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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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).






17. Thin mixture of cement - and water use for patching and leveling.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. Measurement; The distance between two points.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.