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Term Definition
GA. Gypsum Association.  
GAAP. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  
Gabion. A metal or wire cage filled with ballast or stone, used in large scale retaining walls.  
Gable End Rafter. The last rafter system installed at the gable end of a building.  
Gable End. An end wall having a gable.  
Gable Louver. A louver system installed at the gable end of a building.  
Gable Roof. A roof consisting of two opposite sloping planes that intersect at a level ridge.  
Gable Truss. The truss installed at the gable end of a building.  
Gable Vent. A screened of louvered, opening in a gable, used for venting from an attic.  
Gable. The triangular wall beneath the end of a gable roof; the vertical triangular end of a building from the eaves to the apex of the roof.  
Gaffer. A lighting electrician on a motion picture or television production unit.  
Gage. A tool used by carpenters to strike a line parallel to the edge of a board.  
Gain. 1. A notch or mortise, as in a beam or a wall, for a joist, girder or similar member. 2. The notch to set a hinge in a door or frame.  
Gallery. 1. A roofed outdoor promenade or balcony. 2. A room or building for displaying art or artifacts.  
Galvanic Action. see Galvanic Corrosion.  
Galvanic Corrosion. Corrosion in a metal caused by a galvanic cell created by dissimilar metals in close proximity accompanied by an electrolyte, often atmospheric moisture; also called Galvanic Action.  
Galvanized Accessory. A building product such as a door, window, skylight, handrail, grating, or ventilator, that has been galvanized.  
Galvanized Iron. Zinc coated iron or steel.  
Galvanized Mesh. Mesh screening that has been galvanized; used as wire lath, reinforcing, or fencing.  
Galvanized Metal Joist Hanger. Formed steel component used to support end of load bearing joists and transmit loads to another joist or beam, galvanized.  
Galvanized Pipe. A steel pipe galvanized to prevent rusting.  
Galvanized. Zinc plated for corrosion protection achieved by hot dipping into molten zinc or by electrolysis.  
Galvanizing Repair. Repair of damaged galvanized surfaces by application of zinc rich paint.  
Gambrel Roof. A type of gable roof where the roof planes on each side of the ridge each have two pitches, the lower being steeper and longer than the upper; also called a Curb Roof.  
Gang Box. Electrical rough-in box constructed of metal or hard plastic, to provide for two or more outlets or switches.  
Gang Nail. A sheet metal plate that has numerous sharp tabs that act as nails to hold the sheet metal plate over a joint in a light wood truss.  
Gangway. 1. A passageway. 2. A temporary passage over sometimes cleated planks on a construction site.  
Gap. 1. An empty space between two objects. 2. A break in continuity.  
Gap-Graded Aggregate. Aggregate containing particles of both large and small sizes, in which particles of certain intermediate sizes are wholly or substantially absent.  
Garage Door Opener. An electrically driven mechanical device to raise and lower a garage door, usually activated by a radio control in the car or by a wall switch.  

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