Fabrication
The manufacturing process performed in a plant to convert raw material into finished
Metal Building System components. The main operations are cold forming, cutting,
punching, welding, cleaning and painting.
Façade
An architectural treatment, partially covering a wall, usually concealing the eave and/or
the rake of the building.
Fading
Any loss of initial color intensity.
Fascia
A decorative trim or panel projecting from the face of a wall.
Felt
A flexible sheet manufactured by the interlocking of fibers through a combination of
mechanical work, moisture and heat. Roofing felts may be manufactured principally
from wood pulp and vegetable fibers (organic felts), asbestos fibers (asbestos felts),
glass fibers (fiberglass felts or plysheet), or polyester fibers.
Ferrule
A small metal sleeve placed inside a gutter at the top. In residential applications, a
spike is nailed through the gutter into the fascia board to hold the gutter in place. The
ferrule acts as a spacer in the gutter to maintain its original shape.
Field
1) The uninterrupted principle area of a roof, exclusive of edges, accessory and other
flashing areas. 2) The “job site” or “building site”. 3) General marketing area.
Filler Strip
See "Closure Strip".
Film Laminated Coil
Coil metal that has a corrosion resistant film laminated to it prior to the forming
operation.
Fixed Clip
A standing seam roof system hold down clip that does not allow the roof panel to move
independently of the roof substructure.
Fixed Base
A column base that is designed to resist rotation as well as horizontal or vertical
movement.
Flange
The projecting edge of a structural member.
Flange Brace
A member used to provide lateral support to the flange of a structural member.
Flashing
See "Trim".
Flashing Collar
A counterflashing used to cover and/or seal the top of a pipe flashing or other small
base flashing at penetrations through the roof.
Floating Clip
See "Sliding Clip".
Floor Live Load
Those loads induced on the floor system by the use and occupancy of the building.
Flush Frames
A wall framing system where the outside flange of the girts and the columns are flush.
Footing
A pad or mat, usually of concrete, located under a column, wall or other structural
member, that is used to distribute the loads from that member into the supporting soil.
Foundation
The substructure that supports a building or other structure.
Framed Opening
Framing members and flashing that surround an opening.
Framing Plans
See "Erection Drawings".