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A to Z Glossary of Home Improvement Terms - F

This page of our online a to z glossary is for home improvement terms beginning with the letter 'F'.

• Fascia Board - A wide board which carries the gutter round the eaves of a building.
• False Ceiling - A ceiling built with a gap between it and the floor above to provide space for cables and pipes or to lower the height of the room.
• Finial - A carved or moulded ornament on top of a pinnacle, gable or spire.
• Fireback - The wall behind a fire.
• Firring - Strips of wood on the inside of a brick, stone, or concrete wall to give a level surface for adding boarding, etc.
• Flashing - Metal which is placed at the joints between walls and the roof to prevent water entering through the gaps.
• Floor Loading - The weight that the structure of a floor is capable of safely supporting.
• Flue - A passage to carry off air, smoke, or gas.
• Fluting - Shallow, rounded grooves on the shaft of a column.
• Footings - Courses of brickwork or masonry resting on the foundations. Footings are made wider than the walls in order to give greater strength.
• Foundations - The lowest part of a building, that transmits the weight of a building to the ground on which it is built. Foundations are usually made of concrete and are made wide to spread the load over a greater area.
• Framing - The timber or steel skeleton of a building.
• Fresco - An artistic decoration made by an artist with water colour on fresh plaster.