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furring strip
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furring strip
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(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc. Sometimes shortened to furring
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Noun1.furring strip - strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
strip - thin piece of wood or metal


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For concrete walls, it is important to do some sealing by using furring strips as a spacer to help evaporate any builds up of moisture.
To install siding with a rain screen, place the WRB over the sheathing, fasten furring strips through the sheathing to the underlying wall studs, and fasten siding through the furring strips to the underlying sheathing and wall studs.
With the variety of pins now available, general contractors can shoot on furring strips, Powers now has the C-4 tool that will shoot down a 2 x 4, Ramset has a pin that will shoot plywood down to heavy studs.
 
 
 
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