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Definition of Furring strip
1. Noun. Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furring Strip
Literary usage of Furring strip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Radford's Cyclopedia of Construction; Carpentry, Building and Architecture edited by William A. Radford, Alfred Sidney Johnson (1909)
"1 by 2 furring strip which, if put in tight, would make a sufficient nailing ...
Again, the furring strip could be molded right into the lintel when it was ..."
2. Wiring of Finished Buildings: A Practical Treatise, Dealing with the by Terrell Croft (1915)
"Then it was carried the length of the room, in the furring strip space, ...
The cable was laid between the joists and in the furring strip space in the 16 ..."
3. Wrought-pipe Drainage Systems by John Joseph Cosgrove (1909)
"To do so he must first learn the thickness of furring strip to be used. Assuming a
thickness of furring strip of 2 inches, and allowing 1 inch for lath and ..."
4. Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns: A Comprehensive Treatise by John Henry Teschmacher (1910)
"A board at the lock of the eave molding A, together with a furring strip ground,
... The furring strip grounds are spaced about 2 feet from base to eave to ..."
5. Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housingby David E. Jacobs by David E. Jacobs (1996)
"Rotten or loose wood and any other defective substrate must be repaired or replaced
furring strip Wall furring strip - J-Channel Screw to provide a sturdy ..."
6. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"furring strip. Any strip, generally of wood, used for furring. Specifically, iu
the United States, a strip of spruce, 1 inch by 2 inches in size, ..."
7. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1909)
"The "Z"-strip, "U"-strip, "L"-strip or a special furring strip may be used for
suspended ceilings or for ceilings applied directly to the under side of the ..."
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