Better Home Improvement

Guide to Better Home Improvement for the DIY Enthusiast

Home Improvement Definitions 'A'

AREA WELLS

- Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth

 

ASSESSMENT

- A tax levied on a property, or a value placed on the worth of a property.

 

ASSUMPTION

- Allows a buyer to assume responsibility for an existing loan instead of getting a new loan.

 

ASTRAGA

l- A molding, attached to one of a pair of swinging double doors, against which the other door strikes.

 

ATTIC ACCESS

- An opening that is placed in the drywalled ceiling of a home providing access to the attic.

 

ATTIC VENTILATORS

- In houses, screened openings provided to ventilate an attic space

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