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PARGING [4 records]

Record 1 2014-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Exterior Covering Materials
CONT

Parging a concrete-block wall. When the walls of the block foundation have been completed, they should be given two 1/4-inch coats of mortar. This process is called parging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Revêtements extérieurs
DEF

Réalisation d'une finition extérieure en crépi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormigonado
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Revestimientos para exteriores
DEF

Operación de enfoscar (guarnecer con mortero un muro).

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Record 2 2011-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

The insulation must be protected above grade from both mechanical damage and ultraviolet radiation. This can be accomplished by covering it with either 6. 4 mm asbestos-cement board or with 12 mm cement parging applied to wire lath...

OBS

asbestos cement: A fire-resisting, water proofing material made by combining Portland cement with asbestos fibers.

OBS

asbestos-cement panel: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • asbestos cement panel
  • asbestos cement board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Isolation thermique
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

amiante-ciment : Matériau léger et dur, ignifuge et isolant, composé de ciment et de fibres d'amiante, et utilisé dans la fabrication d'éléments de couverture [...]

OBS

panneau d'amiante-ciment : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
CONT

... it is also rooted in the know-how of the master woodcraftsmen and the Bressan tradition of half-timbering, white-leaded wood and parging in the old-fashion.

Key term(s)
  • white leaded

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
CONT

On propose ici de réaliser une finition cérusée traditionnelle sur une porte de cuisine en chêne : le bois restera naturel et on appliquera une céruse blanche. La finition obtenue sera discrète et plutôt destinée à mettre en valeur la structure du bois.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Thermal Insulation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Isolation thermique

Spanish

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