Cable Railing

Related terms

• Rail

  The horizontal members of a sash; the check/meeting rail is where two sashes overlap in a double-hung window.

• Capillary Break

  A gap or coating stopping water from wicking between materials (e.g., between siding and trim or framing and concrete).

• Brick Veneer

  A single non-structural brick wythe over a framed wall with an air gap and ties. Durable and low-maintenance; weep holes and flashing are…

• Clapboard / Lap Siding

  Horizontal boards installed overlapping to shed water — the most common siding profile across materials.

• Breaker Board

  A divider board run perpendicular mid-deck so decking doesn't need full-length boards or end butt joints across the field.

• Composite Decking

  Boards of wood fiber and plastic — low-maintenance, no staining, longer warranty, higher upfront cost than wood. The dominant modern deck…

• Board & Batten

  Wide vertical boards with narrow battens covering the seams — a farmhouse-style vertical siding pattern available in several materials.

• Continuous Exterior Insulation

  Rigid foam over the sheathing, under the siding, that breaks thermal bridging through studs. Increasingly code-relevant and added during…