1.VISUAL DICTIONARY

2. Air BarrierPaper A moisture-resistant barrier, such as building felt or house-wrap, that covers the sheathing and acts as a backup waterproofing layer to the siding that is applied over it. Will stop water in liquid form but not water vapor 3. Attic Ventilation soffit vent An opening under the eave of a roof, used to allow air to flow into the attic or the space below the roof sheathing 4. Attic Ventilationridge vent A long, open assembly that allows air to circulate in and out of a gable roof at the ridge 5. Attic Ventilationgable vent A screened, louvered opening in a gable, used for exhausting excess heat and humidity from an attic 6. Attic Ventilationroof turbine A venting system that is turned either by air flow or by electricity to circulate and exchange air through the attic 7. Backhoe An excavator whose bucket is rigidly attached to a hinged pole on the boom and is drawn backward to the machine when in operation.Used to move earth, rubble or material, especially where more precise digging is required Bucket Width: 22 8. 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 9. Roman Brick Arch 10. Parabolic Brick Arch 11. Roman Brick Arch and Key Stone 12. Centering Temporary formwork for an arch, dome, or vault 13. Running Brick Bond Brick work consisting entirely of stretchers 14. Common Brick Bond Five rows of stretchers followed by a row of headers 15. Rowlocks 16. Headers 17. Soldiers 18. Sailors 19. Stretcher Rowlocks 20. Brick Sizes 3 X 3 X 11 Utility Brick 3 X 2 X 7 Modular Brick 21. Bull Dozer Tracked vehicle with a large steel plate (or blade) that is used for moving lare amounts of earth on a construction site. 22. Brick Cladding 23. EIFS Cladding 24. Stone Cladding 25. Wood Cladding 26. Wood Shingle Cladding Strips of wood that are nailed in an over lapping pattern on the side of a building or structure. 27. Code Requirements Bedroom Windows Area of opening:6.33 square feet Dimensions ofBedroom Window: Width: 35 inches Height: 26 inches Sill Height: 19 inches IBC Building Code Requirements:Minimum width of 20 Minimum height 24 Maximum Sill height 44 This window meets the code requirements because the opening meets the requirements as stated by the code 28. CodeRequirements StairsRiser: 6 in, Tread:12 inIBC Code Requirements:11inch minimum Tread 7 inch maximum riser 4 inch minimum riser These stairs do meet code because the tread and riser are with in the minimum and maximum requirements that are stated by the IBC Code Requirements 29. Concrete Control Joints Crack Joint formed in a structure to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur to eliminate cracking else where in the structure 30. Isolation Joint Isolation joints are used to relieve flexural stresses due to vertical movement of slab-on-grade applications that adjoin fixed foundation elements such as columns, building or machinery foundations, etc.Column being isolated from a slab 31. Concrete Masonry Units 1 CMU = 3 Bricks 32. Concrete Masonry Units 8 X 8 X 16 typical dimensions , a block of hardened concrete, with of without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick or stone, have a multitude of uses and are made at a concrete plant and tend to be brittle. 8X12X16 4X8X16 33. Decorative Concrete Masonry UnitsRibface Split face 34. ExteriorFlush Door 35. Exterior Panel Door Panel Lock Rail Top Rail Stile Bottom Rail 36. Transom A small window directly above a door 37. Sidelight A tall, narrow window alongside a door 38. Power pole & TransformerPower poleTransformer Used to bring power to house or building and reduce current to a useable voltage for the service head 39. Service Head Used to bring power into the house or building 40. Meter Used by power company to obtain a readout of power used 41. Service Panel House breakers that regulate safe current flow and branch power out to power receptacles and outlets within home or building 42. Duplex Receptacle Used to plug in appliances to current source 43. Framing Elements anchor bolt 44. Framing Elements floor joist sill plate sub flooring 45. Framing Elements sole plate stud top plate 46. ceiling joist 47. rafter 48. roof decking 49. Sheathing 50. Stringer 51. Front End LoaderAn earthmoving machine with a hydraulic scoop in front for lifting and loading earth or rubbleWhere a backhoe is used for precise digging and a bulldozer is used to push earth, the front end loader is used to lift the earth and material 52. Gypsum Board an interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwich between paper faces; also called drywall, plasterboard 53. Heat PumpCompressor/Condenser Advantage: Ability to filter air and control humidity Disadvantage: Ducts are bulky Extracts hot or cold air from the external air and sends it through the air handling unit 54. Air handling unit Interior component Further heats or cools the air that is sent through the home 55. Insbatt or blanket insulationulation 56. loose fill insulation 57. foamed insulation 58. rigid board insulation To insulate the house or building, slowing the exchange of hot and cold air to help maintain a comfortable interior temperature 59. Lintel A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening 60. Concave Mortar Joint Tooled Joint In use on an educational school building Type S Mortar 3/8 thick Mortar Joint 61. Beaded Mortar Joint Type S Mortar 3/8 thick Mortar Joint Tooled JointUsed on an elderly care facility 62. Oriented Strand Board (OSB) A nonveneered building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bounded together under pressure. 63. lavatory 1 pipe used to drain lavatory 64. water closet 3 Pipe used to drain water closet 65. Manufactured Tub 66. plumbing roof vent Maintains a system of plumbing drains and waste lines at atmospheric pressure by connecting them to the outside air 67. Kitchen sink installed in a countertop This sink is a drop-in mount 68. Plywood The grain Veneer: A thin layer, sheet, or facing A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure 69. Radiant Barrier 70. Rebar Diameter in, #6 rebar Purpose of the deformations is to keep the rebar in place in the concrete after the concrete has been poured and setup around the rebar 71. Steep RoofDrainageGutter Downspout Splash Block 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 level Slash Block: A small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of a downspout 72. Steep Roof MaterialsUnderlayment Underlayment: A panel laid over a sub-floor to create a smooth, stiff surface for the application of finish flooring. Also a layer of waterproofing material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roofing 73. Clay Tile Roof 74. Metal Shingle Roof Shingle: A small unit of water-resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a wall or sloping roof watertight 75. Metal Panel Roof Materials typically used are Galvanized or Aluminized Steel 76. Gable Roof 77. Gambrel Roof 78. Hip Roof 79. Mansard Roof 80. Steep Roof TermsRidge Valley Ridge: The level intersection of two roof planes in a gable roof Valley: A trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes Eave Eave: The horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof 81. Steep Roof Terms Rake Rake: The sloping edge of a steep roof 82. Steep Roof TermsSoffit: The undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a stair or a roof overhang 83. Steep Roof Terms Fascia: The exposed vertical face of an eave 84. Building Without Fascia No Fascia Building with no exposed vertical face of an eave 85. Random Rubble Stone Pattern 86. Coursed Rubble Pattern Stone 87. Random Ashlar Stone 88. Coursed Ashlar Stone Pattern 89. Vapor Retarder 90. Waterproofing 91. Weep HoleWeep Hole: A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly 92. Welded Wire FabricGrid Measurements: 6X 6 93. Double Hung WindowsIdentified by the two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks 94. Sliding Windows Identified by one fixed sash and another that moves horizontally in tracks 95. Casement Windows Identified by its pivoting on an axis at or near a vertical edge of the sash