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Parts of a house

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Understanding the parts of a house is important. The home improvement market is huge, and with all the different names for different parts of your home, we have built this guide to assist you with understanding the terminology and parts that make up a home.

all aspects covered

Internal

This section emcompases a large array, such as painting, decorating, flooring, bathroom, kitchen, bedroom etc.

external

This section covers external work, such as your rendering, guttering, roof, garden, outbuildings etc

Extensions

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Internal

Ceiling

What is a ceiling?

The ceiling is at the top of your rooms (the upper interior surface of a room or other similar)

Plastering

What is Plastering?

This is part of decorating a home often used on ceilings and walls. This is used to provide protection and a better finish with other products such as paint or wallpaper.

Painting

What is a Painting:

This is used to provide the colour of the room or area. Usually used on walls and ceiling both internally and externally.

Load Bearing Wall

What is a Load bearing wall?

This part of the wall is used to distribute and hold up the house in essence. When removed you must utilise other means to do this job.

Fireplace

What is a Fireplace?

A opening within the lower part of the chimney, used to hold a open fire in your home.

Mantle

What is a Mantle?

A structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace.

Airbrick

What is a Airbrick?

Brick used to allow airflow in your home, to prevent the buildup of damp.

Floor Joist

What are Floor Joist?

Are used to support a floor, normally forming the upper storey in a house.

RSJ Beam

What is a Steel beam?

A heavy beam use to hold the weight of objects such as your house.

Skirting Board

What is a skirting board?

The lower area of the wall usually covered with painted wood for decorative purposes. Also helps to blend the wall and flooring together.

Non Load Bearing Wall

What is a Non Load Bearing Wall?

Non-load bearing wall can be removed without affecting the structural integrity of the house.

Architraves

What is a Architrave?

A similar to skirting boards join and conceal minor natural gaps in the home and can also refer to interior moulds used for decorative purposes.

Artex Paint

What is Artex Paint?

Is a paint used on surfaces (often ceilings) used for decorative purposes (historically).

Draught Proofing

What is Draught Proofing?

Concealing gaps within your home such as doors or windows to reduce the amount of cold air that is let in.

Piping

What is Piping?

Piping is used to connect your gas and water appliances to and through your home. Usually hidden within your walls and floors

Wiring (Rewire house)

What is Wiring and Rewiring?

Much like piping wiring refers to the cables hidden within your walls and floors to provide electricity and internet.

Built in Wardrobe

What is a built in wardrobe?

Built-in wardrobes and fitted wardrobes are the same. They are ingrated within your home, usually connected to walls to form a fixed structure. They are usually designed around the area they will be located.

Kitchen Refit

What is a kitchen refit?

This is usually when your old kitchen is completely removed and a new kitchen (cupboards, appliances and plumbing is installed). This does not cover lighting, painting and flooring.

Bathroom Refit

What is a bathroom refit?

This is usually when your old bathroom is completely removed and a new bathroom is fitted (Cabinets, mirrors, baths / shower, plumbing, tiling etc). This does not normally cover lighting, painting and flooring.

Downstairs Toilet

What is downstairs toilet?

These are usually incorporated under the stairs, or in a cupboard downstairs. Sometimes part of another area downstairs is cornered off and used to accommodate. They will include a toilet and a sink, normally quite small.

Wet Room

What is a wet room?

Windows

Single Glazing

What is a Single Glazing?

The window has just one pane of glass in the window.

Secondary Glazing

What is a Secondary Glazing?

Secondary glazing is used on single glazing, to add an additional pane of glass without removing the single glazed window.

Double Glazing

What is a Double Glazing?

Double glazing has two panes of glass in one window. Probably the most common in homes across the uk.

Treble Glazing

What is a Treble Glazing?

Trebling glazing has three panes of glass and currently the offers the most protection.

Casement Window

What is a Casement Window?

A casement window is the framing of a window, which has the glass built into it, usually referenced to uPVC windows.

Roller Blinds

What are Roller Blinds?

A single piece of fabric that can be rolled (when closed) or unrolled (when opened) that fits into the top of your window frame.

Cafe Shutters

What are Cafe Shutters?

These usually cover half of your windows. They can be made out of plastic or hardwood. They look fantastic but do not provide the same level of warmth during the winter when closed as a full shutter.

Plantation Shutters

What are Plantation Shutters?

These cover your entire window area. They can be made out of plastic or hardwood. They look fantastic provide great protection from the sun and provide warmth in the winter.

Venetian Blinds

What are Venetian blinds?

Horizontal slats made of wood or metal connected to the top of the window frame. Usually connected to a cord or pole to open and close.

Vertical Blinds

What are Vertical blinds?

Unlike most blinds which are horizontal, these blinds are vertical, so can add height to a room. They are often used for larger areas such as your patio sliding doors. Usually can be opened or closed with a pole or chain.

Roman Blinds

What are Roman blinds?

Usually made of fabric, when closed provide a curtain type coverage when opened. When closed they pleat at the top of the window frame.

Blackout Blinds

What are Blackout blinds?

In essence they are roller blinds with the addition of an opaque fabric inside the cassette. They completely block out light when closed and you can not see through them.

Day and Night Blinds

What are Day and Night blinds?

These are in essence a roller blind, with a double layer of fabric with alternating stripes of a solid and opaque colour. In essence when in use they filter light.

Window Head

What is the Window head?

The main horizontal part of the window. The top part.

Window Sill

What is a Window Sile?

The main horizontal member forming the top of the window or door frame.

Pane Glass

What is a Pane glass on windows?

Pane of glass is what the window glass is referred to as.

Window Sash

What is a Window Sash?

This is the part of the window that holds the pane of glass within the window.

Flooring

Vinyl Flooring

Whati s Vinyl flooring?

Vinyl flooring is an alternative for wooden flooring and is much cheaper. Usually made to “look” like a wooden flooring. Is also waterproof/water resistant.

Parquet Flooring

What is Parquet Flooring?

This type of flooring is used to make geometrical shapes of your wooden flooring. Unlike normal wooden flooring which is usually straight, these can be diagonal, checkered etc.

Hardwood flooring

What is hardwood flooring?

Is solid wood flooring, not mixed with other materials. Can be very expensive but looks fantastic, as its 100% natural.

Carpet

What is carpet?

Carpet is fabric flooring, used in homes to provide warmth and comfort when walking through the house.

Laminate Flooring

What is laminate flooring?

This flooring is quite popular and long lasting. It is made of two sheets of paper with melamine. This isn’t best for people who require to mop frequently.

Screeding

What is screeding?

Is a leveled layer of material used on flooring such as resin or cement. Often used in garages but can be used inside the house too.

Tiling

What is tiling?

Is a slab of hard clay or other material used to cover walls, floors and roofs. They come in a range of sizes are are excellent for protection and decor.

Stone Flooring

What is stone flooring?

This type of flooring is not commonly used in houses, but can look fantastic. Stone is 100% natural and can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours.

Resin / Concrete Flooring

What is Resin / Concrete flooring?

This is applied by the process of screeding.

Floorboards

What are Floorboards?

A large and long plank of wood, which is used to make the flooring within a building. Usually not exposed, and incredibly versatile.

Roof Line

Cornice

What is a cornice?

A cornice is moulding that is used on roofs to fill the space between a wall and a roof, skirting board for your roofline.

Rendering

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Gutters

Soffits and Fascia

RIdge (of roof)

Eaves Roof

Chimney Stack

Chimney Breast

What is rendering?

Rendering and pointing is a technique used to secure you’re roof from damage.

Chimney flue

What is a chimney flue?

A chimney flue is the usually a

A flue is simply passage for allowing gasses to exit your home. A flue is usually piping, metal circular venting for to allow smoke out your home.

Roofing Tiling

What are roof tiles?

Roof tiles look different to that of internal tiles. They are usually made out of terracotta or slate and prevent rain entering your home.

Flat Roof

What is a flat roof?

A roof that is completely flat (level), however these can sometimes be at an angle to assist with removal of water.

Roof Truss

What is a roof truss?

This is a set of beams assembled in a way to structure your roof. They are often made of wood, and its the foundation of the structure of your roof.

Downpipe

What is a downpipe?

Downpipes allow water to drain from your gutters to the floor, removing water from your walls and house.

Valley

What is a roof valley?

Some roofs have valleys built into them to assist with the removal of rain water. Like a river valley this is made to allow water to run down the roof.

Roofing Felt

What is Roof Felt?

Roof felt is a material used to protect your home from the elements. Often used as an underlay but can also be used as a main roof barrier.

Velux Window

What is a velux window?

One of the most popular brands of roof light windows. These are found in lots of properties with windows embedded into there roofs (loft extensions). They’re very efficient for thermo-protection.

Velux Balcony Window

What is a velux balcony window?

This is a window which can form into a mini balcony, popular option when a balcony isn’t allowed in your property due to overlooking rules.

Dome Rooflights

What are Lantern / Dome Roof lights?

Also known as roof Lanterns or Dome. A roof lantern allows up to times more light than a conventional roof window does.

Flat Glass Roof

What is a Flat Glass Roof?

These are flat glass panes attached to your roof, often found on rear extensions, for a cleaner and more modern look. The usually have an carbon/metal framing.

Sun Tube / Tunnel

What is a Sun Tube/Tunnel?

Sun tunnels funnel the sunlight from your roof down to the specified location via reflective tubes, great for areas with low light levels.

Exterior

Porch

What is a porch?

Porches are used mainly for additional protection of your home, a small front extension offering an additional space and door. They are constructed in a wide range of materials from uPVC, brick and combinations.

Rendering

What is exterior rendering?

This refers to the decorating of your exterior walls. This process is when an external wall covering is used to apply the render to protect the blocks or bricks of the house. Preferred method is plasterer method, however can be painted on.

Pebble Dash

What is pebble dash?

Pebble dash is a type of rendering, where little stones are embedded into the render to provide a pebble type collage.

Damp Proof

What is damp proofing?

Damp proofing is used to prevent water penetrating your walls.

Cavity Wall

What is a cavity wall?

Cavity wall is constructed with two separate walls for single wall purpose with some space or cavity between them

Floor Joist

What are floor joist?

They are used to support the floor in an open area which is usually within upper floors of a house.

Soil Vent Pipe

What is a Soil Vent Pipe?

Pipe is vertical to the house and usually found outside either the front or rear. Its is used to drain sewage away from your home, sometimes refer to as a Soil Stack.

Airbrick

What is an Airbrick?

They’re bricks they allow airflow into the house. Used for under the subsurface of the house to allow ventilation and keep fresh air circulating throughout the lower section of you’re home.

Driveway

What is a driveway?

These are usually at the front of your house and provide space for parking your vehicle. They can be made out of various types of materials such as concrete, resin, pebbles, tarmac and stone.

Soakaway (driveway)

What is a Soakaway?

These are usually metal or plastic casings found at the front or corners of a driveway to allow water to “soakaway” or to drain away, they protect the driveway from flooding and other issues.

Underpinning

What is Underpinning?

Is used to strength building structures such as houses. It is built as part of the foundations of the house.

Cladding

What is cladding?

Cladding is exterior materials added to your house for decorative and protective purposes. Often available in a wide range of materials and colours.

Loft Conversion / Extension

Dormer Loft

What is a Dormer Loft?

They’re usually boxed shaped, and added onto a pitched roofing structure. This provides the room with an additional 90 degrees of head and floor space.

Shell Loft

What is a Shell Loft?

All structural work completed, however internal left undone, usually for DIY enthusiastics.

Modular Loft

What is a Modular Loft?

These types of lofts are prefabricated off site (built externally in a factory). Built in various parts and then hoisted and secured to the top of your home.

Mansard Loft

What is a Mansard Loft?

These are usually built to the rear of your home, and are similar to a Dormer loft. However rather than 90 degrees structure it has a horizontal and vertical bends this often provides a more appearing and softer view (externally). The most expensive type of loft conversion but looks the best.

Velux Loft

What is a velux loft

You may have heard this describe as a roof light conversion. These are converted lofts without any additional space created, however, roof windows are added to provide additional light within the loft area.

Hip to Gable

What is a hip to gable loft?

These are usually found of semi-detached loft conversions that have a hipped roof. These are essentially a dormer with a additional section of the sloping side of the roof converted vertically to the gable wall, which increase headspace and the room size.

Loft Insulation

What is Loft Insulation?

This is material placed in specific parts of your loft, to trap heat in your home. The material is used as a barrier in your roof line and it can be placed in the joist and/or the the rafters (beams).

Boarded Loft

What is a Boarded Loft?

This is when your loft is provided with a Boarding the loft is a way to reduce heat loss, as it creates another barrier to any heat escaping from the roof. This is particularly key because when loft boards are installed, insulation is often installed at the same time.

Extensions

Front extension

What is a Front extension?

A front extension is where by you extend your house at the front of the house. This is usually to create more space inside your home.

Rear Extension

What is a Rear extension?

A rear extension is where by you extend your house at the back of the house. This is usually to create more space inside your home. From the outside the new space will look as though its part of the house as its built into the current structure.

Double Storey

What is a Double storey extension?

A double storey extension is where by you extend your house at the back (usually) of the house and is over two floors. This is usually to create more space inside your home.

Side Extension

What is a side extension?

A side extension is where by you extend your house at the side of the house. This is usually to create more space inside your home.

Basement / Cellar

What is a Basement/Cellar ?

A basement / cellar is where by you extend your foundations of your home are dug deeper to create living space underneath your home.

Over Garage Extension

What is a over garage extension?

A Over garage extension is where by you extend your house usually at the front of the house above the connected garage. This is usually to create more space inside your home.

This options is only for people that have a garage attached to there homes. From the outside it looks a little like a double storey extensions.

Orangery Extension

What is a Orangery extension?

A Orangery extension is where by you extend your house at the back of the house (usually) and unlike a rear extension its a separately built add-on. Usually made out of glass and bricks. This is usually to create more internal space, but not in under the same roofing structure.

From the outside you can see its an attachment.

Conservatory

A conservatory is similar to a rear extension but often cheaper as its built attached to the house usually made out of uPVC and glass. These provide additional internal space but from the outside look like an add on to the house.

Professions

Gas Engineer

What is a gas engineer?

A gas engineer deals with gas appliances, your gas meter and boiler, amongst others.

Plumber

What is a plumber?

A plumber deals with the majority of your water issues, such as toilets, sinks, water pipes and storage etc.

Electrician

What is an electrician?

An electrician deals with all your electrical needs such as light switches, plug sockets, cabling and broadband.

Tiler

What is a tiler?

A tiler fits tiles on the wall or floor.

Painter and Decorator

What is a Painter and decorator?

These are usually used interchangeably as most painters can do other aspects of constructions. A painter will paint your home, whilst a decorator can be a bit more versatile with the ability to fit fixtures and fittings too.

Handyman

What is a handyman?

They undertake smaller jobs, usually repairs or putting things together. Much small jobs like changing a door handle, removing old screws and putting furniture together. Usually not qualified.

Tree Surgeon

What is a tree surgeon?

Tree surgeons deal with a variety of tree aspects, from removal, felling and clearing large amounts of wood with a wood chipper.

Locksmith

What is a locksmith?

They deal with key, locks and access to your home issues. They can change locks, repair and gain access to any home (when keys are lost for example).

Roofer

What is a roofer?

A roofer deals with your roofline. Such as the tiling on roofs, the protection from rain and other elements. They also fix Soffits and Facias etc.

Bricklayer

What is a bricklayer?

They build walls, and foundations to support the walls out of bricks.

Window Fitter

What is a window fitter?

They fit and repair windows.

Landscaper

What is a landscaper?

They are in essence gardeners, that are able to level uneven surfaces, install decking, cut down trees or plant hedging, amongst others.

Architect

What is an architect?

They are designers, they plan the build to ensure there is nothing missing and complete accuracy.

Garden

Fencing

What is Fencing?

Fencing is usually wooden slates use to create a surrounding of your front or rear garden.

Landscaping

What is landscaping?

Landscaping is when your ground (usually garden) is made to look beautiful. Examples include making the ground flat or redoing the garden.

Decking

What is decking?

Decking is usually wooden slates on the ground. This is often used for social gathering areas for tables chairs etc.

Tree Felling

What is tree felling?

This is the process of cutting down trees.

Outbuilding

What is an outbuilding?

An outbuilding is usually a structure in the far end of the garden, often used as a bar, social area, gym or office. Can be made in a wide array of materials. Unlike garages they’re built for people rather than cars.

Shed

What is a shed?

A shed is a box like shape (usually wooden) used to store items in the garden area.

Garage

What is a Garage?

A garage is used to park your car and keep it secure.

Tree House

What is a tree house?

A tree house a small room (house) with a roof and floor and window/s built into a tree.

Hedging

What is hedging?

Hedging is usually greenery used on the edges of the garden. Some people used it for shade, privacy or to section off parts of the garden.

Plant Bed

What is a plant bed?

A plant bed is soil in the garden whereby you can plant flowers and sow seeds.

Mulch

What is mulch?

Mulch is bits of wooden bark often available in various colours, used on flowerbeds and as garden flooring in areas such as near a children’s play area.

Sow (seeds)

What is sowing?

Sowing is used for seeds, and its the act of putting them in the soil.

Foliage

What is foliage?

Foliage greenery collectively (so a way of describing lots of greenery near eachother).

Common Tongue

Curb Appeal

What is Curb appeal?

This describes how eye catching a house is. Often to do with the style and design. Things like porches, shutters and composite front doors influence this.

Undervalued

What is undervalued?

Cheaper than it should be.

Overvalued

What is overvalued?

Priced to high, more than it should be.

Chippy

What is a chippy?

This is referencing someone who mainly works with wood (decorator) wood working professional

Sparky

What is a sparky?

Used to describe an electrician.

Scratch

What is scratch?

Informal way of saying sandpaper

Carcasses

What is a carcass?

The inner section of any part of a room, house, wardrobe etc

Snag List

What is a Snag List?

Identified minor issues once a job has been completed.

Muck

What is a Muck ?

Muck means mortar usually.

Tradie

What is a Tradie?

Tradesperson.

Efflorescence

What is Efflorescence?

White powdery substances that can appear on brickwork

Barge Board

What is a party wall?

The wall adjoining your home to your neighbors (shared)

Party Wall

What is a party wall?

The wall adjoining your home to your neighbors (shared)

Skim

What is a Skim?

This is usually the coat put on the wall or ceiling prior to painting or decorating.

Joist

What is a Joist?

The supporting element of your floor & ceiling

Lumber

What is Lumber?

Refers to the wood used (timber)

Dib and Dab

What is a Dib and Dab?

The adhesive used for dry wall

Boilers

Combi Boiler

What is a Combi Boiler?

A combi boiler is a type of boiler that can both provide hot water and central heating in the same system, allowing homes to be heated and cooled at the same time without having to install separate heating and cooling systems for different parts of the home – from the kitchen to the bathroom.

Conventional Boiler

What is a Conventional Boiler?

Is a traditional boiler and is designed to provide your home’s heating and hot water with the support of an additional cold water tank and cylinder.

Air Source Heat Pump

What is a Air Source Heat Pump?

An air source heat pump is a type of heat pump that can absorb heat from outside and release it inside using the same vapor-compression refrigeration process as an air conditioner. They are similar in principle to air conditioners but used in the opposite direction.

System Boiler

What is a System Boiler?

System boilers are designed to provide a constant supply of hot water throughout the home, unlike combi boilers which can only heat water on demand. A system boiler is a type of boiler that is commonly found in larger homes with greater demands for heating and hot water.

Water Cylinder

What is a Water Cylinder?

Central Heating

What is Central Heating?

A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat. It is a component of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, which can both cool and warm interior spaces. System has a furnace that converts fuel or electricity to heat.

Ground Source Heat Pump

What is a Ground Source Heat Pump?

A ground source heat pump is a heating/cooling system for buildings that uses a type of heat pump to transfer heat to or from the ground. Ground source heat pumps take advantage of the relative constancy of temperatures of the earth through the seasons, taking advantage of its natural variation in temperature.

Heat Batteries

What are Heat Batteries?

A thermal energy battery is a physical structure used for the purpose of storing and releasing thermal energy—see also thermal energy storage. Such a thermal battery allows energy available at one time to be temporarily stored and then released at another time

heating

Vertical Radiators

What is a vertical radiator?

Stand upright against a wall. This is to maximise space and allows you to install in non traditional locations.

They offer a modern twist for your radiator styling.

Horizontal Radiators

What is a Horizontal radiator?

These look the same as the vertical radiators however sit in a more commonly used direction (full width).

Most radiators are horizontal.

Cast Iron Radiators

What is a Cast Iron radiator?

Are Iron based radiators, they look classical and fantastic in all environments. Made using heating iron and pressed casting to shape its appearance.

Electric Radiators

What is a Electric radiator?

Electric radiators are just similar to central heating radiators, however they do not rely on plumbing to but to deliver heat throughout your home.

Heated Towel Rail

What is a Heated Towel radiator?

A towel rail radiator also known as a heated towel rail is designed to heat towels before using them.

They also provide warmth in the bathroom (particularly smaller sized bathrooms).

Radiator Valves

What is a Radiator Thermostat?

These are usually wall mounted electronic devices used to adjust the temperature of your heating.

Radiator Thermostat Valves

What is a Radiator Thermostatic Valve?

Thermostatic Radiator Valve is self-regulating and works by changing the flow of hot water that comes into your radiator system, based on your temperature selection on the dial (0 – 5)

Radiator Thermostat

What is a Radiator Thermostat?

These are electronic devices usually wall mounted so you can adjust the temperature of your heating across your home.

Radiator Output (BTU)

What is a Radiator BTU output?

BTU is short for British Thermal Unit. This is the measurement of thermal energy output. It’s used to measure how much heat a room needs to maintain a desired temperature.

Radiators come in a variety of BTU, the basic concept is the bigger the room the more BTU you will need to heat it.

Dual Fuel Radiators

What is a Dual Fuel radiator?

A Dual Fuel radiator is fitted with a standard valve and also an electric element. They offer a flexible and efficient method of heating your home. Can be ran as part of your central heating or standalone.

Single Panel Radiators

What is a Single Pane radiator?

Single panel radiators are have one long panel at the back of the radiator that emits the heat. Usually used in smaller rooms.This type has one long panel that sits back against the wall.

Double Panel Radiators

What is a Double Pane radiator?

Double panel radiators are have two long panel at the back of the radiator that emits the heat. Usually used in smaller rooms.This type has one long panel that sits back against the wall.

Anthracite Radiators

What is a Anthracite Radiators ?

Anthracite radiators are dark grey radiators. They look incredibly stylish and modern.

Tools and Equipment

Drill

What is a Drill?

Used for creating holes in walls. Can be cordless and corded.

Hammer

What is a Hammer?

Used to install or remove nails.

Sledge hammer

What is a Sledge Hammer?

Very large hammer usually used to knock down walls and break apart materials like stones.

Screw Driver

What is a Screw Driver?

Used to screw nails into walls, wood or any object

Power Tools

What is a Powertools?

Is linked to electrical tools that usually make jobs easier.

Hand Tools

What is a hand tool?

Are non electrical tools and a most commonly used. Spirit leveler, hammer, screwdriver etc.

Tape Measure

What is a Tape Measure?

Used to measure larger areas, in essence it is a retracting ruler. They come in varying sizes.

Lawnmower

What is a Lawnmower?

Can be electric or manual and is a contraption used to cut your grass.

Shovel

What is a Shovel?

Shovels is a type of spade used to lift and transport materials such as grass, mud and stones etc

Rake

What is a Rake?

A rake is used to smooth over areas such as small stones and soil.

Trowel

What is a Trowel?

A Trowel is a small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade and is used to apply and spread mortar or plaster.

Garden Fork

What is a Garden Fork?

A garden fork also know as spading fork, or digging fork is a gardening hand tool, it is usually used to test under the ground for hard spots/large stones/concrete.

Pickaxe

What is a Pickaxe?

A pickaxe is usually has a wooden handle and a heavy metal axe attached to the end. It can be used for a variety of matters such as breaking through rocks or hard ground, as well as a leverage to lift things upwards such as a tree stump.

Axe

What is a AXE?

An axe is used for chopping. They come in a variety of sizes. They’re commonly used to cut through wood and trees.

Spade

What is a Spade?

A spade is a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand and turf.

Bow Saw

What is a Bow Saw?

A bow saw is usually lightweight. Normally made of a metal

Qome explains:Parts of a house

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external

Extensions

Internal

Windows

Flooring

Roof Line

Exterior

Loft Conversion / Extension

Extensions

Professions

Garden

Common Tongue

Boilers

heating

Tools and Equipment

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