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Carpentry Basics

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1. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.






2. Graduated scale that gives fractions of a degree on leveling instruments.






3. Base of a foundation system. It bears directly on the soil.






4. Metal connectors that provide a solid connection between the foundation and structural members to resist uplift and lateral forces.






5. Small sunken area allowing light or air into a basement window that is partially below the grade level around the building. Also called window well.






6. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.






7. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.






8. Survey instrument use to establish and verify grades and elevations and to set up level points over long distances.

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9. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.






10. Soil or gravel use to fill the space between a completed foundation wall and the excavated areas on one or both sides of the wall.






11. Three-dimensional view that shows three sides of an object or structure






12. An imaginary straight line extending from the telescope of a builder's level or transit-level to the object being sighted.






13. Foundation with inside sloped walls to provide a wide base.






14. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.






15. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






16. Condition that occurs when aggregate settles because the mixture is too thin to support the aggregate.






17. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.






18. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.






19. Deformed steel bars placed in concrete to increase its ability to withstand weight and pressure. They also help tie together structural concrete members. Also called rebar.






20. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.






21. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.






22. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.






23. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






24. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






25. Area between the street curb and sidewalk where a lawn or other vegetation may be planted.






26. Removing or adding soil to the surface of the lot so that there is enough slope for surface water to flow away from the building.






27. Plan included in a set of prints showing the size of the lot - location of the building on the lot - grades - and all other information needed to perform work required before construction of the foundation begins.






28. Type of foundation that features a narrow space between the bottom of a floor unit and ground. Also call basementless foundation.






29. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.






30. Trade term for placing concrete.






31. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.






32. Anchor bolt positioned in a concrete form at the time the concrete is being placed. Its purpose is to fasten the sill plate to the top of the wall.






33. Services provided to the public - requiring electrical and plumbing hookups in a building.






34. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.






35. Direction - size - and arrangement of the wood fibers in a piece of lumber.






36. Chemical reaction that takes place when water is combined with cement - sand - and gravel in a concrete mix. Hydration cause the concrete to harden.






37. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.






38. Masonry or wood wall constructed to hold back a bank of earth.






39. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.






40. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.






41. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.






42. Line (identified by letters) that cuts through a part of a structure on an elevation or plan view drawing. It refers to a separate section view or detail drawing given for that area.






43. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.






44. The various levels of the lot surface before any finish grading takes places. Also called existing grade.






45. Pictorial representation of a or material component used on prints; commonly standardized.






46. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.






47. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.






48. Unit of measurement of an angle equal to 1/60 of a minute. (A minute is 1/60 of a degree.)






49. Earth material consisting of fine mineral particles that are midway in size between sand and clay.






50. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.