Fabric
A material made from fibers or thread by weaving, knitting, felting etc.
as any cloth.

Fabricate
1. To make, build or construct by assembling parts or manufacturing.
2. To make from raw material.

Fa�ade
External front of a building that faces the street or courtyard and is
usually used to describe bigger, elegant buildings. Fa�ade materials include
wood, brick, glass, masonry, aluminum, etc.

Face
1. The side of a wall covering that faces away from the framing; for example
in an A-B plywood panel, the face would be the A side.
2. An exterior, exposed surface on a structure.
3. Any surface of a thing.
4. The outward appearance of anything.

Face
Amount
The dollar amount, shown on a document.

Face
Brick
Exterior decorative surface, which is made of brick that is not rendered,
painted or plastered and is made of various brick materials, including
clay, to give a desired effect.

Face
Grain
Applies to the direction of the grain on the face of a veneer-faced panel,
which is also called the long dimension of the panel. Since the greatest
strength and firmness is parallel to the face grain, it is normal to run
the face grain across the supports.

Face
Harden
Hardening process for the surface of materials. As an example, the hardening
of carbon steel is accomplished by first heating the steel to approximately
1200 degrees F. and then it is immersed in powdered carbon. When some
of the carbon is absorbed into the molecular structure of the steel, the
surface or face of the steel is hardened.

Face
Layer
Also referred to as the face ply, it is the outer layer when there are
two or more layers. Face Line Lines that are made of strong string, which
is stretched out and attached to staked boards, so that masons can follow
the straightness of it when building masonry walls.

Face
Nailing
Nails, which are hammered at right angles (perpendicular) to the work
surface. Also called direct nailing.

Face
of Weld
The side of the material where the weld was applied, which has the exposed
weld.

Face
Plate
Face plate holds the work to be turned on a lathe. The plate is then fastened
to the lathe headstock, which is the part of the lathe that turns the
work.

Face
Ply
Also referred to as the face layer, it is the outer layer when there are
two or more layers.

Face
Reinforcement
Additional weld material, which is added to the face of the weld.

Face
Shell
Front of a concrete block.

Face
Shield
Coverings, designed to protect the entire face of a worker when a sander,
grinder, etc. are being used. A transparent eye panel allows the worker
to be protected from small particles, which are being thrown, while being
able to see.

Face
Value
The dollar amount shown on a document.

Face
Velocity
Measurement of the air velocity as measured at the face of the inlet or
outlet in an HVAC system.

Face
Veneer
The outer veneer on a piece of plywood.

Face
Wall
The front wall of a structure or, alternately, a retaining wall.

Faced
Masonry
Masonry structure that has different types of material as backing and
facing, such as brick on concrete, bonded together.

Faced
Wall
Veneer covered structural wall.

Facilitator
Real estate professional who aids in a transaction but does not have an
agency relationship with that party and can be known as an intermediary
or transaction broker.

Facility
1. Ease of doing or making; absence of difficulty.
2. A building or special room, constructed for a specific function.

Facing
1. Covering of contrasting material to decorate or protect a building;
a finished wall surface.
2. Smoothing; finishing.

Facing
Brick
Specifically made brick, in a special color or texture, for the outside
or facing wall of a building.

Facsimile
A reproduction or exact copy or architecturally a reproduction of a building
style. Alternately, the electronic transfer of an exact image of a document
or picture, referred to as a “fax”.

Factoring
The purchase of the accounts receivable of a business or alternately,
taking the accounts receivable of a business as collateral for a loan.

Factor
of Safety
The ratio of the maximum strength of a piece of material or a part to
the probably maximum load to be applied to it. If a maximum of 2,000 pounds
can be tolerated, a load of 500 pounds will have a 4 to one factor of
safety.

Factory
Edge
The edge of any fabricated item that has been prepared in a factory, such
as the long edge of wallboard panels, coming from a factory covered with
paper. Fade 1. To become less distinct. To lose color or brilliance.
2. To disappear slowly. To wane.

Fagot
Also spelled faggot, the term refers to a bundle of sticks or branches
to be used for fuel, or alternately, a bundle of iron or steel pieces
to be hammered or rolled, at welding temperature, into bars.

Fahrenheit
Temperature measurement, named after its discoverer Daniel Fahrenheit
1686-1736, in which 32 degrees is the freezing point and 212 is the boiling
point for water.

Faience
Italian glazed earthenware, as colorfully designed pottery or in blocks
or tiles to be used as wall facings.

Fair
Credit Billing Act
Federal law governing credit and charge card billing errors. If the credit
card company violates this law, consumers can sue for damages.

Fair
Credit Reporting Act
A federal law that allows individuals to examine and correct information
used by credit reporting services.

Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act
Federal law outlawing debtor harassment and regulates collections agencies,
original creditor’s collection offices (if separate) and creditor’s lawyers.
Original creditors may be covered under state law.

Fair
Housing Act
Federal law making it illegal to refuse to rent or sell to anyone based
on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 1988 amendments expanded
protections to include family status and disability.

Fair
Market Rent
The rent a property commands in a free and open market setting.

Fair
Market Value
Amount that could be received on the sale of real estate when there is
a willing seller and buyer. It is a term generally used in property tax
and condemnation legislation, meaning the market value of a property.