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Glossary terms for letter 'G'


Gabion
A series of wire baskets filled with stones and used as a retaining wall.

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Landscape Design
Gable Carpentry
The triangular junction of an external wall and a pitched roof.

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Carpentry & Joinery
Galley Kitchen
A long narrow kitchen with workbenches on either side.

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Cabinet Making, Kitchen Design
Garage Design
An enclosed structure for the storage of motor vehicles.
Gauge
A height measurement for each course of brickwork. In which courses of bricks are marked out set “to gauge”.
General Purpose Outlet (GPO)
An electric socket outlet. Also known as ‘Power Point’.

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Electrical
Glass Block
A rectangular or square hollow block made of glass.

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Glass & Glazing
Glazed Panel Door
A timber framed door containing a number of glazed panels.

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Glass & Glazing
Grade
To shape the ground surface by machinery.
Granny Flat
A self-contained section of a house, designed for an aged person.
Gravel Fill
Crushed rock or rubble used for drainage to remove surface or groundwater.

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Plumbing & Gasfitting
Ground Level
The line of the finished surface level adjacent to a building.

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Surveying
Groundwater
Underground water occurring naturally.
Grout
A mixture of cement and water.

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Concrete
Grubbing
The hand cleaning of mechanically excavated trenches, usually to remove vegetation roots and debris from the trenches.

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Excavating
Gutter (Roof)
A channel for the collecting and discharge of rainwater.

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Guttering, Plumbing & Gasfitting