furring strip

NOUN
  1. strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
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  • We used ipe wood strips as the skin of the structure, the ipe wood skin is devised as a double wall system, in which horizontal ipe strips are placed over vertical, furring strips. The Choy Residence by Terry & Terry Architecture
  • The gypsum board must be attached to the wood furring strips or underlying masonry using nails or screws.
  • These boards were erected vertically, butted side-by-side, to form the walls and then dressed out with furring strips and lath & plaster interior walls and the exterior covered with shiplap siding on the street-facing wall and tapered cypress weatherboard siding on the remaining exterior walls. Rebuilding New Orleans? « BuzzMachine
  • Seriously, find studs, they have to be there, mark and ck for levelness, then make a cleat (2) (a piece of 1x2 lumber - furring strip) that fits along length of shelf that you can screw to the studs. Asking for Help - SpouseBUZZ
  • Otherwise, wood furring strips are first nailed to the old ceiling or joists and the new files are stapled to these.
  • The gypsum board must be attached to the wood furring strips or underlying masonry using nails or screws.
  • That's the condition you will wish to duplicate, and this can be done with slatted frames made of furring strips on which laths are tacked one half inch apart.
  • Otherwise, wood furring strips can be nailed to the old ceiling or joists and the new tiles are stapled to these.
  • Tongue and groove boards are installed perpendicular to the furring strips, and are either face-nailed or blind-nailed through the tongues.
  • Secure each additional board to the furring strips by nailing diagonally through the top edge of the tongue.
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