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keeper.
The metal latch plate in a door frame into which a doorknob plunger
latches
keyless. A plastic
or porcelain light fixture that operates by a pull string; generally
found in the basement, crawlspace, and attic areas
keyway. A slot
formed and poured on a footer or in a foundation wall when another
wall will be installed at the slot location, giving additional strength
to the joint/meeting point
kiln-dried lumber.
Lumber that has been kiln dried often to a moisture content
of 6 to 12 percent; common varieties of softwood lumber, such as
framing lumber are dried to a somewhat higher moisture content
kilowatt (kw).
One thousand watts; a kilowatt hour is the base unit used in measuring
electrical consumption
king stud. The
vertical "2 X's" frame lumber (left and right) of a window or door
opening, and runs continuously from the bottom sole plate to the
top plate
knot. In lumber,
the portion of a branch or limb of a tree that appears on the edge
or face of the piece
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