VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

A ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA ALIGNED - KALINYA ALTERNATE OR STAGGERED - UNOSINOTRA ANCHOR - LIYABE ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA AWNING - MEDIA AGUA

B BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS BARREL BOLT - TRANKILYA BASEBOARD - RODAPIS BATH TUB - BANIERA BRACE - PIE DE GALLO BRICK - LA DRILLO BEAM - BIGA BOLT - PIERNO BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE

C CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA CAST IRON - PUNDIDO CEILING - KISAME CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA CHB LAYING - ASINTA CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA COLAR PLATE - SINTURON COLUMN - KOLUMNA , HALIGUE CONCRETE SLAB - LARGA MASA CONDUCTOR - ALULOD CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA

CORNER - KANTO CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS - YEROCANALADO GALBANISADO CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO

D DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON DIGLEAD - TINGGA , ESTOPA DISH RACK - BANGGUERAHAN DOOR FILLET - BATIDORA DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO PINTUAN DOOR JAMB - HAMBA PINTUAN DOWEL - ABANG DOWN SPOUT - TUBO DE BANADO DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL DRAW PIN - PUNSOL

E EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO EAVE - SIBE EAVE - ALERO EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA

F FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA FAUCET - GRIPO FEET - PIYE FILL - TAMBAK FILLER - TAPAL , DAGDAG FILLET - BATIDURA FLOORING - SAHIG, SUELO FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL FLOOR JOISTS - SOLERAS FLOOR SILL - GUILILAN FLUSH - ALAHADO FOREMAN - KAPATAS

FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

G GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA GIRDER - KULING GIRT - SEPO GROOVE - KANAL GUTTER - KANAL

H HALL - CAIDA HANDRAIL – GABAY HINGE – BISAGRA HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG

I INCHES – PULGADA IRON - HIERO

J JAMB - HAMBA JOIST – SULERAS

K

L LABORER – PIYON LEAN-TO ROOF – SIBE LOW TABLE – DULANG

M MASON - KANTERO MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS MITER - CANTO MESA MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS MORTAR - PAUPO MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA MOULDING - MULDURA

N NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL NAILERS - PAMAKUAN NAILS - PAKO

NEWEL POST - TUKOD NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO NUT - TUERKA

O OAKUM - ESTOPA OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA

P PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILYA PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA PENDULUM (KING POST) - PENDULON PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA PLANK BOARD - SENEPA PLASTER - PALITADA PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA PLUG - TAPON PLUMBING - TUBERIA PLUMB LINE - HULOG PLUM BOB - HULOG POST - HALIGE / POSTE PROJECTION – BOLADA PURLINS - REOSTRA PUTTY - MASILYA

Q QUARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA

R RABBET - VACIADA RAFTERS - KILO REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA BAKAL RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP , SILIPAN

RIVETS - RIMATSE ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER – TAKIP SILIPAN

S SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO SCRATCH COAT - REBOCADA SCREW - TURNILYO SHEET - PLANTSA SHOWER - DUTCHA SIDING (EXTERNAL) - TABIKE SINK - PRIGADERO SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS SLAB (ROUGH) - LARGA MASA SLOPE - BAHADA SOLDER - HINANG SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO STAKE - ESTAKA STRINGER (CLOSED) - MADRE (DE ESCALERA) STRINGER (OPEN) - HARDINERA STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA STUD (HORIZONTAL) - PABALAGBAG STUD (VERTICAL) - PILARETE

T TEMPER(METAL WORK) – SUBAN, SUBUHAL TINSMITH - LATERO TRELLIS - PERGOLA TRUSS - KILO TOP CHORD - TAHILAN TREAD - BAYTANG

U

V VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA VERTICAL STUD – PILARETE

W WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS WALL POST – BAGAD

WASHER - PITSA W. I. STRAP - PLANCHUELA WINDOW HEAD - SUMBRERO WINDOW SILL - PASAMANO WIRING KNOB – POLEYA WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB – HAMBA WOOD GRAIN – HASPE WOOD PLANK – TABLA WROUGHT IRON STRAP – PLANTSUWELA

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