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Building dictionary for the letter H - Page 7
Hinge strap
A usually ornamental metal strap fastened to the surface of a door to render the appearance of a strap hinge.
Hinge; brass
A hinge made from or plated with brass, either for ornamental effect or because its imperviousness to corrosion is desired or required, as in marine applications.
Hinge; cabinet
Any decorative hinge used in cabinetwork
Hinge; domestic
A lighter hinge than those designed for commercial and industrial use.
Hinge; fixed
A hinge with a pin that cannot be removed
Hinge; loose pin
A hinge with a pin that can be removed
Hip
(1) The exterior inclining angle created by the junction of the sides of adjacent sloping roofs, excluding the ridge angle. (2) The rafter at this angle. (3) In a truss, the joint at which the upper chord meets an inclined end post.
Hip bevel
(1) The angle between two adjacent sloping roofs separated only by a hip. (2) The angle at the end of a rafter which allows its conformation to the oblique construction at a hip.
Hip jack
In a hip roof, a rafter shorter in length than most of the other rafters used in the same construction, whose upper end is secured to a hip rafter.
Hip rafter
The rafter which, in essence, is the hip of a roof, by virtue of its location at the junction of adjacent inclined planes of a roof.
Hip roof
A roof formed by several adjacent inclining planes, each rising from a different wall of building, and forming hips at their adjacent sloping sides.
Hip tile
Shaped tile, of material such as clay or concrete, covering the other roof tiles meeting at the hips.
Hip-and-valley roof
A roof incorporating both hips and valleys.
Hipped gable (jerkin head)
A modified gabled end that is gabled only about halfway to the ridge and then inclines backwards and forms hips where it meets the two principal slopes.
Hipped end
Either of the triangular ends of a hipped roof.
Historic preservation
Any activity related to the identification, evaluation, protection, and preservation of the built environment, including historic buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes.
Hoarding
A crude, temporary wall or fence on the site of a construction project.
Hod
In masonry construction, a V-shaped, trough-like container with a pole handle projecting vertically downward from the bottom to allow steadying with one hand while being carried on the shoulder of a laborer (hod carrier) at a construction site. A hod is used to transport bricks or mortar.
Hoe
(1) An implement similar to a garden hoe but having a larger blade to facilitate the mixing of cement, lime, and sand in a mortar tub at a construction site. (2) A backhoe.
Hoist
(1) Any mechanical device for lifting loads. (2) An elevator. (3) The apparatus providing the power drive to a drum, around which cable or rope is wound in lifting or pulling a load. Also called a winch. See also chain block.
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