City of Virginia Beach Pattern Book F
Façade – Main face or principle side of a building given special architectural or decorative treatment.
Fascia – A vertical, 1 by 6 inch wood member (such as cedar) that is nailed to the ends of the rafters. Often serves as the backing for the gutter.
Felt – Tar paper. Installed under the roof shingles. Normally 15- or 30- pound thickness.
Fenestration – Any opening in a building or home including doors or windows.
Finger joint – A manufacturing process of interlocking two shorter pieces of wood end to end to create a longer piece of dimensional lumber or molding. Often used in jambs and casings and are normally painted (rather than stained).
Fire stop – A solid, tight closure of a concealed space, placed to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through a space. In a frame wall, this usually consists of 2 by 4 cross blocking between studs.
Fixed price contract – A contract with a set price for the entire project.
Pattern Book Appendices: Appendix B: Glossary: Construction Terms
Flashing – The building component used to connect sections of a roof, deck, or siding material to another surface such as a chimney, wall, or vent pipe. It is often composed of various metals, rubber or tar and is primarily intended to prevent water entry.
Flat paint – An interior paint that contains a high proportion of pigment and dries to a flat or lusterless finish.
Flatwork – Common word for concrete floors, driveways, basements, and sidewalks.
Fluorescent lighting – A fluorescent lamp is a gas-filled glass tube with a phosphorus coating on the inside. Gas inside the tube is ionized by electricity which causes the phosphorus coating to glow. Normally with two pins that extend from each end and insert into a light fixture.
Flue – Large pipe through which fumes escape from a gas water heater, furnace, or fireplace. Normally these flue pipes are double- walled, galvanized sheet metal and sometimes referred to as a "B vent." Fireplace flue pipes are normally triple walled. Note: nothing combustible should be placed within one inch of a flue pipe.
Flue lining – Fire clay or terra-cotta pipe, round or square, usually made in all ordinary flue sizes and in 2-foot lengths, used for the inner lining of chimneys with the brick or masonry work around the outside. Flue lining in chimneys runs from about a foot below the flue connection to the top of the chimney.
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