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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






4. 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).






5. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






27. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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