Scrim - coarse mesh used for bridging the joint between plasterboard sheets to prevent cracking. Used to be cotton or canvas, now mainly plastic.
Secondary Glazing - additional layer of glazing fixed in its own frame within a window opening.
Acrylic Paints - Emulsion paints which hold their colour well, are very durable and resistant to oils, fats and grease, and have sufficient resilience to avoid cracking. They are used as fast-drying floor paints and as organic coatings on metals.
- originally a mixture of clay or lime, sand and water used either internally or externally, with various other ingredients, usually locally available such as animal hair, dung, straw etc to help bind and prevent cracking.
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CREEP - Spreading and cracking especially to asphalt and leadwork on slopes in sun.
CURTAIN WALLING - Non load bearing thin outer panel wall.
CURTILAGE - Enclosed area of land belonging to dwelling.
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The ability of dry paint to attach to and remain fixed on the surface without blistering, flaking, cracking or being removed by tape.
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Settlement Downward movement resulting from failure of the components of the building, normally the foundations. All properties settle to some extent, and this can show as cracking and/or distortion in walls.
Steel bars set near the bottom of the beam prevent the concrete from cracking under tension and make the beam work as if it were made of a material, like steel or wood, capable of resisting both kinds of stress.
form offers the least resistance to wind pressure, and for a given height and sectional area requires less material to secure stability than the octagonal and still less than the square; on the other hand, there is more liability to cracking.
 See also: House, Concrete, Architecture, Frame, Brick
  
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