Leasehold Definitions - Jargon Buster

11 definitions for letter W:

Condensation (4)

Water is not the only vapour that condenses. Grease from a chip shop can condense in the plaster and bricks of the house next door to such an extent that clothes hung in the cupboards becomes greasy.

Waste pipe (plu.)

A pipe to carry water away from a basin, bath, or sink. It is trapped at its exit from the basin. An access eye at the trap enables blockages to be cleared.

Water table, earth t., watershed, offshoot, canting strip

A board or masonry projection fixed to the foot of a wall (particularly if it is weather-boarded) to shoot water away from it.

Wayleaves

Rights of way granted to enable obligations and duties to be fulfilled by the electricity board, telephone company etc to allow them to maintain pipelines and cables.

Weathering (1) (USA wash)

A slight slope to throw off rainwater.

Weathering (2)

A change in colour of the surface of a building material after exposure to rain and sun.

Weathering (3) (tim.)

The mechanical and chemical break-up of a wood surface exposed to rain and sun. It is not decay.

Wet rot (tim.)

Decay of timber in alternative wet and dry conditions, caused by fungi such as Coniophora cerebella, Poria vaillantii or other Poria. Unlike dry rot it does not spread into neighbouring timber. Certain hardwoods (oak, teak, utile, gurjun, agba) and the heartwood of softwoods resist wet rot but it is usually impossible to buy softwood that is heartwood only. See moisture content

Wet sanding (pai.)

Where dry sanding produces harmful dust, wet sanding produces none and is just as effective.

Wayleave

A term used to describe the grant of rights over property such rights would typically be for a utility provider to run service ducts/pipes.

Wet rot

Wet rot usually occurs in particularly damp areas and reduces the structural integrity of a timbers and is therefore best known for its ability to destroy timbers in buildings. Wet rot often shows little or no visible fungal growth, and only affects areas of high moisture content. It cannot infect dry timber at all . It most often occurs on exterior timber where it has been unprotected and in permanently damp conditions. Typically this will be where a wooden lintel fits into the masonry. It can also occur in interior areas where for instance a leaking pipe has soaked timber, or the property has been affected by flooding. Prevention is easily managed by ensuring good ventilation and no ingress of moisture from leaks or other sources. Treatment is also quite straight forward, requiring drying of the area, replacement of any weakened timbers and the application of a fungicide. During the drying, care has to be taken because the point will be reached where conditions are ideal for dry-rot to infect the material.