R
ranch style
house:
true ranch style houses are rambling, with
low pitched gable roofs, usually with large eave
overhangs, and an interior of open design
rat
wall:
a wall only a few inches above ground, but to
a specified depth (according to local code) below ground, designed around a
house to prevent rats from going under the house--not used in all parts of the
country, and only necessary where there is not a full basement or slab
construction
realistically:
practical
rebar:
short for reinforcing bar used in concrete
construction
refrigeration:
a process of cooling or freezing
reinforce:
to strengthen or make stronger
reinforcing
bar: is usually a piece of steel of various
lengths and/or widths and is usually put into cement to
reinforce or strengthen
relief:
to omit from, to lessen or to relieve of remodel:
to alter, make over; to rebuild or to add remove
to take away, omit
restrain:
to hold back restraint:
a means of holding back
restrict:
to keep within limits
restricted:
limited, hindered, stopped, kept within
limits
retaining
wall: to hold back; water, earth or other
materials; a wall or barrier used to restrict or retain
reversed:
the process of turning around or going into
the opposite direction has transpired
ridge
board: the highest horizontal member of a roof,
running along the ridge, and receiving the rafters at right
angles
riser:
the vertical board rising from the back of
each step in a stairway
Roman
bath: a bathroom constructed to resemble the public
baths of ancient Rome, usually there is a large sunken
tub and a use of marble or marble-like tiles as the principle covering of the
floors, vanities, etc.
romex:
a brand name for a type of electric wire that
has two or more single wires running within one sheath
row
houses: a method of construction of individual houses
with common side walls and a common roof, also called
townhouses
