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| Term | Definition |
| SCREED | The final layer of a solid floor, often comprised of sand and cement. Not necessarily used as a wearing coat. |
| SETTLEMENT | Sinking of foundations. |
| SETTS | Granite used for pavings. |
| SILL (CILL) | The piece of timber at the bottom of a window sill. |
| SKIM | Final coating of plaster, usually Gypsum but could be Lime, in order to achieve a finished surface. |
| SKIRTING | A board fixed to the bottom of a wall at joint of wall and floor. |
| SKYLIGHT | A window in the slope of a roof. |
| SLEEPER WALL | A low wall built to support ground-floor joists. Usually has brick spaces, called 'honeycombs' left in it to aid ventilation. |
| SOAKERS | Lead strips to provide water-proof joint between a roof slope and adjoining wall. |
| STRING COURSE | A course of brickwork that projects beyond the face of an external wall |
