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Wall plate
A horizontal timber member placed along the top of a wall to support joists and to spread their load.

Weep holes
See open perpends.

Wood-based panels
Wood-based panels are panel-shaped elements created by pre-pressing chopped wood parts such as veneers, rods, sticks, fibres, chips and wood-wool with added binders (e.g. glue). Wood-based panels include …...

Wood preservation, biological
Water-soluble, less toxic drill set impregnation is used for biological wood preservation. Such impregnation must meet the requirements of DIN 68 800 and be permitted by the building authorities. The natural …...

Wood preservation, chemical
Chemical wood preservation is applied if no suitable protection can be achieved through structural wood preservation. Chemical wood preservation agents usually contain toxins and must therefore be used sparingly and with special attention to the use of the wood (e.g. ...

Wood preservation, structural
Because chemical wood preservatives pollute the environment, structural wood preservation has top priority. To protect the wood against pests, care must be taken that water occurring can quickly flow off or evaporate again. ...