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Carpentry Basics

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1. 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.






2. Square - round - or battered concrete base set in the soil to directly support posts or columns. Also used to directly support grade beams.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Steel plates (3' square) with an oblong hole in the middle to allow the plates to be adjustable in case an anchor bolt is not centered on the sill plate. Bearing plates significantly increase the strength of anchor bolt connections.






14. Small nail driven into the top of a corner stake (hub) to identify the exact corner of the property.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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

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






23. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.






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






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






26. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






27. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






29. Distance between center points of framing members or other building components.






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






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






32. Directon based on the compass points north - south - east - and west.






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. One of the slopes required on a lot to ensure water drainage away from the building.






37. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






39. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.






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






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






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






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






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