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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






8. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






38. Cavity dug in the ground.






39. Process of retaining moisture of freshly place concrete to ensure proper hydration.






40. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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