The Common Furniture Beetle, the most usual form of woodworm in the UK
Our Jargon Buster guide breaks down terms regularly used in surveying into simple explanations.
The Common Furniture Beetle, the most usual form of woodworm in the UK
Trim fixed over joint between plaster and door frame
Decorative textured coating for walls and ceilings
Fibrous mineral with fire resistant qualities
A covering for flat roofs
Projecting rear part usually of a Victorian house
A boiler fitted at the back of the hearth of an open fire or behind a gas fire
A metal flue terminal for the inlet of air and outlet of fumes through a wall from gas boiler or heater
Staircase and landing handrails and spindles
A sloping board along a gable covering the ends of roof timbers
Subject to thermal expansion and contraction resulting in cracking
Upward movement of moisture in walls and floors
A window hinged to open
Concrete or other material cost on site within timber or other formwork
A border or panelling over the lower half of the walls in a room
An impervious layer in a wall to prevent rising dampness
An impervious membrane in a concrete floor typically