Substructure
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Substructure | The structure below ground, up to and including the damp proof course (DPC)
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Superstructure | Everything above the substructure, including walls, floors and roofing
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Secondary Element | Elements which are not essential to the building’s strength or structure, but provide a particular function, such as completing openings in walls, etc.
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Superstructure | Everything above the substructure, including walls, floors and roofing
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Primary Element | These are the main supporting, enclosing and protecting elements of the superstructure. They divide space and provide floor-to-floor access.
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Timber frame construction | The inner skin is a timber frame clad in timber sheet material, covered in a breathable membrane to prevent water and moisture penetrating the timber. The outer skin is usually face brickwork.
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Profiles | Used to provide a guide for setting out foundations. Usually made up from timber sections they provide a datum to set the direction and width of a foundation.
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Building footprint | The ground area covered by a building
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Metal stud partitions | Non-load bearing internal walls. They are similar to timber stud walls, except metal studs are used and the plasterboard is screwed to the studding.
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Timber stud walling | This form of internal wall can also be load bearing if thicker timbers are used. As with metal stud partitions sound/thermal qualities can be improved with the addition of insulation or different types of plasterboard.
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Solid brick walling | Walls built from traditional brick. They contain no cavity and will therefore be used for boundary walls, etc. The absence of a cavity can be noted by the use of ‘Flemish’ or ‘English’ bond.
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Grounds lats | Timber battens which are fixed to an uneven wall to provide a flat surface, onto which plasterboard is attached and a plaster finish applied.
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Thermal insulation | Polystyrene, Polyurethane and Glass fibre are all examples of:
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