Homewyse Glossary -

baby roman brick
back
back arch
back band
back blocking
back clip
back cut
back end fee
back end ratio
back hearth
back mop
back nailing
back plastering
back pressure
back priming
back saw
back siphonage
back surface
back taxes
back title letter
back to back escrow
back to back plumbing
back vent
back weld
backbrush
backer rod
backer rod foam
backerboard
backfill
backflow
backflow preventer
backhand
backhoe
backing
backing hip rafter
backout
backset
backsplash
backstamp
backup
backup contract
backup offer
backwater valve
bad faith
baffle
balance
balance sheet
balancing by dampers
balancing by static pressure
balancing damper
balancing ell
balancing subgrade
balancing the books
balancing valve
balcony
ball bearing
ball check valve
ball cock assembly
ball joint
ball peen hammer
ball valve
ballast
ballast transformer
balloon framing
balloon loan
balloon payment
balsa
baluster
balustrade
bamboo
band joist
band saw
bandage type coupling
bands of color
banister
banjo
bank
bank letter
bank plug
bank statement
bankrupt
bankruptcy
bar
bar bending table
bar chair
bar clamp
bar doors
bar hanger
barber chair
bare conductor
bargain and sales deed
bargain property
barge
barge board
barge course
barge rafter
barite
bark
barometer
barrel bolt
barrel roof
barricade
barrier
barter
barytes
bas relief
basalt
bascule
base
base cabinet
base coat
base course
base flashing
base leg
base level
base loan amount
base material
base metal
base molding
base ply
base rent
base shoe
baseboard
baseboard electric heat
baseboard heat
baseboard heater
baseline
basement
basement wall
basement window inserts
basin
basin wrench
basis
basis point
basket grip
basket pattern
basket strainer
bastard file
bat
batch
batch plant
bathroom
bathroom accessories
bathtub
batt
batt insulation
batten
batten plate
batten plate structural
batter
batter board
batter brace
battery
battery of fixtures
battleships
Bauhaus style
bay
bay window
baywood
bead
bead and reel
beading
beading plane
beam
beam anchor
beam and slab construction
beam ceiling
beam compass
beam fill
bearer
bearing
bearing area
bearing cap
bearing header
bearing partition
bearing plane
bearing point
bearing seat
bearing value
bearing wall
beaverboard
bed
bed joint
bed molding
bed stone
bedrock
bedroom
before sheathing window
before-tax income
bell
bell and spigot piping
bell reducer
bell wire
bellows
below grade
belt course
belt sander
bench
bench dog
bench grinder
bench lathe
bench mark
bench saw
bench stone
bench stop
bench vise
benching
bend
bender
bending moment
bending schedule
beneficial interest
beneficial use
beneficiary
beneficiary statement
bent glass
bent-nose pliers
bentwood
benzene
berm
betterment
bevel
bevel angle
bevel cut
bevel gauge
bevel joint
bevel siding
bevel square
beveled corner box
beveled edge
beveled siding
bezel
biangular
biannual
bib
biconvex
bid
bid abstract
bid and asked
bid bond
bid documents
bid opening
bid out
bid price
bid security
bid shopping
bid time
bidding requirements
bidding war
bidet
biennial
bifold door
bilateral contract
bilateral listing
bi-level
bill of material
bill of sale
bimetallic strip
bind
binder
binder bar
binding arbitration
bipass doors
bird screen
birdbath
birds mouth cut
birds-eye
bisect
bit
bit extension
bit gauge
bitch pot
bite
bitumen
bituminous paint
bituminous paving
biweekly mortgage
black cherry
black iron
black walnut
blade
blade and combination
blade load
blanch
blanket
blanket insurance policy
blanket mortgage
blankets
blast
blast doors
blast gate
bleach
bleed
bleeding
blemish
blend
blended loan
blended rate
blind corner cabinet
blind dowel
blind header
blind hole
blind joint
blind nailing
blind pool
blind single dovetail joint
blind stop
blind trust
blind valley
blister
block
block and tackle
block bond
block bridging
block cap
block plane
block, load
blockbusting
blocking
blocking out
bloom
blow
blowdown
blown in insulation
blowtorch
blue lead
blue print
blue sky laws
blue stain
blue stake
blue top
blueboard
blued
blueprint
blue-ribbon condition
bluestone
blunt
blushing
board
board and batten
board foot
board insulation
board measure
board of appeals
board of directors
board of equalization
board of realtors
board on board siding
boardwalk
boasted work
bodied linseed oil
body
boiled linseed oil
boiler
boilerplate
bolection
bolster
bolt
bolt cutter
bolt extractor
bona fide
bona fide purchaser
bond
bond beam
bond breaker
bond coat
bond course
bond for title
bond line
bond plaster
bond stone
bonding jumper
bonding strip
bonding wire
bones
bonnet
bonus room
book
book cost
book value
boom
boot
boot truck
Bordeaux mixture
border
bore
bored deadlock
boring bar
boring jig
boring log
boring test
borrow
borrow site
borrower risk
boss
Boston ridge
bottom chord
bottom plate
bottomland
boulder
boulevard
boundary
bow
bow compass
bow dividers
bow window
bowstring truss
bowtie paint pattern
box
box beam
box column
box construction
box corner joint
box cornice
box nail
box wrench
brace
brace and bit
brace table
braced frame
bracing
bracket
brad
brad awl
brad point drill bit
brad pusher
brake
brake horsepower
brake metal
branch
branch circuit
branch drain
brass
brass-plated
braze
breach
breach of contract
breach of covenant
breach of warranty
breaker box
breaker panel
break-even point
breaking joints
breastsummer
breather roof
breeze way
brick
brick beam
brick bond
brick cement
brick gauge
brick grade
brick hammer
brick ledge
brick lintel
brick masonry
brick molding
brick set
brick tie
brick trowel
brick type
brick veneer
brick whistle
bridge crane
bridge loan
bridging
bright zinc
British Thermal Unit
broker
brokerage
brokers agreement
bronze
broom clean
broom finish
brown coat
brown out
brown rot
brownstone
BTU
bubbling
buck
buckling
budget mortgage
budgeting
buff
buffer strip or zone
bugle head screw
buildability
builder breakdown method
builder upgrades
builder warranty
builders hardware
builders level
builders risk insurance
building
building brick
building capitalization rate
building code
building construction
building density
building department
building drain
building energy performance standard
building envelope
building inspector
building life
building line
building loan agreement
building moratorium
building paper
building permit
building residual technique
building restrictions
building setback
building sewer
building storm drain
building systems
building trades
building trap
buildup
built-in
built-up
built-up beam
built-up column
built-up door stile
built-up roof
bulb
bulk unit weight
bulkhead
bull float
bull header
bull pin
bulldozer
bullet loan
bullnose
bullnose plane
bullnose tile
bumper
bumping
bumping hammer
bundle
bundle of rights
bungalow
bunker
burl
burlap
burned brick pavers
burner
burning the joint
burn-off
burr
bus duct
busbar
bush hammer
bushing
buss
busway
busway plug
butane
butcher block
butt
butt glazing
butt hinge
butt joint
butt weld
butter
butterfly bolt
butterfly hinge
butterfly roof
butterfly valve
buttering
buttress
butyl
butyl rubber
buy down
buy-back
buydown mortgage
buyers agent
buyers broker
buyers market
buying power
buy-out estimate
buzz saw
BX cable
bylaws
bypass
bypass door