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Word: Joint

Definition: The space or opening between two or more adjoining surfaces.

The gap or space created when two building materials come together, such as where two pieces of molding join or where the bathtub and bathroom wall meet.

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      I

      J
JAMB
JOINT
JOIST
      K
KDAT
KILN
KILN DRIED
KNOT
      L
LATCH
LATHS
LATICE
LINEAL
LINEAR FOOT

LF
LM
LINTEL
LONGITUDINAL
LUMBER
M
MAILBOX
MASTIC
MDF
MEETING RAIL
MID-RAIL
MULLION
MUNTIN
MEASUREMENTS
MEMBER
METAL STRAP

MG
MSG
      N
NAIL PLATE
NAILS
NOGGING
NOMINAL SIZE
      O
O.C.
OCTAGON
ON CENTER
      P
PANE
PARTICLEBOARD
PENNY SIZE
PERGOLA

PERIMETER
PILE
PLANE BRACE
PLANTER
PLATE
PLAYHOUSE
PLUMB
PLYWOOD
PORCH SWING
POST
PP
PRESSURE TREATED
PROFILES
PT
PURLIN
PVC