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Carpentry Basics

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






2. Measurement; The distance between two points.






3. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.






4. Foundation system that combines concrete foundation walls with a concrete floor slab that rests directly on a bed of gravel that has been placed over the ground. Also called slab-on-grade.






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






6. Depth to which soil freezes in a particular area.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Ditch dug in the ground down to bearing soil for foundation footings.






12. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






13. A precast block - solid or hollow - used in the construction of walls. Also referred to as concrete block.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Bolt use to secure sill plates - columns - and beams to concrete or other masonry.






21. Point of elevation reference - established by local authorities - from which other elevations in the area are measured. Often referred to as the point of beginning (POB).






22. Crushed rock. Particles range in size from 1/4' to 1 1/2' in diameter.






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






24. Truck equipped with a large drum concrete mixer for delivery of ready-mixed concrete to the job site.






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






26. Facility ready-mixed concrete is mixed to specification - then discharged into transit-mix trucks for delivery to a job site.






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






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






29. Metal connector use to fasten the foundation to the side of the sill plate.






30. 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.






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






32. Unit of measurement of angles equal to 1/60 of a degree.






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






34. Concrete mixed at a batch plant and delivered by truck to the job site.






35. A foundation system use on a sloped and hillside lots. The walls and footings are shaped like steps.






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.






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






40. Walkway that extends along a street and borders the building lot.






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






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

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






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






45. One of the heights established for different levels of a building.






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






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






48. 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.






49. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






50. Wood plate fastened to the top of a foundation wall. it provides a nailing base for floor joists or studs. Also called mudsill.