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- RFP 0 likes
- An abbreviation for Request for Proposal
- A written application or appeal from the requestor, generally the owner or a representative, to a contractor, subcontractor, or design professional for a quote or fee projection; the RFP usually includes a defined scope of work
- Rheostat1 like
- Electrical device that regulates a current by changing the resistance
- Rib 0 likes
- A regular or sculpted curved support which serves as reinforcement
- A molding or ridge on the underside of an arched ceiling or vault
- Ribband 0 likes
- The brace for the beams on the second–floor of a house with vertical studs
- The horizontal part of a wood frame wall which reinforces floor beams or rafters for roofs; also known as a Ribbon
- Ribbed Shells 0 likes
- Structures containing open areas where the construction pieces are mainly positioned along selected rib lines; the gaps between these structures are loaded with thin blocks or remain unfilled
- Ribbon (Girt) 0 likes
- Generally a 1 by 4 board installed horizontally into the studs to reinforce the roof or second–floor beams
- Richter Scale 0 likes
- A mathematical ratio that determines the extent or strength of earthquakes
- Ride the Brush 0 likes
- To place pressure on the brush so that the paint is added with the sides of the bristles rather than the flat ends; this reduces the lifespan of the brush
- Ridge 0 likes
- The horizontal line at the intersecting point of the upper edges of two slanting roof surfaces
- Ridge Board 0 likes
- The board positioned on the ridge of a roof where the upper ends of additional rafters are secured
- Ridge Shingles1 like
- Small panels that are placed over the ridge board
- Ridge Vent1 like
- An outlet designed to ventilate an attic that is placed along the ridge of a roof
- Ridging 0 likes
- An upright tilting, rearrangement or shifting of a roofing cover, often taking place over protective joints, deck joints, and base sheet edges
- See Beading
- Rifle Range 0 likes
- A venue where people practice shooting guns
- Right Angle 0 likes
- A 90 degree angle
- Right Triangle 0 likes
- A three sided figure with one side having a 90 degree angle
- Right-of-Way 1 like
- The legal allowance, generally via an access point, to travel over property that belongs to someone else
- Rigid Copper Tubing1 like
- Sturdy pipe made of copper, utilized for water lines, especially where they are visible
- Rigid Insulation 0 likes
- Thermal protective substance composed of polystyrene, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, cellular glass, or glass fiber, occasionally presented with a membrane covering, a flat board
- Ring, Split1 like
- See Split Ring
- Ringelmann Sale 0 likes
- Apparatus that records the density of smoke
- Rip Fence 1 like
- An instruction on a table saw that helps in the process of sawing wood along the grain
- Riparian Rights 0 likes
- The justifiable freedoms that are afforded an owner whose property is attached to water, such as a stream, river, or lake
- Ripper 0 likes
- Thin strips of gypsum board employed for eaves, soffits, window returns and finished apertures
- Ripple Effect 0 likes
- The consequences of work being too quickly or too slowly completed on ensuing work; impact or effect
- Riprap 0 likes
- A base or stabilizing wall made of stones positioned together without an organized arrangement, such as on an embankment, to stop landfalls
- RIS 0 likes
- Redwood Inspection Service
- Rise 0 likes
- The vertical measurement from the soffit line to the ridge; additionally, the vertical measurement from stair tread to stair tread; not more than 7 ½ inches
- Riser1 like
- A singular upright increment of a stair; the upright front between two treads in a stair
- An upright run of plumbing, wiring or ductwork
- A gap between shipping units that permits access for the blades on fork lifts
- The movement conduit or pipe that spreads the heat conveying liquid across the surface of an absorber
- Riser and Panel 0 likes
- The outside upright pipe (riser) and metal electric box (panel) the electrician supplies and sets up at the Rough Electric phase
- Riser Band 0 likes
- A horizontal, flat component generally decorative, slightly protruded, and fixed on a riser separating two stair treads
- Riser Hanger 0 likes
- The horizontal component of a stair formation which reinforces the riser
- Riser Valve1 like
- Hand held instrument to regulate the flow of refrigerant in vertical piping
- Risk Management 0 likes
- Setting in place plans to circumvent property and casualty losses which can be catastrophic for business; insurance is an effective way to minimize the company’s vulnerability to danger
- Rivet1 like
- Fastener with a head connected to a metal shaft that is passed through a hole in a material and flattened on the other side
- Rivet Pattern 0 likes
- The placing and organization of rivets used to join two or more pieces

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