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Roofing Systems & Building Materials

LINTEL - or header - A horizontal piece of wood or steel over an opening such as a window or door. to support the walls im-
mediately above the opening. Lintels can also be steel or stone.
LIQUID-APPLIED MEMBRANE - Generally applied to cast-in-place concrete surfaces in one or more coats to provide
fully-adhered waterproof membranes which conform to all contours.
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES – A monetary amount agreed upon by two parties to a contract prior to performance under the
contract that specifies what a either party owes the other if that party defaults under the contract.
LITE – Another term for a pane of glass. Sometimes spelled “light” in industry literature but spelled “lite” in this text to
avoid confusion with light as in “visible light.”
LIVE LOAD – Loads produced by use and occupancy of the building or other structure and do not include construction or
environmental loads such as wind load, snow load, ice load, rain load, seismic load, or dead load.
LOT - A parcel of ground with boundaries determined by the county.
LOOSE LAID – In roofing, a membrane “laid loosely”, i.e., not adhered, over a roof deck or BURM.
M
MANSARD ROOF - A roof which rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building. The sloping roofs on all four
184 sides have two pitches, the lower pitch usually very steep and the upper pitch less steep.
MASON’S HAMMER or BRICKLAYER’S HAMMER – Tool shaped like a chisel to trim brick or stone.
MASTIC – Heavy-consistency compound that may remain adhesive and pliable with age. Is typically a waterproof com-
pound applied to exterior walls and roof surfaces.

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