Definition
The process of installing furring strips (thin wooden or metal strips) to level surfaces or create space between walls and finished surfaces in construction.
Etymology
From 'furring' (possibly from Old French fourrer, meaning to line or stuff) with variant spelling 'firring.' Construction terminology that became standardized in building trades.
Kelly Says
Firring is invisible but crucial—carpenters install these thin strips behind drywall to fix uneven walls or create air gaps, and without proper firring, walls will look wavy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Firth ማቅማቅ
Firth ma-kmaq
ARالعربية
تكوين الثلج المتكتل
taqween ath-thilj al-mutakattil
CACatalà
firring
fir-ring
CSČeština
firring
fir-ring
DEDeutsch
Firnbildung
firn-bil-dung
ELΕλληνικά
firring
fir-ring
ESEspañol
firración
fir-ra-sión
FRFrançais
formation de firn
form-a-syon də firn
HUMagyar
firring
fir-ring
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemanisan firn
pe-ma-ni-san firn
ITItaliano
firring
fir-ring
JA日本語
firnの形成
firn no ke-sei
KMKM
ការបង្កើត FIRN
ka-ar bong-khet firn
KO한국어
펌니 형성
peom-ni hy-ong-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
pemanisan firn
pe-ma-ni-san firn
MYမြန်မာ
FIRN ပြုလုပ်
FIRN pju lup
NLNederlands
firring
fir-ring
PLPolski
firring
fir-ring
PTPortuguês
firração
fir-ra-ção
RORomână
firring
fir-ring
RUРусский
образование фирна
obrazo-vanie firna
SVSvenska
firring
fir-ring
SWKiswahili
firring
fir-ring
TAதமிழ்
ஃபர்னிங்
far-ni-ng
TEతెలుగు
ఫర్నింగ్
far-ni-ng
THไทย
การก่อตัวของ firn
garan kor-tua-khong firn
TLTL
pamamaraan ng firn
pa-ma-ma-ra-an ng firn
TRTürkçe
firn oluşumu
firn ol-uş-umu
UKУкраїнська
фірнінг
fir-ning
VITiếng Việt
sự hình thành firn
su hy-nh-thành firn
ZH中文
积雪结冰
jī xuě jié bīng