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| Term | Definition |
| FANLIGHT | A small window over a door or casement |
| FASCIA | The board to which the gutters are fixed. |
| FILLET | A small strip of wood, slate, cement, etc., used to fill up a narrow joint. |
| FINIAL | An ornament, often of terracotta, fixed at the gable end of the ridge. |
| FIRE BRICKS | Special bricks for fireplaces designed to withstand intense heat. |
| FIRRING | Tapered pieces of timber laid on joists of flat roofs to provide an adequate fall to gutters. |
| FLAG | A large paving stone -as a flagstone. |
| FLASHINGS | Usually made of lead and fixed to provide a waterproof protection at the joint of flat roofs and adjoining walls between pitched roofs and walls or around chimneys. |
| FLAUNCHING | The cement work around chimney pots. |
| FRAMED AND BRACED DOOR | A door made up of rails, styles, battens and braces. |
| FURNITURE | In building terms -the handles, knobs, locks, etc., fitted to doors, windows and fitted or built in cupboards. |
