Fascia
A strip of wood or upvc which covers the ends of rafters and to which external guttering is fixed.
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Fibreboard
Cheap, lightweight board material of little strength, most commonly used in ceilings or as insulation to attics.
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Flashing
Building technique used to prevent leakage at a roof joint. Normally lead.
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Flat Arch
An arch that is almost completely horizontal.
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Flaunching
A slope which is sealed with mortar at the top of a fireback or around a chimney pot.
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Floor plan
A sketch showing the layout of a building.
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Flue
A smoke duct in a chimney, or a pipe which allows heat and/or gas to escape from an appliance such as a central heating boiler.
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Flue Lining
Metal (usually stainless steel) tube within a flue essential for high output gas appliances such as boilers.
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Flush Door
Door with completely flat faces.
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Footing
A concrete foundation for a wall.
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Formation Level
The deep point in an excavation for a drive or path.
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Foundation
The underground structural base to a wall, normally concrete but in older buildings it may be brick or stone.
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Frog
An angled recess in the top face of some house-bricks.
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Fuse Board
Main electrical connection into a house, typically consisting of a consumer unit (fuse box), meter and earth connections.
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Fused Spur
A fused power outlet into which an electrical cable is connected directly, without the need for a plug.
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