This visual dictionary defines and describes various construction terms and materials. It includes definitions of air barrier paper, attic ventilation components, backhoes, batter boards, brick arches and bonds, building codes, concrete joints, concrete masonry units, doors, electrical components, framing elements, front end loaders, gypsum board, heat pumps, insulation materials, lintels, mortar joints, oriented strand board, plumbing fixtures, plywood, rebar, roof drainage components, roof materials, roof shapes, roof terminology, stone types, vapor retarders, waterproofing, weep holes, welded wire fabric, and window types. Diagrams and specifications are provided for many terms.

1. Visual Dictionary

10. Brick Arches-Arch with Keystone

13. Brick Bonds-Rowlocks

14. Brick Bonds-Headers

15. Brick Bonds-Soldiers

16. Brick Bonds-Sailors

17. Brick Bonds-Shiners

20. Cladding-Brick Clad

21. Cladding-EIFS

23. Cladding-Wood Board

32. Doors-Exterior Flush Door

39. Framing Elements- #1Anchor Bolt

40. Framing Elements-#2Sill Plate

42. Framing Elements-#5Sole Plate

44. Framing Elements-#8Ceiling Joists

46. Framing Elements-#11Sheathing

47. Framing Elements-#12Stringer

62. Plumbing-Tub without Gypsum Board

71. Steep Roof Materials-Clay Tile Roof

74. Steep Roof Shapes Gable Gambrel

75. Steep Roof Shapes- Hip and Mansard

80. Stone-Random Rubble and Coursed Rubble Random Rubble Coursed Rubble

87. Window #2-Single Hung Window This is a single hung Window because bottom sash slides upward and the top sash is permanently fixed

88. Window #3-Hopper Window This is a hopper window because it tilts inward and is hinged on the bottom and tilts open at the top so the entire window can be opened