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Definition of Flashings
1. flashing [n] - See also: flashing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flashings
Literary usage of Flashings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"Flashings in General. If a good quality of shingles is used and ordinary ...
All tinwork, including flashings, should be done by a competent metalworker. ..."
2. Sheet-metal Work: A Manual of Practical Self-instruction in the Art of by William Neubecker, American Technical Society (1917)
"Flashings of this kind should always be painted on the underside, ... The proper
method of putting in flashings and one which allows for the expansion and ..."
3. Waterproofing Engineering for Engineers, Architects, Builders, Roofers and by Joseph Ross (1919)
"After the copper flashings and roof boxes have been set and the leaders connected,
the surface of the roofs shall be covered with not less than three ..."
4. Waterproofing Engineering for Engineers, Architects, Builders, Roofers and by Joseph Ross (1919)
"After the copper flashings and roof boxes have been set and the leaders connected,
the surface of the roofs shall be covered with not less than three ..."
5. Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber by William Paton Buchan (1902)
"As regards "flashings," while often put on as per Fig. ... Where flashings are
put on up against a brick wall or chimney, a different style has to be ..."
6. Concrete Work: A Book to Aid the Self-development of Workers in Concrete and by William Kendrick Hatt, Walter C. Voss (1921)
"Roof Drainage and Flashings. The pitching of the roof to provide proper ...
PARAPET Flashings. Note the method of fastening to the wall and to the slab, ..."
7. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Cease from your flashings. Philos. Poems, p. 323. NEEDLE, phr. To hit the needle,
the same as to cleave the pin, in archery, exactly to hit the small point ..."
8. The Roofing, Cornice and Skylight Manual: Practical Articles on Laying Flat (1901)
"The courses are then laid in order, the flashings being put in with every course,
as indicated by XX, etc., or as is better shown at J, which illustrates ..."
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