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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.
sidewalk
batterboard
property lines
silt
2. Graduated scale that gives fractions of a degree on leveling instruments.
vernier
elevation
compass direction
grout
3. Base of a foundation system. It bears directly on the soil.
trenching
finish grade
front setback
footing
4. Metal connectors that provide a solid connection between the foundation and structural members to resist uplift and lateral forces.
building line
utilities
foundation anchors
concrete
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.
areaway
battered foundation
Pictorial Drawing
bearing plates
6. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.
trench
vernier
stepped foundation
crawl space
7. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.
portland cement
property lines
symbol
plot plan
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.
sill anchor
plot plan
contour line
frost line
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.
front setback
backfill
bearing plates
property lines
11. Three-dimensional view that shows three sides of an object or structure
bearing plates
Pictorial Drawing
clay
orthographic drawing
12. An imaginary straight line extending from the telescope of a builder's level or transit-level to the object being sighted.
bedrock
compass direction
line of sight
batterboard
13. Foundation with inside sloped walls to provide a wide base.
elevation
battered foundation
compressive strength
symbol
14. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.
welded wire reinforcement
foundation plan
reinforcing bars
vernier
15. Digging trenches for foundation footings.
trenching
excavation
cement
sill anchor
16. Condition that occurs when aggregate settles because the mixture is too thin to support the aggregate.
mixture segregation
datum points
on-center
foundation anchors
17. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.
battered foundation
datum points
clay
side yard
18. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.
planter strip
lot
building line
finish floor elevation
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.
reinforcing bars
finish grade
concrete
welded wire reinforcement
20. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.
property lines
building line
mudsill anchor
concrete
21. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.
utilities
hub
Cutting plane line
finish floor elevation
22. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
water-cement (W/C) ratio
minute
backfill
23. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.
bedrock
clay
vernier
transit-mix truck
24. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.
crawl space
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
lot
crawl-space foundation
25. Area between the street curb and sidewalk where a lawn or other vegetation may be planted.
clay
front setback
planter strip
foundation plan
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.
curing concerte
slab-at-grade foundation
grading
orthographic drawing
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.
plot plan
gravel
mixture segregation
compass direction
28. Type of foundation that features a narrow space between the bottom of a floor unit and ground. Also call basementless foundation.
sill plate
crawl-space foundation
slab-at-grade foundation
grading
29. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.
reinforced concrete
plot plan
front setback
ready-mixed concrete
30. Trade term for placing concrete.
transit-mix truck
concrete pour
batterboard
curing concerte
31. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.
property lines
abbreviation
footing
inverted T-shaped foundation
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.
minute
sill anchor
vernier
reinforced concrete
33. Services provided to the public - requiring electrical and plumbing hookups in a building.
utilities
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
water-cement (W/C) ratio
crawl-space foundation
34. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.
inverted T-shaped foundation
Cutting plane line
orthographic drawing
batch plant
35. Direction - size - and arrangement of the wood fibers in a piece of lumber.
compass direction
grain
lot
datum points
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.
Cutting plane line
property lines
side yard
hydration
37. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.
silt
foundation anchors
finish grade
finish floor elevation
38. Masonry or wood wall constructed to hold back a bank of earth.
Pictorial Drawing
minute
contour line
retaining wall
39. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.
concrete mixture
compressive strength
cement
plot plan
40. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.
sill anchor
inverted T-shaped foundation
portland cement
sidewalk
41. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.
swale
abbreviation
batterboard
bearing plates
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.
battered foundation
gravel
Cutting plane line
planter strip
43. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.
mudsill anchor
batch plant
anchor bolt
foundation plates
44. The various levels of the lot surface before any finish grading takes places. Also called existing grade.
scale drawing
finish grade
grain
natural grade
45. Pictorial representation of a or material component used on prints; commonly standardized.
hub
plot plan
symbol
line of sight
46. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.
cement
concrete
on-center
silt
47. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.
symbol
building line
side yard
water-cement (W/C) ratio
48. Unit of measurement of an angle equal to 1/60 of a minute. (A minute is 1/60 of a degree.)
crawl-space foundation
frost line
L-shaped foundation
Second
49. Earth material consisting of fine mineral particles that are midway in size between sand and clay.
silt
slab-at-grade foundation
sill anchor
areaway
50. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.
footing
easement
plot plan
foundation plates