1. Air Barrier Unit – a membrane that is attached to the wall sheathing reducing the leakage of air between indoors and outdoors and acts as a backup waterproofing layer beneath the siding
2. Attic ventilation – used to lower the temperature and vent the attic Gable Vent Soffit Vent Roof Turbine Ridge Vent
3. Backhoe – excavating equipment that consists of a digging bucket on one end and a front loader on the other Backhoe Bucket: 24” Front End Loader
5. Brick Bonds English Garden Wall – 5 courses of running bonds wchich consist of all stretchers and the 6 th course alternates between headers and stretchers Running Bond – courses consist of stretchers Soldier Stretcher Header Sailor
6. Brick Sizes 3-1/2” X15-1/2” Closest to the Engineer Norman Brick. This is different because it is a South American hand made adobe brick 7-1/2 x 2-1/4 Modular Brick
7. Cladding Wood boards Wood shingle and shake – a nail based sheathing material such as OSB, plywood, or waferboard that function as siding or roofing. Picture: Wood shakes Stone Brick
8. Concrete Joints Control Joint Isolation Joint – the exterior of the building is being isolated from the slab Crack
9. Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) – large rectangular concrete blocks that are used as structural masonry Standard CMU – 8”
12. Electrical Components Meter – measures the amount of electrical energy consumed. It is calibrated in billing units Service panel – the high voltage electrical system’s first point of entry into a home beyond the meter Duplex receptacle – two electrical fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert Service Head - a weatherproof entry point for above-ground electrical wiring or telephone lines into a home or business
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14. Front End Loader – a type of tractor that has a front mounted square wide bucket connected to the end of two booms to scoop up loose material from the ground
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17. Insulation - materials that are used to reduce the rate of heat transfer Loose Fill Insulation
18. Lintel – a horizontal beam that supports the masonry above a window or door opening Angled steel lintel Concrete lintel
19. Mortar 3/8” Concave mortar joint – tooled. Used of a commercial building 3/8” extruded mortar joint – neither tooled nor troweled. Used on a residential building.
20. OSB – Oriented Strand Board - a non-veneered panel product that is formed by layereing strands or flakes of wood in specific orientation
22. Plywood – a manufactured wood, made by gluing together a number of thin veneers or plies of softwood or hardwood
23. Rebar – ½” diameter or #4 rebar. The deformations is so that it would bind to the concrete
24. Steep Roof Drainage Down Spout and Splashback Gutter – catches water that flows down the roof Down spout – allows a way for water to exit the roof to the ground
25. Steep Roof Materials Metal panel roof - steel Shingle Clay tiled roof - Underlayment – tar paper used for waterproofing to prevent ingress of moisture
30. Waterproofing – fully adhered material to resist moisture from entering the base of the building
31. Weep Holes - small openings left in the outer wall of masonryconstruction as an outlet for water inside a building to move outside the wall and evaporate
32. Windows Double hung casement – neither window is hinged allowing them to slide past each other Single Hung – Hinged on the side
