diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.C
index b34f838b6a..16d71fe9b0 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.C
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "face.H"
+#include "triFace.H"
 #include "triPointRef.H"
 #include "mathematicalConstants.H"
 
@@ -283,6 +284,14 @@ void Foam::face::split
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::face::face(const triFace& f)
+:
+    labelList(f)
+{}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Member Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
index fe9570e2b9..875df60495 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/face.H
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace Foam
 // Forward declaration of friend functions and operators
 
 class face;
+class triFace;
 inline bool operator==(const face& a, const face& b);
 inline bool operator!=(const face& a, const face& b);
 inline Istream& operator>>(Istream&, face&);
@@ -135,12 +136,18 @@ public:
         //- Construct given size
         explicit inline face(label);
 
-        //- Construct from labelList
+        //- Construct from list of labels
+        explicit inline face(const UList<label>&);
+
+        //- Construct from list of labels
         explicit inline face(const labelList&);
 
         //- Construct by transferring the parameter contents
         explicit inline face(const xfer<labelList>&);
 
+        //- Copy construct from triFace
+        face(const triFace&);
+
         //- Construct from Istream
         inline face(Istream&);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceI.H
index 50d1787a00..8b1d9a38ab 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceI.H
@@ -42,32 +42,34 @@ inline Foam::label Foam::face::left(const label i) const
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-// Construct NULL
 inline Foam::face::face()
 {}
 
 
-// Construct given size
 inline Foam::face::face(label s)
 :
     labelList(s, -1)
 {}
 
 
-// Construct from components
+inline Foam::face::face(const UList<label>& lst)
+:
+    labelList(lst)
+{}
+
+
 inline Foam::face::face(const labelList& lst)
 :
     labelList(lst)
 {}
 
-// Construct from components
+
 inline Foam::face::face(const xfer<labelList>& lst)
 :
     labelList(lst)
 {}
 
 
-// Construct from Istream
 inline Foam::face::face(Istream& is)
 {
     is >> *this;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceTemplates.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceTemplates.C
index bfb9c75160..5d48a8d147 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceTemplates.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/meshShapes/face/faceTemplates.C
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ License
 
 #include "face.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-namespace Foam
-{
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
-Type face::average(const pointField& meshPoints, const Field<Type>& f) const
+Type Foam::face::average
+(
+    const pointField& meshPoints,
+    const Field<Type>& f
+) const
 {
     // Calculate the average by breaking the face into triangles and
     // area-weighted averaging their averages
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ Type face::average(const pointField& meshPoints, const Field<Type>& f) const
     // If the face is a triangle, do a direct calculation
     if (size() == 3)
     {
-        return 
+        return
             (1.0/3.0)
            *(
                f[operator[](0)]
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ Type face::average(const pointField& meshPoints, const Field<Type>& f) const
     for (register label pI=0; pI<nPoints; pI++)
     {
         // Calculate 3*triangle centre field value
-        Type ttcf  = 
+        Type ttcf  =
         (
             f[operator[](pI)]
           + f[operator[]((pI + 1) % nPoints)]
@@ -99,9 +98,4 @@ Type face::average(const pointField& meshPoints, const Field<Type>& f) const
     }
 }
 
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-} // End namespace Foam
-
 // ************************************************************************* //