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Travertine
Air Barrier Paper•Definition: a membrane that is wrapped around the house. It is permeable to water vapor but not to liquid water or air. •Air Barrier paper is helping to keep the house watertight.
Soffit VentA soffit vent allows air to flow to rafter spaces without allowing bugs or insects to enter.
Ridge VentA ridge vent discharges air that enters through the soffit vent. It is designed to prevent snow or rain from entering.
Gable VentGable vent is designed to discharge air that enters through the soffit vent
Roof TurbineA roof turbine utilizes the wind to suck out air from the attic.
Backhoe•A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm. •A backhoe’s purpose is dig holes or trenches or transport dirt from one spot to another with its swinging boom. •Bucket of width 18”
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.
• Used to determine the desired level and also as a fastening for stretched strings to indicate the outlines of foundation walls
Arch Type 1• Segmental Arch with rowlock course
Arch Type #2• Roman
Arch with Keystone
CenteringCentering is a type of jig that assists in constructing an arch. It supports the arch until it is completed enough to support its own weight.
Brick Bond #1: Running• A running bond is made up of stretchers laid end to end. Each course is offset to the course beneath.
Brick Bond #2: Common (with headers)• A common bond is similar to a running bond, except every sixth course is a course of headers.
Brick Bonds: Rowlock
Brick Bond: Header
Brick Bond: Soldier
Brick Bonds: Sailor
Stretcher rowlocksNo picture
Brick Size 1•Modular Brick•7 5/8” by 2 ¼ “ by 3 5/8”
Brick Size 2•Utility Brick•11 5/8” by 3 5/8” by 3 ½”
BulldozerA bulldozer is a large piece of equipment used to push large amounts of rubble, sand, or dirt during construction.
Brick Clad Structure
EFIS clad structure
Stone clad structureCoursed ashlar pattern
Wood clad structure
Wood shake clad structure•Wood shake: a shingle split from a block of wood•Wood shingle: water resistant wood nailed in an overlapping pattern to create a watertight wall or roof.•This building is made of wood shakes
Window EgressWidth: 33”Height: 28”Area: 924 sq. in. Or 6.4 sq. ftSill Height: 21”
IBC requirements•Minimum width: 20”•Minimum height: 24”•Minimum area: 5.7 sq. ft.•Maximum sill height: 44”
•This window meets the requirements for an egress window because it exceeds all of the requirements
Stair requirementsRiser: 7 ½”Tread: 10”
IBC requirements:• riser maximum: 7 ¾” •Tread minimum: 10”
•This stair does meet the IBC requirements because the riser height is less than the maximum and the tread width is equal to the minimum
Control Joint•A intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure designed to forma plane of weakness where cracking can occur.
Isolation Joint•An intentional joint between two adjacent structures which are not in direct contact.•This is joining two slabs of a wall.
Concrete Masonry Unit•CMU is a large rectangular, concrete brick used in construction in walls, foundations, and reinforcement. •Standard size of CMU is 8” by 8” by 16”
Decorative CMU: split block
Decorative CMU: ribbed block
Exterior flush doorNo picture
Exterior Panel Door•Panel
•Stile
•Top Rail
•Bottom Rail
•Lock Rail
Transom•A small window directly above a door
Sidelights•A tall narrow window alongside a door
Power Pole with Transformer• An electrical device that changes the voltage of alternating current.
Service Head•The assembly by which electricity is conducted from outdoor lines to the meter base.
Electrical Meter•Where the amount of electricity used in a house is measured.
Service Panel•Distributes electrical current to various circuits around a home
Duplex Receptacle A place where two electrical devices can be connected to an electric circuit.
Framing Elements #1Anchor Bolt
Framing Elements #2Sill plate
Framing Elements #3Floor Joist
Framing Elements #4Subfloor
Framing Elements #5Sole Plate
Framing Elements #6Stud
Framing Elements #7Top Plate
Framing Elements #8Ceiling Joist
Framing Elements #9Rafter
Framing Elements #10Roof Decking
Framing Elements #11Sheathing
Framing Elements #12Stringer
Front End Loader•A front end loader is a tractor that has a front mounted square wide bucket connected to the end of two arms to scoop up loose material from the ground, such as dirt, sand or gravel, and move it from one place to another without pushing the material across the ground.•It is different from a bulldozer because it picks up the material instead of pushing it •It is different from a backhoe because it is not designed to dig, but to trasnport.
Gypsum Board•An interior facing panel consisting of gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces. Also called drywall
Heat Pumps
• Advantage: Heat pumps do not pollute the atmosphere with byproducts of combustion.
• Disadvantage: they are not very efficient in climates with extended periods of freezing temperatures
Compressor/condensorRefrigerant gas is compressed to high pressure/temperature where it is cooled to generate cool air which is then blown throughout the house.
Air Handling UnitThis air handling unit is exhausting air from a building while recovering much of the heat from the exhausted air and transferring it to the incoming air
Batt Insulation•Facing is often stapled to studs and it’s purpose is to slow the transfer of air from one side of a wall to the other.
Loose fill insulationShreds of material often used in ceilings that is meant to retard the passage of air to the attic or from one side of a wall to the other.
Foamed InsulationFoam sprayed into cavities between studs to prevent the passage of air from one side of a wall to the other.
Rigid Board InsulationComes in 4 by 8 sheets of polystyrene and is places on studs with fasteners to prevent the passage of air from one side of a wall to another.
LintelA beam that carries the load of a wall across an opening
Mortar Joint #1• Tooled joint• 3/8” • Used on new Student Center building• Probably mortar type N
Mortar Joint #2• Tooled Joint• 3/8”• Used on Dudley• Probably type N
Oriented Strand Board•A non-veneered panel produce composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.•It is made from layers of thin rectangular wooden strips that are compressed and bonded together with an adhesive.
LavatoryPipe size used to drain this lavatory: 1 ½”
Water Closet3” drain pipe
BathtubNo picture
Roof Plumbing VentA system that removes gases produced by sewage and greywater waste.
SinkIntegral Sink
PlywoodPlywood: a wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure.Veneer: a thin layer, sheet, or facing
Radiant BarrierNo picture
Rebar•#4 rebar•The purpose of the deformations or ribs around the rebar is to allow the concrete to grip onto it.
Gutter•A channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof.
Downspout•A vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower leve.
Splashblock•A small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of a downspout.
Underlayment• a waterproof material that is laid between roof sheathing and shingles.•Its purpose is to keep water from coming into contact with sheathing and rotting it.
Clay Tile Roof
Shingles
• Definition: A small unit of water-resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a wall or sloping roof watertight.
Shingled roof (not asphalt shingles)Metal
Metal Panel Roof•This is an aluminized steel roof
Gable Roof
Gambrel Roof
Hip Roof
Mansard RoofNo Picture
RidgeA level intersection of two roof lanes in a gable roof
ValleyA trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes.
EaveThe horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof
RakeThe sloping edge of a steep roof
SoffitThe undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a stair or a roof overhang
FasciaThe exposed vertical face with an eave.
Building without fascia
Stone: Random, rubbledNo picture
Stone: Rubbled, coursed
Stone: Ashlar, random
Stone: Coursed, ashlar
Vapor RetarderNo picture
Waterproofing •An impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation•Liquid applied
Weep Hole• A weep hole is a small hole left in the outer wall of masonry construction as an outlet for water inside the wall to move outside and evaporate.
Welded Wire Fabric6” by 6”
Window #1: Casement•This is an out swinging casement window because it is hinged along one side.
Window #2: Single-hung•This is a single-hung window because it has two overlapping sashes and the lower slides vertically in tracks and the upper is fixed.
Window #3•This is a hopper window because the sash tilts on the sill.