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Shed & Steel Building Resouces - Glossary of Terms

 

Glossary of terms used to describe the features and components used in the shed and steel building industry.

 

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1 Anchor bolts - What are anchor bolts? 730
2 Apex - What is the apex or highest point of a shed? 593
3 Apex Plate / Bracket - What is an apex bracket? 806
4 Balustrade - What is a staircase balustrade? 535
5 Bay - What is a bay in a shed? 391
6 Bearer - What is a bearer in a shed? 402
7 BMT & TCT - What is Base Metal Thickness? 756
8 BOM - What is a Bill Of Materials? 727
9 Bracing - What is bracing on a shed? 678
10 Bridging - What is bridging on a shed? 972
11 Building Codes - What are building codes? 315
12 C & Z Sections - What are C & Z Sections? 591
13 Capping - What is capping on a shed? 417
14 Cladding - What is cladding on a shed? 458
15 Column - What is a column on a shed? 685
16 Corner Flashing - What is corner flashing on a shed? 637
17 Downpipes - What are downpipes on a shed? 492
18 Eave - What is an eave on a shed? 542
19 Eave Outrigger Bracket - What is an eave outrigger bracket? 708
20 Eave Purlin - What is an eave purlin? 773
21 Erector - What is an erector? 538
22 Fabrication - What is fabrication? 440
23 Fall - What is the fall of a shed? 424
24 Flashings - What are flashings? 564
25 Footing - What is a footing? 443
26 Gable - What is the gable end of a shed? 421
27 Girt - What is a girt on a shed? 471
28 Girt Bracket - What is a girt bracket? 518
29 Gutter Bracket - What is a gutter bracket on a shed? 501
30 Gutters - What are gutters? 342
31 Header - What is a header? 597
32 Height - Barns - What is height of a barn? 470
33 Height - What is the height of a shed? 425
34 Hold Down Bracket - What is a hold down bracket? 475
35 Insulation - What is shed insulation? 490
36 Internal Pressure - What is internal pressure on a shed? 292
37 Jamb - What is a door jamb? 509
38 Knee Plate / Bracket - What is a knee plate? 702
39 Length - What is the length of a shed? 335
40 Mezzanine - What is a mezzanine floor? 469
41 Mullion - What is a mullion on a shed? 861
42 PA Door - What is a PA Personal Access Door? 960
43 Pitch - Barns - What is the pitch of a barn roof? 377
44 Pitch - What is the pitch or roof angle of a shed? 622
45 Portal Frame - What is a portal frame? 658
46 Purlin - What is a purlin in a shed? 665
47 R Value - What is the R Value? 563
48 Rafter - What is a rafter in a shed? 894
49 Roof Ventilator - What is a roof ventilator on a shed? 731
50 Skillion Roof - What is a skillion roof on a shed? 1116
51 Skylight - What is a skylight? 914
52 Slab - What is a concrete slab? 484
53 Span - Clear Span - What is a clear span in a shed? 506
54 Span - What is the span or width of a shed? 798
55 TCT & BMT - What is Total Coated Thickness? 638
56 Top Hat - What is a top hat on a shed? 692
57 Uplift - What is uplift on a shed? 540
58 Vermin Flashing - What is vermin flashing on a shed? 651
59 Vertical stiles - What are vertical stiles 298
60 Wind Load - What is wind load on a shed? 513

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