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Face Edge
In carpentry, the surface planed square to the face side.

Face Side
In carpentry, the flat planed surface from which other dimensions and angles are measured and worked.

Fall
A downward slope.

Fascia
A strip of wood, which covers the ends of rafters and to which external guttering is fixed.

Feather
To wear away or smooth an edge until it is undetectable.

Fence
An adjustable guide to keep the cutting edge of a tool a set distance from the edge of a work-piece.

Fibreboard
Cheap, lightweight board material of little strength, most commonly used in ceilings or as insulation to attics.

Flashing
Building technique used to prevent leakage at a roof joint. Normally metal e.g. lead, zinc or copper.

Flat Arch
An arch that is almost completely horizontal.

Flaunching
A slope which is sealed with mortar at the top of a fireback or around a chimney pot.

Floor plan
A sketch showing the layout of a building.

Flue
A smoke duct in a chimney, or a pipe which allows heat and/or gas to escape from an appliance such as a central heating boiler.

Flue Lining
Metal (usually stainless steel) tube within a flue essential for high output gas appliances such as boilers.

Flush Door
Door with completely flat faces.

Flute
A rounded concave groove.

FOC
Free of charge.

Footing
A narrow concrete foundation for a wall.

Footlifter
Wedge used to lift boards to the right height for nailing to wall.

Formation Level
The deep point in an excavation for a drive or path.

Foundation
The underground structural base to a wall, normally concrete but in older buildings it may be brick or stone.

Frass
Powdered wood caused by the activity of woodworm.

Frog
An angled recess in the top face of some house-bricks.

Furring Strips
Parallel strips of wood fixed to a wall or ceiling to provide a framework for attaching panels.

Fuse Board
Main electrical connection into a house, typically consisting of a consumer unit (fuse box), meter and earth connections.

Fused Spur
A fused power outlet into which an electrical cable is connected directly, without the need for a plug.