Designer

Designer. Someone who prepares or modifies designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.
See: https://www.citb.co.uk/documents/cdm%20regs/2015/cdm-2015-designers-printer-friendly.pdf


Domestic Client

Domestic Client. If you’re having building work carried out which is not connected to running a business, typically on the property where you or a family member lives.

See: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg411.htm


Door and window furniture

Refers to all metal or plastic fittings applied to doors and windows. i.e. hinges, handles, latches, finger plates, kicking plates.


Dormer Window

A window incorporated within a sloping or within its own pitched roof.


DPC Damp Proof Course

A horizontal layer of impervious material generally used between the ground works and the above ground brickwork or other wall finishes and components to rising rising damp.


Dry wood Rot

See Problems and Remedies


Dust sheet

For the protection of flooring and immovable items.


Eaves

The lowest point where the roof rafters extend and overhang the top course of brickwork.


Emery Paper

An Abrasive paper based on an aluminum oxide surface and bonded onto a fabric backing.

Ideal for use on metalwork to remove corrosion and to polish a metal surface.