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Carpentry Basics

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






21. Cavity dug in the ground.






22. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






31. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






47. Trade term for placing concrete.






48. Directon based on the compass points north - south - east - and west.






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






50. 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.