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Meaning of "furring strip" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FURRING STRIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURRING STRIP

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Furring strip is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FURRING STRIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

furring strip

Furring

In construction, furring are thin strips of wood or metal to level or raise surfaces of another material such as to prevent dampness. Furring refers to the process of installing the strips and to the strips themselves. "Firring" is a U.K. term for wood strips which are usually 50 mm wide, tapered and fixed above wood roof joists to provide drainage falls below roof boarding. Furring strips themselves are typically referred to as "battens" in the U.K.

Definition of furring strip in the English dictionary

The definition of furring strip in the dictionary is a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc Sometimes shortened to: furring.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURRING STRIP

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furrow
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furrowy
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FURRING STRIP

airstrip
bimetallic strip
cartoon strip
comic strip
dragstrip
film strip
flight strip
fluorescent strip
landing strip
magnetic strip
median strip
nature strip
outstrip
ribbon strip
rumble strip
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tear someone off a strip
test strip
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Velcro strip
weather strip

Synonyms and antonyms of furring strip in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «furring strip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURRING STRIP

Find out the translation of furring strip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furring strip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furring strip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水垢条
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

listón de enrasar
570 millions of speakers

English

furring strip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धज्जी पट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطاع فراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обрешетка полоса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tira furring
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফুরিং ফালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande fourrure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalur furring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalkablagerungen Streifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毛皮ストリップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퍼링 스트립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strip furring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dải đóng cặn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறிஞ்சும் துண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फर बाजू पट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şerit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

striscia furring
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Osadzający się kamień taśmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обрешетка смуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

benzi șipcă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στένωση ταινία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

furring strook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

furring remsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furring stripe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furring strip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURRING STRIP»

The term «furring strip» is used very little and occupies the 177.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furring strip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURRING STRIP»

Discover the use of furring strip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furring strip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
If you do install shingles at some point, nail the furring strip through these shingles to hold them in place. To attach the panels to furring strips, follow the procedure described for nailing to a stud partition. However, there's no need to notch the ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
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Carpentry
STAPLING T T FLANGES FISSURED SURFACE FOR SOUND ABSORPTION either direction, half the width of the furring strip. Mark an X on the side of the mark toward the center of the furring strip. From the edge of the first furring strip, ...
Floyd Vogt, 2013
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Popular Mechanics
Next, widen the existing rabbet on the face of the first panel so it can accept a full furring strip. Mark this cut- line on the surface and make the cut with a sharp utility knife (Fig. 6). Then, make an edge cut with the knife to remove all the waste ...
4
How to Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Home
Nail a continuous 1" x 3" wood furring strip along the entire perimeter of the walls over the paper with the bottom of the furring strip even with the bottom of the foundatin wood sill. This strip is used as a starting course for the shingles to allow  ...
Joseph D. Falcone, 1995
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Architectural Detailing: Function - Constructibility - ...
142) using finish screws that, like finish nails, are almost headless, to attach it through the plaster to the metal furring strips. To keep the plaster flat and firm behind the baseboard, we show a horizontal furring strip at the base of the wall.
Edward Allen, Patrick Rand, 2009
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Thermal Insulation: Materials and Systems
Also, the strips were installed so that they straddled vertical joints in the insulating boards where they occurred. The TGIF furring strip was 4.14 cm (1.63 in.) in width and fabricated from 25-gage, galvanized steel. Small tabs were punched into ...
Frank J. Powell, Stanley L. Matthews, 1987
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Exterior Siding, Trim & Finishes
We started by running furring- strip spacers that hold the main rake board % in. off the face of the gable wall. Just as with the frieze boards, the furring strips gave us space for tucking in the siding. After the furring strips were nailed in, we ran ...
Fine Homebuilding Magazine, 2004
8
Workshop Math
The first furring strip is applied flush where the wall and ceiling meet. The location of the second furring strip is determined by the width of the border tile that you decided on in planning your ceiling layout. Space this second strip so that the ...
Robert Scharff, 1989
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Finishing Walls & Ceilings
Use a plumb bob to transfer the furring-strip layout marks from the top plate to the bottom plate. 3 Cut 2x2 furring strips to fit between the top and bottom plates. Apply construction adhesive to the back of each strip, and position it on the layout  ...
Phil Schmidt Creative Publishing international
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Carpentry and Building Construction: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
Since the subfloor is now to be installed, nail the furring strip far enough in from the header joist (50 to 60 inches) to allow the subfloor panel to be placed and nailed. Leave the nail heads above the surface so the strips can be removed as the ...
William Spence, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURRING STRIP»

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Raise Your Backyard Wall Height For Privacy And Protection
You'll need to buy enough corrugated steel roofing panels to cover the length of your wall, furring strip boards, concrete anchors and sheet ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jan 15»
2
Transform Your Balcony Into A Private Outdoor Dining Area
All you need is a few pine boards, screws, wood stain, furring strip and a cushion. If you don't like the look of the wooden panelling edging your ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jun 14»
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​Transform Your Balcony Into a Private Outdoor Dining Area
All you need is a few pine boards, screws, wood stain, furring strip, and a cushion from IKEA (or anywhere else). If you don't like the look of the ... «Lifehacker, Jun 14»
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Challenge Targets & Targets Online
The Target Holder slides into the CT Base allowing two furring strip uprights to be affixed. I could then staple a piece of cardboard and the ... «Officer.com, Nov 13»
5
Quick Tip: Pocket Door Solutions
Be sure to finish unsealed door edges before installation to prevent warping. Studs or furring strip should be sealed or wrapped in metal to prevent rubbing later ... «BobVila.com, Jan 13»
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How to Build a Single-chamber Bat House
Starting with the top furring strip, attach front board to furring strips using 1-inch screws (caulk first). Leave 1⁄2-inch vent space between top and bottom front ... «HobbyFarms.com, Apr 12»
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What is the best way to build a wall?
... it uses conventional materials that are familiar to anyone, but adds a horizontal furring strip to separate the drywall from the vapour barrier, ... «TheTyee.ca, Feb 11»
8
Seen Any Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs Lately?
... it would be great if there were fewer brown marmorated stink bugs in the house to begin with, so next year I may try the cardboard/furring strip ... «Mother Earth News, Jan 11»
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Books@DailyFinance: A DIY Pied Piper Marches On (Thumb Splint …
Fortunately, I had that extra piece of furring strip, and it seemed straight, so I cut it to size... I didn't want to make another trip to Home Depot ... «DailyFinance, May 10»
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Build a Quick and Easy Pigpen
... the ends of a 56-inch-long two-by-four-and closed the open side of the resulting rectangle with a 1" X 2" furring strip-to make one of the sty's four main frames. «Mother Earth News, Sep 08»

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