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2. Firewall (construction) - Wikipedia

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   A firewall is an assembly of materials used to delay the spread of fire a wall assembly with a prescribed fire resistance duration and independent structural stability. This allows a building to be subdivided into smaller sections. If a section becomes structurally unstable due to fire or other causes, that section can break or fall away from ...

3. List of house types - Wikipedia

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   A hut is a dwelling of relatively simple construction, usually one room and one story in height. The design and materials of huts vary widely around the world. Roundhouse: a house built with a circular plan. Broch: a Scottish roundhouse. Trullo: a traditional Apulian stone dwelling with a conical roof. Igloo.

4. List of tallest freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of tallest freestanding structures in the world past and present. To be freestanding a structure must not be supported by guy wires , the sea or other types of auxiliary support. It therefore does not include guyed masts , partially guyed towers and drilling platforms but does include towers , skyscrapers ( pinnacle height) and ...

5. Common home styles and types of houses - AOL

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   Bungalow. Though real estate agents may use the term to reference any small house, true bungalows are one- or one-and-a-half stories with two or three bedrooms. They span a total of 1,000 to 2,000 ...

6. Single-family detached home - Wikipedia

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   Definitions. A single detached dwelling contains only one dwelling unit and is completely separated by open space on all sides from any other structure, except its own garage or shed. The definition of this type of house may vary between legal jurisdictions or statistical agencies. The definition, however, generally includes two elements:

7. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Course (architecture) A course is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall. It can also be defined as a continuous row of any masonry unit such as bricks, concrete masonry units (CMU), stone, shingles, tiles, etc. [1] Coursed masonry construction arranges units in regular courses. Oppositely, coursed rubble masonry construction ...