Visual dictionary of building terms under 40 characters

Air Barrier Paper A moisture-resistant barrier, such as building felt or house-wrap, that covers the sheathing and acts as a backup waterproofing layer to the siding that is applied over it. Will stop water in liquid form but not water vapor

Attic Ventilation soffit vent An opening under the eave of a roof, used to allow air to flow into the attic or the space below the roof sheathing

Attic Ventilation ridge vent A long, open assembly that allows air to circulate in and out of a gable roof at the ridge

Attic Ventilation gable vent A screened, louvered opening in a gable, used for exhausting excess heat and humidity from an attic

Attic Ventilation roof turbine A venting system that is turned either by air flow or by electricity to circulate and exchange air through the attic

Backhoe An excavator whose bucket is rigidly attached to a hinged pole on the boom and is drawn backward to the machine when in operation. Used to move earth, rubble or material, especially where more precise digging is required Bucket Width: 22 ½”

Batter Boards A temporary frame built just outside the corner of an excavation to carry marks that lie on the surface planes of the basement that will be built in the excavation

Roman Brick Arch and Key Stone

Centering Temporary formwork for an arch, dome, or vault

Running Brick Bond Brick work consisting entirely of stretchers

Common Brick Bond Five rows of stretchers followed by a row of headers

Brick Sizes 3 ½ X 3 ½ X 11 ½ Utility Brick 3 ½ X 2 ½ X 7 ½ Modular Brick

Bull Dozer Tracked vehicle with a large steel plate (or blade) that is used for moving lare amounts of earth on a construction site.

Wood Shingle Cladding Strips of wood that are nailed in an over lapping pattern on the side of a building or structure.

Code Requirements Bedroom Windows Area of opening: 6.33 square feet Dimensions of Bedroom Window: Width: 35 inches Height: 26 inches Sill Height: 19 inches IBC Building Code Requirements: Minimum width of 20” Minimum height 24” Maximum Sill height 44” This window meets the code requirements because the opening meets the requirements as stated by the code

Code Requirements Stairs Riser: 6 ½ in, Tread:12 in IBC Code Requirements: 11inch minimum Tread 7 ¾ inch maximum riser 4 inch minimum riser These stairs do meet code because the tread and riser are with in the minimum and maximum requirements that are stated by the IBC Code Requirements

Concrete Control Joints Crack Joint formed in a structure to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur to eliminate cracking else where in the structure

Isolation Joint Isolation joints are used to relieve flexural stresses due to vertical movement of slab-on-grade applications that adjoin fixed foundation elements such as columns, building or machinery foundations, etc. Column being isolated from a slab

Concrete Masonry Units 1 CMU = 3 Bricks

Concrete Masonry Units 8 X 8 X 16 typical dimensions , a block of hardened concrete, with of without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick or stone, have a multitude of uses and are made at a concrete plant and tend to be brittle. 8X12X16 4X8X16

Decorative Concrete Masonry Units Ribface Split face

Exterior Panel Door Panel Lock Rail Top Rail Stile Bottom Rail

Transom A small window directly above a door

Sidelight A tall, narrow window alongside a door

Power pole & Transformer Power pole Transformer Used to bring power to house or building and reduce current to a useable voltage for the service head

Service Head Used to bring power into the house or building

Meter Used by power company to obtain a readout of power used

Service Panel House breakers that regulate safe current flow and branch power out to power receptacles and outlets within home or building

Duplex Receptacle Used to plug in appliances to current source

Framing Elements floor joist sill plate sub flooring

Framing Elements sole plate stud top plate

Front End Loader An earthmoving machine with a hydraulic scoop in front for lifting and loading earth or rubble Where a backhoe is used for precise digging and a bulldozer is used to push earth, the front end loader is used to lift the earth and material

Gypsum Board an interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwich between paper faces; also called drywall, plasterboard

Heat Pump Compressor/Condenser Advantage: Ability to filter air and control humidity Disadvantage: Ducts are bulky Extracts hot or cold air from the external air and sends it through the air handling unit

Air handling unit Interior component Further heats or cools the air that is sent through the home

Insbatt or blanket insulationulation

rigid board insulation To insulate the house or building, slowing the exchange of hot and cold air to help maintain a comfortable interior temperature

Lintel A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening

Concave Mortar Joint Tooled Joint In use on an educational school building Type S Mortar 3/8 ” thick Mortar Joint

Beaded Mortar Joint Type S Mortar 3/8” thick Mortar Joint Tooled Joint Used on an elderly care facility

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) A nonveneered building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bounded together under pressure.

lavatory 1½” pipe used to drain lavatory

water closet 3” Pipe used to drain water closet

plumbing roof vent Maintains a system of plumbing drains and waste lines at atmospheric pressure by connecting them to the outside air

Kitchen sink installed in a countertop This sink is a drop-in mount

Plywood The grain Veneer: A thin layer, sheet, or facing A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure

Rebar Diameter ¾ in, #6 rebar Purpose of the deformations is to keep the rebar in place in the concrete after the concrete has been poured and setup around the rebar

Steep Roof Drainage Gutter Downspout Splash Block Gutter: A channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof Downspout: A vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower level Slash Block: A small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of a downspout

Steep Roof Materials Underlayment Underlayment: A panel laid over a sub-floor to create a smooth, stiff surface for the application of finish flooring. Also a layer of waterproofing material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roofing

Metal Shingle Roof Shingle: A small unit of water-resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a wall or sloping roof watertight

Metal Panel Roof Materials typically used are Galvanized or Aluminized Steel

Steep Roof Terms Ridge Valley Ridge: The level intersection of two roof planes in a gable roof Valley: A trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes Eave Eave: The horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof

Steep Roof Terms Rake Rake: The sloping edge of a steep roof

Steep Roof Terms Soffit: The undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a stair or a roof overhang

Steep Roof Terms Fascia: The exposed vertical face of an eave

Building Without Fascia No Fascia Building with no exposed vertical face of an eave

Weep Hole Weep Hole: A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly

Welded Wire Fabric Grid Measurements: 6”X 6”

Double Hung Windows Identified by the two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks

Sliding Windows Identified by one fixed sash and another that moves horizontally in tracks

Casement Windows Identified by its pivoting on an axis at or near a vertical edge of the sash

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