Desalt
To remove salt from something.
Description
Formal
or legal description of property and its dimensions included in deeds,
leases, sales contracts, etc.
Descriptive
Memorandum
Type
of description of a real estate property offering by a developer rather
than a prospectus.
Desiccant
A
substance which has a great affinity for water which is used as a drying
agent often used in refrigeration systems or containers in which the contents
must be kept free of moisture.
Desiccate
To
dry completely or to preserve food by drying.
Design
Architectural
plan, including blue prints by which a property project is built. Also,
the act of developing the plans for a building, including the determination
of size, features, style, and materials to be used.
Design/Build
Project
where the owner contracts with a company to perform design and construction
services.
Design
Drawings
Plans
that are used in the building business which give, in detail, all needed
information for the construction or fabrication of a building or structure.
Design
Load
Maximum
amount of weigh which can be supported by a structure.
Design
Symbols
Symbols
that represent different types of materials.
Designer
Home
design professional. Designers are limited to drawing blueprints, unlike
architects who are able to certify plans.
Desist
and Refrain Order
Court
order to stop a specific activity.
Desk
A
table-like piece of furniture equipped with drawers, compartments with
a flat or sloping top used for writing.
Detach
1.
To disconnect.
2.
To unfasten or separate and remove.
Detached
Garage
Garage
that is not attached to the house.
Detached
Housing
Freestanding
residential housing constructed on its own building lot.
Detail
1.
The act of dealing with things item by item.
2.
Any of the small parts that make up something.
3.
A minute account.
Detail
Drawing
Separate
drawing of a section of a thing, which shows the details and specifics.
Detailer
Person
who produces the detailed drawing of structures to be built or other objects.
Details
Enlarged
part of a drawing, made to increase clarity.
Deterioration
Reduction
of property value from usage, which is worsened when repairs and maintenance
are not made.
Detonate
1.
To explode violently and noisily.
2.
To set off an explosion.
Detritus
1.
Fragments of rock produced by disintegration.
2.
Any accumulation of disintegrated material or debris.
Developed
Length
The
length of piping as measured along the pipe centerline and fittings.
Developer
Creator
of property improvements by building homes, shopping centers or commercial
buildings for a profit on a specific area of land. A developer will organize
and plan the development, supervise its construction and manage all the
business elements of the project.
Developer's
Equity
Financial
interest a developer has in a project.
Developer's
Profit
The
sum of money a developer earns, after all costs are deducted, in a development
project.
Development
Process
of developing an area by planning and building homes, shopping centers,
schools or churches. The process includes the construction of streets,
sewers, utilities, parks, etc. Often used to describe just the process
of obtaining the required governmental approvals for construction to proceed.
The phrase "developed land" usually describes property for which approvals
have been secured but no physical improvements have been constructed.
Development
Loan
Loan
used by a developer for the purposes of paying development costs and is
repaid by sale proceeds. Also referred to as a construction loan.
Devise
Gift
of real estate as stipulated in a will.
Devisee
One
who receives real estate under a will. Devisor A testator/testatrix who
donates real estate.
Device
1.
A mechanical invention for some specific purpose.
2.
A design, often with a motto, on a coat of arms.
3.
A junction box or other part of an electrical system that does not carry
electrical current.
Device
Plate
Cover
for a part of an electrical system.
Dew
1.
Moisture, which condenses after a warm day and appears during the night
in little drops on cool surface.
2.
Anything regarded as refreshing.
Dew
Point
Temperature
at which dew starts to form or vapor to condense into liquid.
Dew
Point Spread
The
degrees of difference between the air temperature and the dew point.
Dewatering
The
removal of water from a place.