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le nu d'une façade

06:22 Jul 17, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / building description
French term or phrase: le nu d'une façade
I am not sure how to translate the French word "nus" in English (or the expression) in the following sentence:

la surface totale mesurée à partir de l'axe médian des cloisons communes et à partir des nus extérieures des murs de façade, y compris les murs et les escaliers.
VS_Zazou
South Africa
Local time: 19:42


Summary of answers provided
4 +1uncoated/unpainted façade surface
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
4The face of a facade wall
B D Finch


  

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1 day 34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uncoated/unpainted façade surface


Explanation:
Façade surface without any coats of paint or other preparations; bare façade wall

Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Local time: 20:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
20 hrs
  -> Thanks!
neutral  B D Finch: As this is related, in the Asker's text, to dimensions, it might have occurred to you to wonder how much space is taken up by paint.
131 days
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The face of a facade wall


Explanation:
See Dicobat.

This is nothing much to do with whether it is painted or not, as that wouldn't change much about the dimensions. However, it does mean the surface as finished, i.e. with any render (if used), but excluding any projections such as mouldings.

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hosting.uaa.alaska.edu/afbeb/aet131/masonry_glosary/glossary_s.html
An informational site on the masonry trade; a dictionary of masonry terms. ... The distance between the finished face of the wall and the backup wall as in .... extending across the facade of a structure and in some structures encircling such ...

https://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig.../ppt/.../ts2...
of Measurement for Cost Planning. • Allocate ... of costs and for measurement of basic quantities of buildings for pan .... internal face of external wall. FIG Munich ...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 915

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: le nu, c'est la partie non peinte
8 hrs
  -> I suggest you consult Dicobat or another specialist dictionary. The meaning, in the context of measuring dimensions, has nothing to do with paint.
agree  Cyril Tollari: Yes, "nu" is an architectural term in FR. Just means the surface is flat https://www.meubliz.com/definition/surface_nue/
130 days
  -> Thanks Cyril. That looks like a useful website.
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