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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






10. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






11. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






48. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






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