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seal tab shingles: asphalt shingles manufactured with adhesive on underside of portion of shingle that is not nailed down, to adhere to the shingle below.

section: A rectangular area of land used in the survey system which is approximately one mile square bounded by section lines. The section system may then be divided into halves, quarters, or smaller units. One square mile comprises 640 acres.

septic tank: A concrete or steel tank where sewage is partially reduced by bacterial action.

setback: A zoning restriction which applies to the location of the home on a lot.

shake: a shingle split from a piece of log (See ‘shingle’.)  For example, in the Stone Mountain Cabin Series, shakes are used as siding under the gables.

sheathing: The structural covering, usually wood boards or plywood, used over studs or rafters of a structure.

shed roof: A flat roof, slanting in one direction.

shingle: a small thin piece of building material, i.e. cedar or asphalt, with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building. Shingles are factory cut and shakes are factory split.

shingle strip:  exterior trim anchored at top and outside of fascia under the shingle overhang.

siding: The finished covering of the outside wall of a frame building, whether made of horizontal weatherboards, vertical boards with battens, shingles, or other material.

setback: A zoning restriction which applies to the location of the home on a lot.

sheathing: The structural covering, usually wood boards or plywood, used over studs or rafters of a structure.

shed roof: A flat roof, slanting in one direction.

shingle strip:  exterior trim anchored at top and outside of fascia under the shingle overhang.

siding: The finished covering of the outside wall of a frame building, whether made of horizontal weatherboards, vertical boards with battens, shingles, or other material.

sill: The lowest member of the frame of a structure, resting on the foundation and supporting the floor joists or the uprights of the wall. The member forming the lower side of an opening, as a door sill.

skylight: An opening in a roof covered by glass or plastic material to admit natural light.

slab:  In reference to concrete slab, a reinforced concrete floor on grade which has been prepared as per recommendations from a soils report and structural engineer, with reinforcement in the concrete as as per recommendations from a structural engineer.  Slab with a turndown edge is thicker, with additional reinforcement, at the perimeter to allow for load bearing, as per design by structural engineer.

soffit: Usually the underside of an overhanging cornice.

square: A unit of measure-100 sq. ft.- usually applied to roofing material. Sidewalk coverings are sometimes packed to cover 100 sq. ft. and are sold on that basis.

stone batter:  veneer stone at 12:1 slope at column base.

stone cap:  stone with a flat top and bottom that is anchored on top of stone veneer

stone ledge:  the recessed step down in the outside edge of the foundation wall or slab that supports the stone veneer.

stretcher course: A row of masonry in a wall with the long side of the units exposed to the exterior.

studs: The vertical framing members of a wall.

sub flooring: Any material, usually 1/2 in. plywood, nailed directly to floor joists. The finish floor is attached over the sub flooring.

survey: A description of the measure and marking of land, including maps and field notes which describe the property.

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