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Carpentry Basics

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






7. Distance from the property line to the side of a building.






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






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






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






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






12. Type of foundation with the footing extending from only one side of the foundation wall.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






50. 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).