(pronounced DAWHG-muh)
Though it’s a combination of some of the first words you learn to speak as a baby, the average child won’t have use for this word until later in
(pronounced DOHL-drehmz)
Thought this odd little word describes the area near the earth’s equator that has low air pressure and little or no wind, it is more commonly used to describe feelings depression, stagnation, boredom,
(pronounced DAH-pehl-gang-er)
For years I was confused by this spooky, umlaut-encrusted word. As you might imagine, the term is German in origin (doppel = double), and it has a few definitions
(pronounced DUH-behl stuhd wahl kehn-STRUHK-shehn)
Using modern construction techniques, walls, otherwise known as partitions, are have studs as their skeleton and drywall as their skins. Typical wall framing calls for a single stud every
(pronounced DUH-behl hung WIHN-doh)
Probably the most common style of window, the double-hung variety features two vertical sashes mounted on separate guides, one above the other. Sometimes both are mobile so that either or
(pronounced duv-TAYL)
The term “dovetail” sounds so delicate and romantic that you’d never really associate it with the more masculine task of carpentry. Oh, but you should! A dovetail is quite a historic type of
(pronounced DRAHP-mach)
Except for some murals and textures, designs for wallcoverings frequently have patterns, and the patterns have different repeats. A wallcovering’s specific pattern repeat will determine how it matches up across strips and
(pronounced DRAHP-ship)
In its most basic explanation, drop shipping is instructing a vendor to send purchased product directly to a third party – like a customer or client - instead of delivering to the wholesaler
(pronounced DRI-wahl)
For those who don’t build with or specify it, the term drywall might be a little bit of a mystery. Also referred to as
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