Visual Dictionary
Sp10HipBSCI 2300
April 26, 2010
Air Barrier – An external membrane applied to the sheathing behind the veneer which serves as a weather barrier and helps prevent air infiltration
Attic Ventilation - Serves to allow water vapor and hot attic air to escape through the roof vents and allows for circulation Soffit Vent
– Allows air into the attic so that warmer air may escape through the high vents
Gable Vent – Allows hot attic air to escape and prevents buildup of heat conducted through the roof of the structure
Ridge Vent – Allows hot attic air to escape through the ridge vent
Roof Turbine – allows the air to escape by drawing it out through the roof like a fan
Backhoe – Heavy machinery used for excavation of
smaller site clearing projects such as tree removal or used to dig footing and some basement excavation.
Bucket width – 32”
Batter Boards – Temporary framework erected just outside the corners of a foundation excavation used to make sure the structure is square and also to carry the lines of a footing from corner to corner
Brick ArchesArch with a keystone
ELIPTICAL
ROMAN ARCH
CENTERING!!!!!!!!
Brick Bonds
Running Bond
Rowlocks
Headers
Soldiers
Sailors
Flemish Bond
Brick Sizes
8 ¾” x 4” x 2 ½” 9” x 3 7/8” x 3”
Bulldozer – Heavy machinery used during site prep. It is used to level a site by grading with the front blade and pushing dirt around areas of the construction site
72” Blade
Cladding
Brick Cladding
EFIS
Stone Clad – Random Rubble
Wood Clad
Wood Shakes - SplitWood Shingles - Sawn
Wood Shakes
Code Requirements
- 36” x 73” -36” x 36” opening (9 sq. ft.)-- Sill height 11” AFF
For emergency escape and rescue:Max. sill height AFF – 44”Is the sill w/i 44” of finish grade?-Yes – min. net opening 5.5 sq. ft.-No – min. net opening 5.7 sq. ft.
Window meets code because it is within the minimum net opening requirements and within the maximum sill height requirements
Code Requirements
Tread – 10 7/8”Riser – 7”
Stairs meet code because they are within the allowed minimum and maximum
Code:
Tread – 10” min.Riser – 7 ¾” max
Concrete Joints
Control Joint – a designed cut in concrete to weaken the slab at that point in an attempt to prevent cracking elsewhere
crack
Isolation Joint – Separates concrete from objects or structures, and allows independent movement without any connection that could cause damage to either object. This one isolates the slab from the driveway.
Driveway
Slab
Concrete Masonry unit – block of hardened concrete designed to be laid up like masonry brick. The hollow cores allow for the block walls to be filled with grout for additional strength. CMU is more economical for foundation walls than cast in place concrete, and when laid by a proper mason, one course of block is equal to3 courses of standard brick w/ a 3/8” mortar joint. A typical block is 8” x 8” x 16” w/ a 3/8” mortar joint.
Different size CMU
4x8x16
8x8x16
Decorative CMU
Split Block Ribbed
Doors
Flush Door
Panel Door (Tiger paws are horrible at taking visual
dictionary pictures)
Top Rail
Stile
Panel
Lock Rail
Bottom Rail
Doors
Transom – small window directly over door
Sidelight – tall narrow window running along either or both sides of a door
Electrical Components
Duplex Receptacle
Meter
Transformer
Service Head
Service Panel
Framing Elements
#1 Anchor Bolt
#4 Sub Flooring
#2 Sill Plate
#3 Floor Joist
Framing Elements
#7 Top Plate#6 Studs
#5 Sole Plate
Framing Elements
#8 Unfinished Stringer
Framing Elements#9 Ceiling Joists
#10 Rafters
Framing Elements
#11 Roof Decking
#12 Sheathing
Front End Loader – used for transporting piles of dirt or other materials across a jobsite. The hydraulic arms on the bucket allows the ability to place material at a raised elevation. Used for loading dump trucks and backfilling . Unlike a bulldozer, a loader has the ability to scoop dirt out of the ground and move it to another location rather than pushing and spreading it around an area.
72” bucket
Gypsum Board – an interior finish board made from a gypsum core sandwiched between two paper faces
Heat Pump Compressor – compresses the refrigerant gas which gives off heat, thus cooling the air as it blows across the cooler coils at the air handler
-One main disadvantage of the heat pump system is that it is noisy. One must take into account where to place the outside compressors to avoid noise intrusion into the home.-One advantage of a heat pump system is that it is the most efficient way to heat and cool a home
Heat PumpAir Handler – forces the air through the system with the use of a blower fan. Also, cooler air is blown across a heating element inside the air handler to warm it up before distributing it through the duct
Batt Insulation – Insulation is used to create the thermal envelope for the house to reduce air infiltration/heat loss in the home
Insulation
Insulation
Loose Fill
Insulation
Rigid Board Insulation
Lintel
Concrete Lintel – a concrete lintel that carries the load of the wall across a door or window
Mortar
Extruded Joint – This house used a 3/8” joint neither trowled nor tooled with type ‘M’ mortar
Mortar
Concave Mortar Joint-Tooled- 3/8” joint spacing-Building - Church- Type ‘M’
Oriented Strand Board
OSB – a nonveneered panel made up of long strands of wood shavings which are compressed and glued together in several layers. Each layer is oriented opposite the direction of the previous layer for strength
Plumbing
Lavatory – uses 1 ½” drain pipe
Plumbing
Water closet – uses 3” pipe to drain
Plumbing
Plumbing
Vent Through Roof – allows air to enter the plumbing system which lets the water drain from the pipes
Plumbing
Under-mounted sink
Plywood– manufactured by gluing thin layers of wood together, rotating each layer 90 degrees so that the grain in the wood does not run the same direction in each layer. This provides greater strength and equalizes moisture movement
ve·neer (və-nîr')n.
A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.A decorative facing, as of brick.A deceptive, superficial show; a façade: a veneer of friendliness.
Rebar
#4 Rebar (1/2” thickness) The purpose of the deformations is where the concrete will bond to it better
Steep Roof DrainingGutter – a channel which collects rainwater at the eave of a roof
Downspout – A vertical pipe for conducting the rainwater from the gutter to a lower level discharge point
Splashblock - a precast concrete block used to dissipate the water at the downspout’s discharge point
Steep Roof Draining
Steep Roof Materials
Underlayment – A thin layer of waterproof material laid between the roof deck and roofing. It allows to get the house ‘in the dry’ so progress will not be held up due to inclement weather and protects the building before the roofing is applied
Steep Roof
Clay Tile Roof
Shingle – a water resistant material nailed in an overlapping pattern with other like materials to make the roof watertight.
Steep Roof Material
Steep Roof Materials
Slate Roof
Steep Roof Materials
Metal Panel Roof - Aluminum steel
Steep Roof Shapes
Gable Roof
Steep Roof Shapes
Gambrel Roof
Sttep Roof Shapes
Hip Roof
Steep Roof Shapes
Mansard Roof
Steep Roof Terms
Ridge - the level intersection of roof planes
Valley – the sloping intersection of roof planes when water runs to it
Eave – the level, low edge of the roof
Steep Roof Terms
Rake – the sloping edge of a steep roof
Steep Roof Terms
Facia
Soffit
Soffit – the exposed vertical face of the eave
Facia – the undersurface of a roof overhang installed to enclose the rafter tails
Steep Roof Terms
No Facia – House with exposed rafter tails
Stone
Random Rubble Pattern
Stone
Random Ashler Patter
Stone
Coursed Ashler Pattern
Vapor Retarder - put in place to reduce the passage of air and water vapor through the building assembly to prevent condensation. It is usually placed towards the inside of the building (warm-in-winter).
Waterproofing – installed to prevent the passage of water through the CMU into a basement or crawlspace. This is an example of liquid applied.
Weep Hole - a small hole opening in the brick veneer to allow accumulated water from the building to escape from the cavity wall
Welded Wire Fabric
WWF – 6” x 6” grid
Windows
Double Hung Window - Both top and bottom sash open
-Vinyl clad
Awning Window –window swings out
-Metal