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Backflow Restrictor

A device added to plumbing fixtures which prevents reversal of the normal direction of the flow of water caused by back pressure and siphonage.

Balustrade

A railing or barrier to prevent someone from falling. Often installed when the height is 1M or more. Common balustrades are around stairs and landings, or around decks and pools.

Barge Board

A timber or metal board fixed to the front edge of a gabled roof.

Batter

A receding slope of a wall, structure, or earthwork.

Beams

Load bearing cross members, usually timber or steel, that support the upper structure of a building - additional floors and roofs.

Bifold Doors

A bi-fold door is a set of two or more hinged panels that fold (in a concertina-like fashion).

Bottom Plate

The lowest horizontal piece of timber framing. This only applies to the wall, not any sub-floor members.

Box Gutter

A concealed roof gutter used behind parapets. Also known as a ‘hidden gutter’.

Brick Veneer

A non-loadbearing facing of brickwork laid outside, and tied to, a loadbearing timber or metal framed structure

Building Code

The national, mandatory standards for building work. All building work in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code.

Building Consent

Consent issued by a building consent authority for building work to begin in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

Building Envelope

The entire exterior surface of the building, including foundations, walls, doors and windows, which encloses or envelopes the space within.

Building Line

The distances from the ends and/or sides of the allotment beyond which construction may not extend. It may be established by restrictive covenants on the certificate of title, or by local council requirements. Also known as the setback line.

Building Paper or Wrap

Paper or wrap used to cover timber framing and forms part of the backing component to external cladding.

Bulkhead

A lowered ceiling formed when a room is pushed out under an eave.

Bullnose

Curved edging, such as the front edge of a kitchen benchtop or the leading edge of a stair tread.

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