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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.






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






29. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Measurement; The distance between two points.






48. 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.






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






50. Digging trenches for foundation footings.