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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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

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15. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.






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






46. Measurement; The distance between two points.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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