GLOSSARY

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STIPPLE

An irregular surface texture consisting of numerous pointed protrusions, created by applying specific coating materials and techniques.


STORAGE

A warehouse or other facility where the temperature and relative humidity are maintained at stable levels appropriate for the safe storage of property.


STOREY HEIGHT

The height between the bottom of the floor above and the top of the floor below.


STREPTOCOCCUS

(strep) – A genus of highly resistant, nonmotile, gram-positive, nonspore-forming pathogenic (disease causing) cocci that is used in the evaluation of disinfectants.


STRINGER

Any horizontal timber which connects and supports posts or other framing members, such as floor framing or stairs.


STRIP

1. Material which is long and narrow, usually of uniform width;2. to damage the threads on a nut or bolt; 3. to remove a finish or coating down to the base material.


STRUCTURE

The building, as contrasted with personal property, or contents.


STUCCO

An exterior finish, usually textured; composed of Portland cement, lime, and sand or other aggregate, which are mixed with water to form a durable, plaster-like wall coating.


SUB FLOOR VOID

The space below a suspended ground floor.


SUBLIMATION

In water damage restoration: a phase-transition phenomenon in which a solid is transformed into a gas while bypassing the intermediate liquid phase; the term applies to the reverse process as well.