ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING DESIGN

Look Here for a free introductory guide to Architecture, Construction, Landscaping Design, and other Home Improvement ideas.

This complete, full color dictionary details the equipment, tools, techniques, and components involved in landscaping, construction, home design, and architecture.

Come up with your own creative ideas from this carefully curated collection of images.

View stunning kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, and classic architectural wonders, surrounded by manicured lawns, and magnificent gardens.

You can even use the information contained here to create your own unique home or landscaping design.

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The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture

by Judee Shipman

CHAPTER 31

LACQUER - LAWN SCULPTURE

LACQUER: A protective clear wood finish, often with a glossy sheen, although matte lacquers are also available. Lacquer is also known as varnish or shellac.

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LACUNAR: A vault with a coffered ceiling.

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LAG EXPANSION SHIELD: An anchor used in masonry to reinforce machine screws.

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LAGGING: Heavy wood boards that line the sides of dug holes to prevent cave ins.

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LALLY COLUMN: A round steel column used for structural support.

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LAMINATE: Material manufactured in multiple layers, usually bonded with heat pressure.

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LAMINATED SHINGLES: Shingles with extra layers, also called 3D shingles.

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LANDING: The platform located at either end of a flight of stairs.

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LANDSCAPING: The architectural design of a piece of land.

A landscaper knows which plants grow best in which types of soil and in what regions. A good landscaper also knows which plants are "deer proof," as well as the optimal placement for each landscaping design element.

Other elements of landscaping design include ponds, bridges, walls, trellises, walkways, outdoor lighting, lawn furniture, and more.

Landscaping design ideas are countless. Some are shown here.

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LAP: To overlap the surface of one shingle with another. Shown below, cedar lap siding. Note the irregular shapes of the upper story shingles.

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LAP JOINT: A type of joint named for the way in which two pieces overlap at right angles when joined.

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LASER LEVEL: A laser-based tool used for determining the flatness of a surface. The laser beam should reach from one end of the surface to the other. Also see Level.

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LATCH: A piece of beveled metal hardware with a spring-loaded lever.

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LATERAL: An underground trench and the service lines (phone, electricity, gas, sewer, and water) buried within it.

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LATEX: A plastic product used for making high quality paint, among other things.

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LATH: Narrow strips of wood attached to a frame of a building as a base for plaster, shingles, or tile work. Typically used for interior walls and ceilings.

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LATHE: An electric tool that rotates a piece as it is being worked.

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LATTICE: An open framework of criss cross wood or metal strips that form regular, patterned spaces. This popular landscaping design is also known as latticework, and is often used in trellises.

Shown below, this yard is bordered with a latticework fence.