Homewyse Definitions: F

fabric
fabricate
facade
face
face amount
face brick
face glazing
face grain
face harden
face layer
face nailing
face of weld
face plate
face reinforcement
face shell
face shield
face value
face velocity
face veneer
face wall
faced concrete
faced masonry
faced wall
facilitator
facility
facing
facing brick
facsimile
factor of safety
factoring
factory edge
factory mutual
Fahrenheit
fair credit billing act
fair credit reporting act
fair debt collection practices act
fair housing act
fair market rent
fair market value
fall
falling out of escrow
false advertising
false header
false personation
false rafter
false set
falsework
family limited partnership
family room
fan
fan centrifugal
fan light
Fannie Mae
Farad
farm credit agency
farmers home administration
fascia
fascia backer
fastener
fastener depression
fat edge
fat lime
fat mortar
faucet
fault
faying surfaces
FDIC
feasibility study
feather board
feathered edge
feathering
feathers and wedges
federal agency security
federal fair housing law
Federal Home Loan Bank board
Federal Home Loan Bank system
Federal Home Loan Mortgage corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Housing Administration insured mortgages
Federal Housing Finance board
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Savings and Loan Association
federal style
federal tax lien
Federal Trade Commission
federally related mortgage
federally related transaction
fee ownership
fee simple
fee simple absolute
fee simple conditional
fee simple defeasible
fee simple determinable
feed stop
feeder
feeder busway
feeler gauge
feet per minute
felt
felt papers
female IPS
female iron pipe
female threads
fence
fence boards
fender wall
fender washer
fenestration
feng shui
ferrite number
ferrous
ferrous sulfate
ferrule
festoon
fettle
fettling
FHA loans
FHA strap
fiber
fiber conduit
fiberboard
fibered aluminum roof coating
fibered roof and foundation coating
fibered roof coating
fiberglass
fiberglass mat
fictile
fidelity
fidelity bond
fiduciary
fiduciary duty
field
field changes
field measure
field tile
field weld
fieldstone
fieldstone, blue frost rubble
fieldstone, california driftstone
fieldstone, california travertine
fieldstone, drift
fieldstone, ebony
fieldstone, glacier quarry fossil
fieldstone, indian creek
fieldstone, mountain orchid
fieldstone, river rounds
fieldstone, santa fe lava
fieldstone, silver green
fieldstone, snow mountain crystal
fieldstone, victor red rock
fieldstone, victor silver gray
fifteen-year mortgage
figure
filament
file
file card
filigree
fill
fill dirt
fill stake
filled land
filled-cell masonry
filler
filler block
filler metal
fillet
fillet bead
fillet gauge
fillet weld
Fillister
Fillister plane
Fillister head
film
film build
film integrity
film thickness
filter
filter bed
filter fabric
filter paper
filtering down
filtrate
final set
final value estimate
finance charge
financed closing costs
financial calculator
financial feasibility
financial institutions
financial intermediary
financial leverage
financial statement
financing
finders fee
fine aggregate
fine grading
fine grain
fine nail
fine tex
fineness modulus
fines
fine-tuned
finger joint
finger jointed
finial
finish
finish carpentry
finish coat
finish floor
finish grade
finish hardware
finish out allowance
finish plumbing
finish schedule
finish stringer
finishing
finishing nail
finned-tube radiation unit
fir
fire apparatus access road
fire block
fire box
fire break
fire brick
fire clay
fire code official
fire control
fire department connection
fire division wall
fire door
fire door, corrugated
fire door, metal-clad
fire escape
fire extinguisher
fire hydrant
fire insurance
fire proof
fire rated
fire rating
fire resistance rating
fire resistant drywall
fire resistive
fire retardant
fire retardant paint
fire stop
fire taping
fire wall
fireplace
fireplace base assembly
fireplace chase flashing pan
fireplace lintel
fire-resistive
firestone
firm commitment
first mortgage
first refusal right
first user
fiscal
fiscal year
fish eyes
fish mouth
fish oil
fish plate
fish tape
fission
fissure
fitting
five Cs of credit
fix
fixative
fixed assets
fixed expenses
fixed installment
fixed ladder
fixed payment mortgage
fixed price contract
fixed rate mortgage
fixed skylight
fixed window
fixer-upper
fixture
fixture branch
fixture drain
fixture unit
flagging
flagstone
flake
flakeboard
flame
flame retention burner
flame spread rating
flame-cut
flame-proof
flame-retardant paint
flammable
flange
flank
flanking path
flap wheel
flapper ball
flapper valve
flare
flare fitting
flaring tool
flash
flash point
flash set
flashing
flashing cap molding
flashing cement
flashover
flat
flat arch
flat fee
flat file
flat glass
flat grain
flat lease
flat mold
flat paint
flat roof
flat skylight
flat slab floor
flatting agent
flatwork
flaw
fleche
Flemish bond
flex
flex drive
flex hose
flexible
flexible base
flexible insulation
flexible loan insurance program
flexible metal conduit
flexible paving brick base
flexible payment mortgage
flexible rate mortgage
flier
flight of stairs
flint
flip switch
flitch
flitch girder
flitch plate
float
float ball
float floor drain
float glass
float valve
floating
floating angle
floating edge
floating floor
floating interest rate
floating joint
floating slab
floating wall
floatstone
flood certification
flood insurance
flood lamp
flood level rim
flood plain
floodgate
floodlight
floodlight mount
floor
floor area ratio
floor cavity
floor drain
floor edger
floor framing
floor jack
floor joist
floor plan
floor sander
floor sink
floor varnish
floorboard
flooring
flooring saw
Florida rooms
flow
flow chart
flow control valve
flow meter
flow rate
fluctuate
flue
flue collar
flue damper
flue lining
flue pipe
fluid
fluid ounce
flume
fluorescence
fluorescent lighting
fluorocarbon
flush
flush device box
flush door
flush ell
flush glazing
flush joint
flush plug
flush valve
flush weld
flush-mount lavatory
flushometer
fluting
flux
fly cutter
fly rafter
flying levels
folded seam
foot print
footing
forced air heating
form
foundation
foundation coating
fraction
fragment
frame
frame inspection
framer
framework
framing
framing anchors
framing clips
framing gasket
framing in
framing square
fraud
Freddie Mac
free and clear title
free area
free enterprise
freehold estate
freestone
free-tab shingles
freezeback
French
French curve
French doors
freon
frequency
frequency meter
frequency modulation
fresco
friable
friction
friction catch or latch
friction pile
friction tape
frieze
frieze ventilator
frit
froe
frog
front
front footage
front money
front view
frontage
front-end ratio
frost heave
frost line
FRP
frustum
FSBO
fuel cell
fulcrum
full covenant and warranty deed
full disclosure
full mortar bedding
full section
full warranty
full-service broker
fully amortized adjustable-rate mortgage
fully amortized mortgage
fully indexed rate
fully tempered glass
fully-adhered
fume
function
functional
functional deficiency
functional depreciation
functional drainage
functional flow
functional modern or contemporary house
functional utility
funded debt ratio
fungal wood rot
fungi or fungus
fungible
fungicide
funnel
furane resin
furnace
furred
furring
furring clip
further evaluation
fuse
fuse box
fuse puller
fuse-type relief valve
fusible metal
future advance clause
future interest

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