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Carpentry Basics

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1. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






5. Trade term for placing concrete.






6. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






46. 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.






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






48. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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