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Stone Mountain Cabins

hand-hewn log: wood member, structural or non structural.  Surface is decorative, created with a drawknife or mechanic planer, which simulates a handcrafted wood piece.

hand-hewn timber:  wood member, structural or non structural, with a dimension of 4” x 12” or greater.  Surface is decorative created with a draw knife or mechanic planer that simulates a hand crafted wood piece.

hand-hewn timber siding:  Pre-manufactured wood siding, available from 1-1/2” to 2-1/2” thickness, with a 10” or greater width.  Surface is decorative, created at the factory or mill, with a drawknife or mechanic planer that simulates a handcrafted wood piece.

hanger:  A metal strap used to support piping or the ends of joists

header: (a) A beam placed perpendicular to joists and to which joists are nailed in framing for chimney, stairway, or other opening. (b) A wood lintel.

hearth: The inner or outer floor of a fireplace, usually made of brick, tile or stone.

heat exchanger: A device for removing heat from water or air and transferring the heat to another medium. Baseboard convectors are water to air heat exchangers.

hip rafter: The diagonal rafter that extends from the plate to the ridge to form the hip.

hip roof: A roof that rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building.

hose bib: A water faucet made for the threaded attachment of a hose.

house drain: A horizontal sewer piping within a building, which receives waste from the soil stacks.

house sewer: The watertight soil pipe extending from the exterior of the foundation wall to the public sewer.

humidifier: A device, generally attached to a furnace, to supply or maintain humidity in a home.

humidistat: A controlling device to regulate the desired degree of humidity in a house.

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