2. Air Barrier Paper A composite sheet material used as a vapor retarder to control air, control water, and permit water vapor
3. Opening that allows air to flow into the attic or the space below the roof sheathing along with the removal of heat through the upper most part of the roof. This helps keep the attic cool in the summer and allows moisture in the attic to evaporate. Attic Ventilation
8. Backhoe An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth . Typically used in digging foundation footers. Bucket was 18” in width
9. 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
30. Code Requirements A set 0f legal restrictions intended to ensure a minimum standard of health and safety in buildings. These stairs had a rise of 7” and a run of 10 ½” which meets the code requirements
35. Concrete Joint Isolation Joint - used to relieve flexural stresses due to vertical movement allowing expansion and contraction. The brick wall is isolated from the concrete slab
36. Concrete Masonry Units A block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manor as a brick or stone. Concrete Masonry Units are relatively low in price and limited in design but labor intensive. 8”
41. Doors 2 Panel Door Top Rail Panel Stile Lock Rail Bottom Rail
42. Doors Transom - A horizontal crosspiece typically glass over a door or between a door and a window above it
43. Doors Sidelight – Horizontal side window/glass of different designs to add light and aesthetic value to a door unit
44. Electrical Components 1. Transformer Box – converts voltage of several thousand volts from the substation down to 110/220-volts with a transformer
45. Electrical Components 2. Service Head – connects 2 hots and a neutral (220-volts) wire from the transformer to the meter head
46. Electrical Components 3. Meter – registers and the amount of kilowatts of electricty used which is recorded by the local power company
47. Electrical Components 4. Service Panel – protects the electrical load of the facility and distributes electricity into individual circuits and branches for fixtures, switches, and outlets
48. Electrical Components Duplex Receptacle – electrical power outlet receiving power from branch circuits typically 110-volts and occasionally 220-volt depending on device
61. Front End Loader Heavy equipment machine that is primarily used to "load" material such as asphalt, demolition debris, dirt, feed, gravel, rocks, sand, ect. by using the front hydraulic bucket
62. Gypsum Board An interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces also called drywall or plasterboard
63. Heat Pump Compressor/Evaporator - A device that utilizes a refrigeration cycle either to heat or to cool a building by passing air or water over either the condensing coils or the evaporating coils Air Handling Unit - Central unit consisting of a blower, heating and cooling elements, filter racks or chamber, branches off heated or cooled air into trunk and branch ducts Compressor / Evaporator Air Handling Unit Advantage – Heat Pump systems have a rapid response time Disadvantage - It is difficult to “zone” and may need help in extreme cold
64. Various materials with a low thermal conductivity that is included in a building assembly for the purpose of reducing heat flow through the assembly, measured in R-value Insulation
69. Lintel A beam typically steel that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening this particular lintel is steel
70. Mortar 1. Concave Mortar Joint – tooled 3/8” mortar joint used in residential construction. Type O – medium-low strength mortar
71. Mortar 2. Extruded Mortar Joint – neither tooled or troweled 3/8” mortar joint used is residential construction. Type O – medium-low strength mortar
72. Oriented Stand Board A building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented, each layer is turned 90 degrees for strength and bonded together under pressure and sprayed with a waterproof coating
73. Plumbing 1. Lavatory – 1 ½” piping used for drain
76. Plumbing 4. Plumbing Vent – Release waste gases and supplies air so that draining water cannot create a suction to pull water out of the p-trap
77. Plumbing 5. Kitchen Sink – under mount stainless sink
78. Plywood A wood panel composed of 5 layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure with each layer turned 90 degrees for strength available in A, B, C, D grades
79. Radiant Barrier A s a reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in a roof or wall assembly as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy from the sun
80. Rebar Various lengths of steel reinforcing bars used in concrete or masonry for additional strength, measured in #’s. This is ½” rebar referred to as a #4 bar. The deformations on the bar help it to bond tightly to concrete
81. Steep Roof Drainage 1. Gutter – a channel that collects rainwater and snow melt at the eave of a roof, typically attached to the facia
82. Steep Roof Drainage 2. Downspout – connected to the gutter to transport water down to ground level and away from the structure or building
83. Steep Roof Drainage 3. Splashblock – vertical flashing installed at the bottom of steep drainage situations to block and divert water into the gutter channel
84. Steep Roof Materials 1. Tar Paper - heavy paper measured in pounds impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing layed directly on top of decking before shingles are installed
92. Steep Roof Terms Eave - the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building Rake Ridge Eave Ridge – level intersection of 2 roof planes Rake – sloped edge of roof
93. Steep Roof Terms Soffit - The area that encloses the underside of that portion of the roof that extends out beyond the sidewalls of the house. Fascia - flat board that runs horizontally along the eaves of a roof, typically capping the ends of the roof rafters Soffit Fascia
94. Steep Roof Terms Valley – section of roof where 2 sloped roof sections meet Valley
95. Steep Roof Terms Building without a fascia has no horizontal overhang No Fascia
100. Vapor Retarder A layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly, also called vapor barrier most commonly put on the back side of batt/blanket insulation
101. Waterproofing An impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation. This certain waterproofing has been liquid applied to the underground exterior basement wall.
102. Weep Hole A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly
103. Welded Wire Fabric A grid of steel rods that are welded together to form a flat sheet/roll, used to reinforce a concrete slab to increase the tinsel strength of the concrete, grid is 6” x 6”
104. Windows 1. Double Hung – Windows are classified by the way they move. This window slides vertically
105. Windows 2. Awning – Windows are classified by the way they move. This window is hinged horizontally along top side operating by swinging outward
106. Windows 3. Casement –Windows are classified by the way they move. This window is hinged vertically along side operating by swinging outward
