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Handing
A term used to describe the right or left hand operation of a window or door.

Hardwoods
The botanical group of trees that are broad-leaved: the term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood: Angiosperms is the botanical name for hardwoods.

Headbolt
A locking rod device installed vertically in the stile or astragal of a door or screen which when activated secures the door in a stationary position.

Heart, Heartwood
The wood, extending from the pith to the sapwood, the cells of which no longer participate in the life process of the tree: heartwood may be infiltrated with gums, resins, and other materials which usually make it darker and more decay-resistant then sapwood.

Historical Or Historic
A term used to define a window or door product meeting the requirements of historical renovation standards

Hit and Miss
In surfaced lumber, hit and miss is a series of skips by planer knives and surfaced areas between skips.

Hit or Miss
In surfaced lumber, hit or miss means completely surfaced or partly surfaced or entirely rough.
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We also host monthly EPA RRP Lead Certification Classes (Training provided by OTS, Inc.)

 

 

Date:  Sept. 14, 2010

 

Time: 8a.m.-4:30p.m.

 

Price: $250 per person*

 

(*Includes breakfast and lunch)

 

Course must be paid in full before attending. Please make checks payable to Lee Lumber.

 

$250 cost of class but $300 of Lee Lumber certificates given to those attending the class

 

 To register for one of the above dates, you may download the application, and contact Danielle Rivera at


(773) 927 - 8282 or danielle@leelumber.com

  

 

2010 Lee Lumber 

 

Architect Lunch & Learn Series

 

Event Schedule

 

 

iLevel/Trus Joist

Residential Engineered Lumber

&

Evaluating Floor Preformance

This AIA course is approved for 2 LU's & 

2 H/S/W's


 Wednesday, Septeember 29th, 2010 

 

10:30 - 1:00 

 

For more information, or to reserve your spot

 

at an upcoming event, contact Steve at
(773) 509-6700 x 328 or shuff@leelumber.com


 

 


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