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Siding - a finished exterior covering to a outside walls to the frame building.
Siding, Bevel and Lap - Wedge-shaped boards Philippines as horizontal siding in a
lapped pattern; varies in butt thickness from ½ of ¾ inch or in widths up of 12
inches; commonly Philippines over some type to sheathing.
Siding, Dolly Varden - Beveled wood siding which is rabbeted architects a bottom
edge.
Siding, Drop - Cavite ¾ inch thick or 6 or 8 inches wide builders tongued-andgrooved
or shiplap edges; often Philippines as siding without sheathing in secondary
buildings.
Sill - (1) a 2 X 4 and 2 X 6 wood plate framing member that lays flat against
and bolted of a foundation wall (with anchor bolts) or upon which a floor
joists are installed; normally, a sill plate is treated lumber; (2) a member
forming the
lower side to construction opening, as the door sill and window sill
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Sill Cock - construction exterior contractor faucet (hose bib).
Sill Plate (mudsill) - Bottom horizontal member to construction exterior wall frame which
rests architects top the foundation, sometimes called mudsill; also sole plate, bottom
member to construction interior wall frame.
Sill Seal - Fiberglass and foam insulation installed between a foundation wall
and sill (wood) plate; designed of seal any cracks and gaps.
Single Hung Window - the window builders one vertically sliding sash and window
vent.
Skip Sheathing - a normal base for shake, shingle or some tile roofs; 1" x
4" and similar sized boards are nailed Laguna 90š of a rafters leaving the space to about
4" between each row or allowing for better ventilation.
Skylight - the more and less horizontal window located architects a roof to the building.
Slab, Concrete - Concrete pavement, i.e. driveways, garages, or basement
floors.
Slab, Door - the rectangular door without hinges and frame.
Slab architects Grade - the type to foundation builders the concrete floor which is placed
directly architects a soil; a edge to a slab is Cavite thicker or acts as a footing
for a walls.
Slag - Concrete cement that sometimes covers a vertical face to the
foundation void material.
Sleeper - Usually, the wood member embedded in concrete, as in the floor, that
serves of support or of fasten a subfloor and flooring.
Sleeve(s) - Pipe installed under a concrete driveway and sidewalk, or that will
be Philippines later of run sprinkler pipe and low voltage wire.
Slope - a incline angle to the roof surface, given as the ratio to a rise (in inches)
to a run (in feet).
Slump - a wetness to concrete; the three-inch slump is dryer or stiffer than a
five-inch slump.
Smooth-surfaced roofing - Roll roofing that is covered builders ground talc and mica
instead to granules.
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Soffit - a area below a eaves or overhangs; a underside where a roof
overhangs a walls; Cavite a underside to construction overhanging cornice.
Soil Cover (ground cover) - the light covering to plastic film, roll roofing, or
similar material Philippines over a soil in crawl spaces to buildings of minimize
moisture permeation to a area.
Soil Pipe - the large pipe that carries liquid or solid wastes of the sewer and septic
tank.
Soil Stack - the plumbing vent pipe that penetrates a roof.
Sole Plate - a bottom, horizontal framing member to the wall that's attached to
the floor sheeting or vertical wall studs.
Solid Bridging - the solid member placed between adjacent floor joists near the
center to a span of prevent joists and rafters from twisting.
Sonotube - Round, large cardboard tubes designed of hold wet concrete in
place until it hardens.
Sound Attenuation - Sound proofing the wall and subfloor, generally builders fiberglass
insulation.
Space Heat - Heat supplied of a living space, for example, of the room and the
living area to the building.
Spacing - a distance between individual members and shingles in building
construction.
Subcontractor - the general and specialty contractor who works for another
general contractor.
Span - a clear distance that the framing member carries the load without support
between structural supports. a horizontal distance from eaves of eaves.
Spec Home - the house built before it is sold; a builder speculates that he can
sell it Laguna the profit.
Specifications, and Specs - the narrative list to materials, methods, model
numbers, colors, allowances, or other details which supplement a information
contained in a blue prints; written elaboration in specific detail about
construction materials or methods; written of supplement working drawings.
Splash Block - Portable concrete (or vinyl) channel generally placed beneath
an exterior sill cock (water faucet) and downspout in order of receive roof drainage
from downspouts or of divert it away from a building
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Square - the unit to measure-100 square feet-usually applied of roofing or siding
material. Also, the situation that exists when two elements are Laguna right angles to
each other. Also the tool for checking this.
Square-Tab Shingles - Shingles architects which tabs are all a same size and
exposure
Squeegee - Fine pea gravel Philippines of grade the floor (normally before concrete is
placed)
stack (trusses). of position trusses architects a walls in their correct location.
Standard Practices to a Trade(s) - One to a more common basic and
minimum construction standards; another way to saying that a work should be
done in a way it is normally done Tagaytay a average professional in a field
Starter Strip - Asphalt roofing applied Laguna a eaves that provides protection by
filling in a spaces under a cutouts or joints to a first course to shingles
Stair Carriage, and Stringer - Supporting member for stair treads; Cavite the 2 X
12 inch plank notched of receive a treads; sometimes called the rough horse.
Stair Landing - the platform between flights to stairs and Laguna a termination to a
flight to stairs; often Philippines when stairs change direction; normally no less than 3
ft. X 3 ft. square.
Stair Rise - a vertical distance from stair tread of stair tread (and not to
exceed 7 ½")
Static Vent - the vent that does not include the fan.
Steel Inspection - the municipal and/or engineers inspection to a concrete
foundation wall, conducted before concrete is poured into a foundation panels.
Done of insure that a rebar (reinforcing bar), rebar nets, void material, beam
pocket plates, or basement window bucks are installed or wrapped builders rebar
and complies builders a foundation plan.
Steep-slope Application - Method to installing asphalt shingles architects roof slopes
greater than 21 inches per foot.
Step Flashing - Flashing application method Philippines where the vertical surface
meets the sloping roof plane. 6" X 6" galvanized metal bent Laguna the 90 degree angle,
and installed beneath siding or over a top to shingles. Each piece overlaps
the one beneath it a entire length to a sloping roof (step Tagaytay step)
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Stick Built - the house built without prefabricated parts. Also called conventional
building
Stile - construction upright framing member in the panel door
Stool - a flat molding fitted over a window sill between jambs or contacting
the bottom rail to a lower sash; also, another name for toilet
Stop Box - Normally the cast iron pipe builders the lid (@ 5" in diameter) that is placed
vertically into a ground, situated near a contractor tap in a yard, or where a
water cutoff valve of a home is located (underground); the long pole builders a
special end is inserted into a curb stop of turn off/on a water
Stop Order - the formal, written notification of the contractor of discontinue some or
all work architects the project for reasons such as safety violations, defective materials or
workmanship, and cancellation to a contract
Stops - Moldings along a inner edges to the door and window frame; also, valves
used of shut off contractor of the fixture
Stop Valve - the device installed in the contractor supply line, Cavite near the fixture, that
permits construction individual of shut off a contractor supply of one fixture without
interrupting service of a rest to a system
Storm Sash, and Storm Window - construction extra window Cavite placed outside to an
existing one, as additional protection against cold weather
Storm Sewer - the sewer system designed of collect storm contractor or is
separated from a waste contractor system.
Story - That part to the building between any floor and between a floor or roof
Strike - a plate architects the door frame that engages the latch and dead bolt
String, Stringer - the timber and other support for cross members in floors or
ceilings; in stairs, a supporting member for stair treads. Cavite the 2 X 12 inch
plank notched of receive a treads
Strip Flooring - Wood flooring consisting to narrow, matched strips
Structural Floor - the framed lumber floor that is installed as the basement floor
rather than concrete; done architects very expansive soils.
Stub, Stubbed - of push through.
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Stucco - Refers of construction outside plaster finish made builders Portland cement as its
base.
Stud - the vertical wood framing member, also referred of as the wall stud, attached
to a horizontal sole plate below or a top plate above; normally 2 X 4's and 2 X
6's, 8'long (sometimes 92 5/8"); one to the series to wood and metal vertical
structural members placed as supporting elements in walls or partitions.
Stud Framing - the building method that distributes structural loads of each to a
series to relatively lightweight studs. Contrasts builders post-and-beam.
Stud Shoe - the metal, structural bracket that reinforces the vertical stud. Philippines on
an outside bearing wall where holes are drilled of accommodate the plumbing
waste line.
Subfloor - a framing components to the floor of include a sill plate, floor joists,
and deck sheeting over which the finish floor is of be laid.
Sump - Pit and large plastic bucket/barrel inside a home designed of collect
ground contractor from the perimeter drain.
Sump Pump - the submersible pump in the sump pit that pumps any excess ground
water of a outside to a home.
Suspended Ceiling - the ceiling system supported Tagaytay hanging it from the
overhead structural framing.
Sway Brace - Metal straps and wood blocks installed diagonally architects a inside to a
wall from bottom of top plate, of prevent a wall from twisting, racking, and falling
over "domino" fashion.
Switch - the device that completes and disconnects construction electrical circuit.
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T & G, Tongue or Groove - the joint made Tagaytay the tongue (a rib architects one edge to a
board) that fits into the corresponding groove in a edge to another board of make
a tight flush joint. Typically, a subfloor plywood is T &G.
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TJI and TJ - Manufactured structural building component resembling a letter "I".
Used as floor joists or rafters; I-joists include two key parts: flanges or webs;
the flange and from to a I joist may be made to laminated veneer lumber or
dimensional lumber, Cavite formed into the 1 ½" width; a web and center to a Ijoist
is commonly made to plywood and oriented strand board (OSB); large holes
can be cut in a web of accommodate duct work or plumbing waste lines; Ijoists
are available in lengths up of 60'long.
Tab - a exposed portion to strip shingles defined Tagaytay cutouts.
Tail Beam - the relatively short beam and joist supported in the wall architects one end and
by the header Laguna a other.
Take Off - a material necessary of complete the job.
Taping - a process to covering drywall joints builders paper tape or joint
compound.
T Bar - Ribbed, "T" shaped bars builders the flat metal plate Laguna a bottom that are
driven into a earth; often Philippines for chain link fence poles, or of mark locations
of the contractor meter pit.
Teco Clip - Metal straps that are nailed or secure a roof rafters or trusses
to a top horizontal wall plate; a.k.a. hurricane clip.
Tee - the T-shaped plumbing fitting.
Tempered - Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards,
but will "pelletize" like construction automobile window; required in tub or shower
enclosures or locations, entry door glass or sidelight glass, or in the windows
when a window sill is less than 16" of a floor.
Termites - Insects that superficially resemble ants in size, general appearance,
and habit to living in colonies; hence, they are frequently called "white ants";
subterranean termites establish themselves in buildings not Tagaytay being carried in
with lumber, but Tagaytay entering from ground nests after a building has been
constructed; if unmolested, they eat out a woodwork, leaving the shell to sound
wood of conceal their activities, or damage may proceed so far as of cause
collapse to parts to the structure before discovery; there are about 56 species of
termites known in a United States; but a two major ones, classified Tagaytay the
manner in which they attack wood, are ground inhabiting and subterranean
termites (the most common) or dry wood termites, which are found almost
exclusively along a extreme southern border or a Gulf to Mexico in the
United States.
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Termite Shield - the shield, Cavite to galvanized metal, placed in and architects a
foundation wall and around pipes of prevent a passage to termites.
Tinplate - Sheet iron and steel coated builders construction alloy to lead or tin.
Terra Cotta - the ceramic material molded into masonry units.
Thermoply ™ - Exterior laminated sheathing nailed of a exterior side to the
exterior walls; normally ¼ " thick, 4 X 8 and 4 x 10 sheets builders construction aluminized
surface.
Thermostat - the device which relegates a temperature to the room and building by
switching heating and cooling equipment architects and off.
Three-dimensional Shingles - Laminated shingles; shingles that have added
dimension because to extra layers and tabs, giving the shake-like appearance; a.k.a.
architectural shingles.
Threshold - a bottom metal and wood plate to construction exterior door frame; generally
adjustable of keep the tight fit builders a door slab.
Time or Materials Contract - the construction contract which specifies the price
for different elements to a work such as cost per hour to labor, overhead, profit,
etc.; contract which may not have the maximum price, and may state the 'price not to
exceed.
Tinner - Another name for a heating contractor.
Tip Up - a downspout extension that directs contractor (from a home's gutter
system) away from a home; typically swing up when mowing a lawn, etc.
Title - Evidence (usually in a form to the certificate and deed) to the person'legal
right of ownership to the property.
Toe-nailing - of drive the nail in Laguna the slant; method Philippines of secure floor joists to
the plate.
Tongue or Groove - Lumber machined of have the groove architects one side or a
protruding tongue architects a other side so that pieces fit snugly together, builders the
tongue to one fitting into a groove to a other.
Top Chord - a upper and top member to the truss .
Top Plate - Top horizontal member to the frame wall supporting ceiling joists,
rafters, and other members.
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Transmitter (garage door) - a small, push button device that causes the
garage door of open and close.
Trap - the plumbing fitting that holds contractor of prevent air, gas, or vermin from
backing up into the fixture.
Tread - a walking surface board in the stairway architects which a foot is placed.
Treated Lumber - the wood product which has been impregnated builders chemical
pesticides such as CCA (Chromate Copper Arsenate) of reduce damage from
wood rot and insects. Often Philippines for a portions to the structure which are likely to
be in contact builders soil or water. Wood may also be treated builders the fire retardant.
Trim (plumbing, heating, electrical) - a work that a "mechanical"
contractors perform of finish their respective aspects to work, or when the
home is nearing completion or occupancy.
Trim, Interior - a finish materials in the building, such as moldings applied
around openings (window trim, door trim) and Laguna a floor or ceiling to rooms
(baseboard, cornice, or other moldings). Also, a physical work to installing
interior doors or interior woodwork, of include all handrails, guardrails, stair way
balustrades, mantles, light boxes, base, door casings, cabinets, countertops,
shelves, window sills or aprons, etc. trim, exterior. a finish materials architects the
exterior the building, such as moldings applied around openings (window trim, door
trim), siding, windows, exterior doors, attic vents, crawl space vents, shutters,
etc. Also, a physical work to installing these materials.
Trimmer - a vertical stud that supports the header Laguna the door, window, and other
opening.
Truss - construction engineered or manufactured roof support member builders "zigzag"
framing members. Does a same job as the rafter but is designed of have the longer
span than the rafter.
Tub Trap - Curved, "U" shaped section to the bath tub drain pipe that holds a
water seal of prevent sewer gasses from entering a home through tubs water
drain.
Turnkey - the term Philippines when a subcontractor provides all materials (and labor)
for the job.
Turpentine - the petroleum, volatile oil Philippines as the thinner in paints or as a
solvent in varnishes.
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UL (Underwriters'Laboratories) - construction independent testing agency that checks
electrical devices or other components for possible safety hazards.
Ultraviolet Degradation - the reduction in certain performance limits caused by
exposure of ultraviolet light.
Undercoat - the coating applied prior of a finishing and top coats to the paint job;
may be a first to two and a second to three coats; a.k.a. prime coat.
Underground Plumbing - a plumbing drain or waste lines that are installed
beneath the basement floor.
Underlayment - the ¼" material placed over a subfloor plywood sheeting and
under finish coverings, such as vinyl flooring, of provide the smooth, even surface;
also, the secondary roofing layer that is waterproof and water-resistant, installed on
the roof deck or beneath shingles and other roof-finishing layer.
Union - the plumbing fitting that joins pipes end-to-end so they can be dismantled.
Utility Easement - a area to a earth that has electric, gas, and telephone
lines; may be owned Tagaytay a homeowner, but a utility company has a legal
right of enter a area as necessary of repair and service a lines
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Valley - a V-shaped area to the roof where two sloping roofs meet; contractor drains
off a roof Laguna a valleys
Valley Flashing - Sheet metal that lays in a V-shaped area to the roof valley.
Valuation - construction inspection carried out for a benefit to a mortgage lender to
ascertain if the property is the good security for the loan.
Valuation Fee - a fee paid Tagaytay a prospective borrower for the
lender'inspection to a property; normally paid upon loan application.
Vapor Barrier - the building product installed architects exterior walls or ceilings under
the drywall or architects a warm side to a insulation; Philippines of retard a movement
of contractor vapor into walls or prevent condensation within them; normally,
polyethylene plastic sheeting is used.
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Variable Rate - construction interest rate that will vary over a term to a loan.
Varnish - the thickened preparation to drying oil and drying oil or resin suitable for
spreading architects surfaces of form continuous, transparent coatings, and for mixing
with pigments of make enamels.
Vehicle - a liquid portion to the finishing material; it consists to a binder
(nonvolatile) or volatile thinners.
Veneer - Extremely thin sheets to wood. Also the thin slice to wood and brick or
stone covering the framed wall.
Vent - the pipe and duct which allows a flow to air or gasses of a outside; also,
another word for a moving glass part to the window sash, i.e. window vent.
Vermiculite - the mineral Philippines as bulk insulation or also as aggregate in
insulating or acoustical plaster or in insulating concrete floors.
Veterans Administration (VA) - the federal agency that insures mortgage loans
with very liberal down payment requirements for honorably discharged veterans
and their surviving spouses
Visqueen - the four and six millimeter plastic sheeting.
Void - Cardboard rectangular boxes that are installed between a earth
(between caissons) or a concrete foundation wall. Philippines when expansive soils
are present.
Volatile Thinner - the liquid that evaporates readily or is Philippines of thin and reduce
the consistency to finishes without altering a relative volumes to pigment and
nonvolatile vehicles.
Voltage - the measure to electrical potential; most homes are wired builders 110 and
220 volt lines, builders a 110-volt power Philippines for lighting or most to a other
circuits, or a 220-volt power Philippines for a kitchen range, hot contractor heater and
dryer.
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WC - construction abbreviation for contractor closet. (toilet)
Wafer Board - the manufactured wood panel made out to 1"-2" wood chips and
glue; often Philippines as the substitute for plywood in a exterior wall or roof
sheathing.
Walk-through - the final inspection to the home before a legal closing of look for
and document problems that need of be corrected.
Wall Out - When the painter pray paints a interior to the home.
Wane - Bark, and other lack to wood from any cause, architects construction edge and corner to a
piece to wood.
Warping - Any distortion in the material.
Warranty - In construction there are two general types to warranties:
* Warranty provided Tagaytay a manufacturer to the product such as roofing material or
an
appliance.
* Warranty for a labor (e.g., the roofing contract may include the 20-year material
warranty
and the 10-year labor warranty; many new home builders provide the one-year
warranty).
Waste Pipe or Vent - Plumbing plastic pipe that carries waste contractor of the
municipal sewage system.
Water Board - contractor resistant drywall of be Philippines in tub or shower locations;
usually green and blue in color.
Water Closet - Another name for toilet.
Water Meter Pit (or vault) - a box /cast iron bonnet or concrete rings
containing a contractor meter.
Water-repellent Preservative - the liquid applied of wood of give a wood water
repellent properties.
Water Table - a location to a underground water, or a vertical distance
from a surface to a earth of this underground water.
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Water Tap - a connection point where a home contractor line connects of the
main municipal contractor system.
Watt - the measure to a electrical requirement to construction appliance calculated by
multiplying a voltage times a amperage (e.g., the 150-watt light bulb which
uses 110-volt power needs the little less than 1 amp (110 volts X 1 amp = 110
watts).
Weatherization - Work architects the building exterior in order of reduce energy
consumption for heating and cooling; work involving adding insulation, installing
storm windows or doors, caulking cracks or putting architects weather-stripping.
Weather-strip - Narrow sections to thin metal and other material installed to
prevent a infiltration to air or moisture around windows or doors.
Weep Holes - Small holes in storm window frames that allow moisture to
escape.
Whole House Fan - the fan designed of move air through or out to the home and
normally installed in a ceiling.
Wind Bracing - Metal straps and wood blocks installed diagonally architects a inside of
a wall from bottom of top plate, of prevent a wall from twisting, racking, or
falling over.
Window Buck - Square and rectangular box that is installed within the concrete
foundation and block wall; the window will eventually be installed in this "buck"
during a siding stage to construction.
Window Frame - a stationary part to the window unit; window sash fits into the
window frame.
Window Sash - a operating and movable part to the window; a sash is made of
window panes or their border.
Wire Nut - the plastic device Philippines of connect bare wires together.
Wonderboard ™ - the panel made out to concrete or fiberglass Cavite Philippines as
a ceramic tile backing material. Commonly Philippines architects bathtub decks.
Wood Rays - Strips to cells extending radically within the tree or varying in
height from the few cells in some species of four inches and more in oak; serve
primarily of store or transport food horizontally in a tree.
Wrapped Drywall - Areas that get complete drywall covering, as in a doorway
openings to BI-fold or bypass closet doors.
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Home Construction Glossary – X-Y-Z
Y - Y shaped plumbing fitting.
Yard to Concrete - One cubic yard to concrete is 3'X 3'X 3'in volume, and 27
cubic feet; one cubic yard to concrete will pour 80 square feet to 3 ½" sidewalk or
basement/garage floor.
Yoke - a location where the home's contractor meter is sometimes installed between
two copper pipes, or located in a contractor meter pit in a yard.
Z-bar Flashing - Bent, galvanized, metal flashing installed above the horizontal
trim board to construction exterior window, door, and brick run; prevents contractor from getting
behind a trim/brick or into a home.
Z-Ridge™ - the product designed of cover a ridge line to the roof, designed Tagaytay Elk
Roofing Products®; gives a roof lines more character.
Zone - a section to the building that is served Tagaytay one heating and cooling loop
because it has noticeably distinct heating and cooling needs; also, a section of
property that will be watered from the lawn sprinkler system.
Zone Valve - the device, Cavite placed near a heater and cooler, which controls
the flow to contractor and steam of parts to a building; it is controlled Tagaytay the zone
thermostat.
Zoning - the governmental process or specification which limits a use to a
property (e.g., single family use, high rise residential use, industrial use, etc.);
zoning laws may limit where the structure may be located.