| Term | Definition | Tags |
| Voussoir: | Stretcher or Header that is cut to a wedge shape and used to build an arch.... | |
| Wall Plate: | A timber bedded along the top of an internal wall to provide fixing for floor joists or rafters. Gal... | |
| Wall Ties | A metal tie used to tie the outer leaf to the inner leaf of an external cavity wall and so provide t... | |
| Water Bond: | Sometimes used for the construction of Inspection Chambers when the level of water is high in the su... | |
| Water Jet Cutting | Modern manufacturing method of creating decoration or lettering in dense vitrified ceramic or natura... | |
| Water Level | The traditional method of transferring levels from one wall or room to another, making use of a plas... | |
| Waterproof Membrane | Either a manufactured bitumen based product or a brush and fabric site applied coating to walls and ... | |
| Weather Pointing: | A finish to the joints formed by sloping back the bed joints and inclining the cross joints. This st... | |
| Weep Holes: | In some parts of an external wall water can collect behind the inner face (over window and door head... | |
| Welsh Arch: | Formed to bridge over small openings needed for airbricks or ducting. It is a flat arch cut from thr... | |
| Winchester cuts | 2 (two) tiles splay cut along their length to form a detailed finish on vertical tiling to a gable e... | |
| Withes: | Dividing walls that separate flues in a chimney breast and chimney; these short walls must have a mi... | |
| Wood Float Finish | Used to describe the method by which an ideal finish for tiling might be achieved on rendering or sc... | |
| Zax | (or Slate Knife) A heavy blade with cranked handle used for trimming the edges of slates and used in... | |
