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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






17. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






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






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