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






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






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






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






11. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






30. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






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






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






46. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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

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






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.