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Stone Mountain Cabins

particle board: A composition board made of wood chips or particles bonded together with an adhesive under high pressure.

partition: A wall that subdivides spaces within any story of a building.

peg: A wooden dowel connector, inserted into a hole through a mortise-and-tenon joint.

pier: A masonry pillar usually below a building to support the floor framing.

pilaster: A portion of a square column, usually set within or against a wall for the purpose of strengthening the wall; also, a decorative column attached to a wall.

pitch: The slope of a roof usually expressed as a ratio.

plat: A drawing of surveyed land indicating the location, boundaries, and dimensions of the parcel. The recorded plat, usually sent to an appropriate governmental office or the county recorders office, also contains information as to easements, restrictions, and lot number.