A steel or plastic pipe inserted into a drilled well to prevent dirt and debris from contaminating the water.
Well opening
A floor opening for a stairway.
Wellhold
The space that holds the staircase and the space around it.
Wellpoint
A pipe fitted with a driving point and a fine mesh screen used to remove underground water. A complete set of equipment for drying up ground including wellpoints, connecting pipes and pumps.
Wellpoint dewatering
System used to remove groundwater from an are prior to beginning excavation, because groundwater makes the soil unstable, which is dangers to work and not usable for backfill.
Western framing
House framing which has the wall framing resting on top of the subfloor with each story being built up as a separate unit. Balloon framing, another type, has the studs running from the bottom of the first floor to the top of the second floor. Also called platform framing.
Western red cedar copper-topped post caps
Western red cedar stock
Western style
Style of cabinet with a face frame around the front opening.
Western union splice
Splice, also called a lineman's splice, which overlaps the bared end of wires and twists them around each other to join them together.
