1. Define: What its doing: It is a type of paper that blocks air flow, so you don’t leak air out of the house. It’s also backup waterproofing for the siding. Air Barrier paper
2. Attic Ventilation (2) Why it’s needed? Because the HVAC system does not usually run through the attic, the ventilation allows the attic to be at a average temperature and let fresh air circulate. Soffit vent Ridge vent
5. Backhoe Define: Equipment with 4 tires that has a digging arm attached to the front. Bucket Width: 22.5” Equipment is used for excavating job sites
6. Batter Boards Batter boards are temporary framing built on the outside corners that mark the boundaries of a structure and create a level line for it.
20. Wood shake Definition: A single split block of wood. Wood Shingle Definition: A small unit of water resistant material installed in an overlapping fashion with many other units to render the wall tight_
21. Code Requirements Egress Window: Measurements: Window-2.5’ x 5’ 12.5 SQF Area and it is 2.5’ AFF
22. IBC Requirements for Egress Window: Min opening of 5.7 SQF, Min Height of 2’, Min width of 1.33’, and less than equal to 3.66’ sill height AFF Does it meet the requirements? YES
24. IBC code Riser: 7-3/4” Max (no more than 3/8” deviation) Tread: 11” min depth Meets Code? Yes it does.
25. Control Joint Concrete Joints Define: Intentional joint in a slab designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur. In effect, minimizing cracking in the slab.
27. Define: joint that relieves flexural stresses due to the vertical movement of slab on grade applications that adjoin fixed foundations elements such as columns, buildings, or machinery foundations. Isolation joint
28. Concrete Masonry Unit 1 CMU= 3 brick courses Define: block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick stone; a concrete block Typical Dimensions: 7 5/8” x 15 5/8”
51. Front End Loader Define: a piece of earth moving equipment that scoops or loads soil with it’s bucket. It differs from a bulldozer because it runs on wheels instead of a track, and a backhoe because it doesn’t have a bucket on the front.
52. Gypsum board Define: Interior facing panel made of a gypsum core between two faces of paper.
53. Compressor Air Handling Unit The working fluid, in its gaseous state, is pressurized and circulated through the system as a liquid. Conditioning and circulating air that is temperature controlled.
54. Heat Pump Advantage of Heat Pump: Saving energy so that you can generate lower energy bills Disadvantage of Heat Pump: In very cold climates a backup system may be needed to effectively heat a building.
55. Insulation The purpose of Insulation Insulation reduces unwanted heat loss or gain and can decrease the energy demands of heating and cooling systems.
58. Lintel Definition: A horizontal beam used in the construction of buildings, and is a major architectural contribution of ancient Greece. It usually supports the masonry above a window or door opening. Picture next slide
60. Mortar Concave joint Tooled 3/8” joint The building is a house (residential) Probably type N mortar.
61. Mortar # 2 weathered joint This joint is troweled. 3/8” joint This is a house. Type N mortar
62. Oriented Strand Board OSB Definition: A building panel composed of shreds of wood fiber oriented specific dire4ctions and bonded together under pressure. It is a non-veneered panel.
68. Plywood Define: A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure. Veneer Definition: A thin layer, sheet or facing.
70. Radiant Barrier Define and what it’s doing: A reflective surface that repels radiation away from the house. In effect, cooling it. It is foil like material.
71. Rebar Rebar Gage: #5 Diameter: 5/8” Deformations are to help bond with the concrete.
72. Gutter Steep Roof Drainage Define: A metal pan that stretches the linear length of the outside of the roof at the eave. What it does: It catches rainwater from flying off the roof.
73. Downspout Define: Metal pipe-like structure that is connected to the gutter and has 2 openings on each end. What It Does: it allows the water that flows through the gutter to flow out onto the ground in a controlled fashion.
74. Splash Block Define: A concrete block that resides about 4-6 inches below the opening in the downspout. What It Does: It breaks the drop from the downspout on the ground and funnels the water onto where it is.
75. Step Roof Materials Underlayment Define: A layer of synthetic fiberglass fabric that is nailed to the roof and roofing tiles go over it. What it’s doing: Secondary weather barrier with better resistance to tearing, moisture, and ultraviolet rays than traditional roofing felt.
80. Steep Roof Terms Ridge. Define: the level intersection of two roof planes going upwards. Valley. Define: a trough formed by the intersection of 2 downward sloped roofs.
81. eave Define: the horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof. Rake Define: sloping edge on a roof
82. Soffit Define: the undersurface of a horizontal element such as a roof overhang. Fascia Define: exposed vertical face of an eave.
83. Building without Fascia Definition: A building without a fascia board installed around the end of the eave, exposing the rafters of the building.
86. Vapor Retarder What It’s Doing: It blocks water vapor from entering the building. Which side of the insulation it is commonly put: Interior face of the insulation.
87. Waterproofing This waterproofing is going to keep the water out of the basement and help prevent water from going through the CMU. It is liquid applied.
88. Weep Hole Define and what it is doing. It’s a small hole in a brick wall that allows the water that gets behind the wall to be released back out of it.
90. Windows Awning window It is an awning window because it pops up from the bottom position. It blocks the rain from coming into the window, and is hinged from the top.
