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Glossary of DIY Home Improvement Terms - HThis page of our online a to z glossary of DIY home improvement terms is for do-it-yourself terms beginning with the letter 'H'.
- Half-wall finish
- Where the lower part of a wall has a different decorative scheme from the top half. - Halving joint
- A simple wood joint, made by joining two halves. It can also be where rebates meet, each one half the thickness of the timber. - Hardboard
- Fibre building board generally used for covering framework. There are many different types. - Hardcore
- Broken bricks or stones used to form a sub-base below paving, foundations etc. - Hardwood
- Timber from broad-leaf, usually deciduous, trees. Not always hard.
- Haunch
- An extension of a tenon to prevent movement in the wood above the joint.
- Hawk
- A small board held by a handle and used to hold mortar. - Head
- The height of the surface of water above a specific point, used as a measurement of pressure - for example, a head of 2m (6ft). - Head plate
- Wooden member which forms the top rail of a stud partition.
- Header
- Brick laid with its end exposed on the face of a wall. - Heading tape
- Curtain tape that forms the heading on a curtain. - Heave
- An upward swelling of ground caused by excessive moisture. - Hem
- Border on fabric made by turning back and sewing the edge. - Hoggin
- A fine ballast, usually with a clay content, used to form a sub-base for concrete pads or paving. - Hone
- To sharpen a cutting edge. - Horns
- Extended door or window stiles, designed to protect the corners from damage while in storage. - Hot air stripper
- Electric device for softening paint ready for stripping. - Housing
- Sometimes called a mortise, this is a rectangular piece cut out of timber, across the grain, into which a tenon or tongue is slotted.
- Hue
- Bias of colour caused by the mixture of two or more.
- Hygrovents
- Porous earthenware tubes inserted in walls to attract water, which then evaporates away through them.
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