Visual Dictionary

Air Barrier Paper

•Air Barrier Paper - Controls air leakage into and out of the building.

•Air barrier paper functions as a weather resistant barrier, preventing rain from getting into the wall assembly while allowing water vapor to pass to the exterior.

Attic Ventilation

Soffit Vent Roof Turbine

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Ridge Vent

Gable Vent

Backhoe

•Backhoe - An excavator , or digger, whose bucket is rigidly attached to a hinged pole on the boom and is drawn backward to the machine when in operation.

Batter Boards

Brick Arches

Roman

Jack Arch with Keystone Gothic

Brick Bonds

Flemish

SoldiersHeaders

RowlocksEnglish

Sailors

Brick Sizes

Top: StandardBottom: Queen Size

BulldozerBulldozer- a crawler (caterpillar track tractor, equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade), used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., during construction work.

Cladding

Random Rubble

Brick

Wood Board

EIFS

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Wood Shingle – Sawn shingles used as siding, all with uniform thickness.

Code Requirements

Code Requirements

Concrete Joints

Control Joint – Joints installed in concrete slabs and structures to direct and control cracks .

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•Isolation Joints – Joints embedded at the bottom of columns and walls to separate columns and walls from slabs.

•Isolation is a column from a slab

Concrete Masonry Unit Concrete Masonry Unit- A

concrete masonry unit is a rectangular concrete block used in construction which is made out of Portland cement and aggregate. In the US, the most common size is 8 in × 8 in × 16 in. In residential construction it primarily serves in foundations, retaining walls, and fireplaces.

Three courses of laid brick is roughly one CMU block.

1st block: 3x8x162nd block: 10x8x16

Decorative CMU

Ribbed CMU

Split CMU

Doors

Exterior 6 Panel Door

• Panel• Stile• Top Rail • Bottom Rail • Lock Rail

Exterior Flush Door

Sidelight: a window, usually with a vertical emphasis, that flanks a door.

Transom: A transverse beam or bar in a frame, or to the crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above

Electrical Components

Electrical MeterTransformer

Service Head

transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors

measures the amount of electrical energy supplied to or produced by a residence

Duplex Receptacle

electrical connectors that have slots or holes which accept and deliver current to the prongs of inserted plugs

weatherproof entry point for above-ground electrical wiring or telephone lines into a home or business

Framing Elements1. Anchor Bolt2. Sill Plate3. Floor Joist4. Subflooring5. Sole Plate6. Stud7. Top Plate8. Ceiling Joist9. Rafter

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10.Roof Decking11.Sheathing12.Stringer

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Front End Loader

Front End Loader- A machine that is primarily used to load material into or onto another type of machinery. Differs from a backhoe because it doesn’t excavate dirt and differs from a bulldozer because it doesn’t clear and grade land

Gypsum Board

Gypsum Board- Drywall, gypsum board, construction is used globally for the finish construction of interior walls and ceilings.

Heat PumpWhat its doing: a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the 'source') to another location (the 'sink' or 'heat sink') using mechanical work

Advantage: Heat pumps are one of the most efficient systems you can buy to heat your home. It saves energy.

Disadvantage: If you live in an area that is frequently below freezing in winter, a back up system may be required to provide enough heat for the entire home

Compressor/Condenser

Air Handling Unit

What its doing: a device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system

Insulation

Batt Insulation

Foam Insulation

Rigid Insulation

LintelLintel: A horizontal beam used in the construction of buildings that supports the masonry above a window or door opening

MortarTooled3/8’’Small Commercial BuildingType N

Tooled3/8’’Apartment BuildingType N

Oriented Strand Board

Plumbing

PlywoodPlywood: A type of Manufactured Wood made from thin sheets of wood, called plies or wood veneers. The layers are glued together so that adjacent plies have their wood grain at right angles to each other for greater strength. There are usually an odd number of plies, as the symmetry makes the board less prone to warping

Veneer: refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 1/8 inch, that are typically glued onto core panels to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets.

Radiant Barrier

Rebar•This rebar was a #3 with it being 3/8’’. •The purpose of the deformations in this rebar is to connect the slab when poured.

Steep Roof Drainage

Downspout: is a pipe attached to the side of a building, through which water flows from the roof into a drain

Splash block: directs water away to protect your foundation and soil from damaging rainwater erosion.

Gutter: A narrow channel which collects rainwater from the roof of a building and diverts it away from the structure, typically into a drain.

Steep Roof Materials

Metal Shingle Roof

Shingle: A shingle is flat covering element for a roof consisting of individual overlapping elements.

Galvanized Steel Metal Panel Roof

Clay Tile Roof

Roofing Underlayment

Underlayment: Roof underlayments are designed to protect the roof sheathing and structure from moisture and penetration What its doing: Roof underlayment performs as a secondary weather resistant barrier under roof cladding.

Steep Roof Shapes

Gambrel

Mansard

Hip Gable

Steep Roof Terms1. Valley: is formed

where two roofs join at an angle

2. Ridge: The uppermost, horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes

3. Eave: The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof

4. Rake: The inclined edge of a sloped roof over a wall

5. Soffit: The finished underside of the eaves

6. Fascia: A flat horizontal band around a roof's perimeter.

7. Building without a fascia: A building with no horizontal band around a roof's perimeter

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Stone

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Coursed AshlarRandom Ashlars

Coursed Rubble

Vapor Retarder

WaterproofingWhat its doing: The conventional system of waterproofing involves membranes. This relies on the application of one or more layers of membrane, with this one being bitumen, that act as a barrier between the water and the building structure, preventing the passage of water to create a watertight structure.

Liquid Applied Waterproofing

Weep HoleWeep Hole: Are small openings left in the outer wall of masonry construction What its doing: It is an outlet for water inside a building to move outside the wall and evaporate.

Welded Wire Fabric

Windows

1. Sliding – Sliding windows move on top and bottom tracks.

2. Single hung -The window consists of a sash that move up and down

3. Awning – Awning windows are similar to casement windows but are hinged horizontally