2. Air barrier paperany type of sheet material used as both a vapor retarder and an air barrier that controls the airflow between a conditioned space and an unconditioned space
3. Attic ventilation materialskeeps water vapor from entering the inside living space and gives heat a place to escape to during warm seasons Gable Vent Soffit Vent Ridge Vent Roof Turbine
4. Back hoe (24” bucket)a piece of equipment mounted on a tractor used for excavating or digging in preparation for a job site
5. Batter boardstemporary frames 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
6. Brick archesa curvature formed over an opening made entirely of wedge-shaped bricks Roman arch Arch with keystone Parabolic arch Centering – temporary formwork for an arch, dome, or vault.
9. Brick sizes Utility brick: 3 ½” x 3 ½” x 11 ½” Standard brick: 3 ½” x 2 ¼” x 8”
10. Bulldozera crawler equipped with a large metal plate that is used to push a large amount of sand, soil, or rubble during construction work
11. Cladding EIFS Brick Wood boards Stone Wood shakes – sawn from wood and have rough surfaces Wood shingles – sawn from wood and have smooth surfaces
12. Code requirements (1 of 2)Bedroom Window Requirements for window < 44” above finish grade Sill height: <24” AFF Area: > 5.7 sq ft This window meets all the requirements by the International Building Code Sill height: 20” Area: approx. 30 sq ft
13. Code requirements (2 of 2)Interior Stairs: Max riser = 7 ¾”; Min tread = 10” These stairs : Riser height = 7 ½”; Tread length = 10” These stairs meet code requirements.
14. Concrete joints Isolation joint –an intentional, linear discontinuity used to separate adjacent structural members and allow for differential movement in the vertical plane due to loading conditions or uneven settlement. Control Joint – an intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component, designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur in response to various forces so as to minimize or eliminate cracking elsewhere in the structure.
15. Concrete masonry units (CMU)a block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick or stone; a concrete block. Nominal dimension: 8” x 8” x 16” Different size CMU Nominal dimensions: 12” x 8” x 16”
17. Doors Sidelight – a tall, narrow window alongside a door Flush door Transom – a small window directly above a door Stile Panel Top rail Lock rail Panel door Bottom rail
18. Electrical components (1 of 5)Power pole with transformer box – a pole carrying an electrical device that changes the voltage of alternating current.
19. Electrical Components (2 of 5)Service head – the assembly by which electricity is conducted from outdoor lines to the meter base.
21. Electrical Components (4 of 5)Service Panel -component of an electricity supply system which divides an electrical power feed into individual circuits.
22. Electrical Components (5 of 5)Duplex Receptacle – An electrical wall outlet having two plug receptacles for everyday usage such as lamps, clocks, etc.
35. Front end loadera type of tractor that has a mounted square wide bucket connected to the end of two arms to scoop up loose material from the ground ,such as dirt, sand, or gravel, and move it from one place to another.
36. Gypsum boardan interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces; also called drywall, plasterboard.
37. Heat pump Compressor/Evaporator Air Handling Unit The air handling unit extracts air from the outside and mixes it with recycled conditioned air. It then sends the mixed air to the compressor/evaporator which compresses the air into a refrigerant and then finally evaporates. One advantage of heat pumps is that they can work for both winter and summer. One disadvantage of heat pumps is that they are really noisy.
38. Insulation (1 of 2)A material with low thermal conductivity that is included in a building assembly for the purpose of reducing heat flow through the assembly Batt/blanket insulation Loose fill
39. Insulation (2 of 2)A material with low thermal conductivity that is included in a building assembly for the purpose of reducing heat flow through the assembly Rigid board insulation Foamed insulation
40. Concrete LintelA beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening.
41. Mortar Barn building Flush Joint (troweled) ¾” Residential home Concave Joint (tooled) ¾” Type N Type N
42. Oriented strand board (OSB)a building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.
46. Plumbing (4 of 5)Vent - provide for relief of sewer gases, admission of oxygen for aerobic sewage digestion, and maintenance of the trap water seals which prevent sewer gases from entering the building.
48. Plywooda wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure. Veneer - obtained either by "peeling" the trunk of a tree or by slicing large rectangular blocks of wood known as flitches.
49. Radiant barrierA reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy.
50. Rebar The deformations in the rebar are there to provide friction between the concrete and the steel reinforcement. They ensure that the two interlock. This rebar is 3/8” in diameter. They would be referred to as #3 bars.
51. Steep roof drainage Downspout – a vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower level Splash block – a small device at the bottom of a downspout used to divert water Gutter – a channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof
52. Steep roof materials (1 of 2) Underlayment – a layer of waterproof material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roofing. Clay tile roof
53. Steep roof materials (2 of 2) 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 (aluminum, zinc/galvanized steel, chromium, steel, stainless steel, cadmium, etc.) Wood shingles
55. Steep roof terms (1 of 3) Fascia – the exposed vertical face of an eave. Eave – the horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof. Soffit – undersurface of a horizontal element of a building
56. Steep roof terms (2 of 3) Ridge – the level intersection of two roof planes in a gable roof. Valley – a trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes. Rake – the sloping edge of a steep roof.
60. Vapor retarderA layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly. The vapor retarder is most commonly put on the “warm-in-winter” side of the building assembly
62. Weep holea small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly
63. Welded wire fabricThe grid is lying on top of the vapor retarder and serves as reinforcement for the slab on grade. The grid is 6” x 6”
64. Windows (1 of 2) This is a hopper window because it is hinged at the bottom and opens at the top. This is an outswinging casement window because it is hinged along the side of the window.
65. Windows (2 of 2) This is an awning window because it is hinged at the top and it opens at the bottom.
