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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






4. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






9. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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

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13. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.






14. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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