIT - SITTING ROOM
SHORT CIRCUIT: A situation that occurs when hot wires touch neutral wires. Fuses and circuit breakers provide protection against the fires that a short circuit can cause. That's why every Home Plan should include a fuse box and circuit breakers.
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SHOTGUN HOUSE: An architectural style in which the rooms of a home are arranged in a straight line, one behind the other, tandem style.
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SHUTTER: A decorative wood bordering on the sides of an exterior window. Shutters were originally designed to keep out the elements before glass window panes were invented.
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SHUTOFF VALVE: A mechanical device used for stopping the flow of electricity.
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SIDELIGHT: A glassed vertical paneling installed adjacent to an exterior door.
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SIDE SEWER: See Sewer Lateral.
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SIDING: The finished exterior covering of the outside walls of a building.
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SILICON CARBIDE: A type of sandpaper.
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SILL: 1) A horizontal wood beam bolted to the foundation wall to support the floor joists. 2) The horizontal piece at the lower edge of a window frame.
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SILLCOCK: See Hose Bib.
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SILL PLATE: A horizontal structural component at the bottom of an exterior wall frame. Also known as a Mud Sill.
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SILL SEAL: A foam insulation or filler installed between the foundation wall and the sill plate.
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SILO: A large, cylindrical metal container designed for holding large quantities of grain.
Yet, some unique home plan ideas involve converting silos into interesting living spaces.
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SINGLE HUNG WINDOW: A window with only one vertically sliding sash.
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SINK: A basin, usually with an attached water faucet and a drain.
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SINK WRENCH: A type of wrench specially designed to fix the areas around basins and sinks.
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SILVER: A soft, lustrous metal known for its bright shine and high conductivity.
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SITTING ROOM: A small interior space used as a meeting place for small groups.
Every Family Home Plan should include a sitting room.
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