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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. Trade term for placing concrete.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






21. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






24. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.






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






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






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






38. Measurement; The distance between two points.






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.






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






45. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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