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Lally Column - A post supporting a girder or I-beam.

Lath - Mesh metal, plasterboard, or thin wooden strips used as a foundation for plaster or stucco.

Lattice - A grille created by cris-crossing or decoratively interlacing strips of material.

Leaded Window - A window decorated by artistic inserts of lead.

Leader - Down spout

Ledger Strip - A wooden strip nailed along the bottom face of one support to aid in the support of another member brought.

Light - A window glass.

Lintel - A horizontal supporting crosspiece over an opening.

Live Load - The weight of people, things and materials that are not always present at the same place in a building.

Louver Vent - An opening fitted with a series of sloping slats arranged to admit light and air but shed rain.