Visual Dictionary – BSCI 2300

Brandon Klein

Air Barrier Paper - Material which is permeable to water vapor but not to liquid water or air.Barrier is acting as a shield from the elements for the plywood sheeting underneath.

Attic Ventilation

Gable Vent

Roof TurbineRidge Vent

Soffit Vent

Ridge Vent- Allows air to circulate in and out of gable roofRoof Turbine-Replaces hot air in attic with fresh airGable Vent –Used to relieve excess heat and humidity from atticSoffit Vent – Allows air to reach attic below roof sheeting

Backhoe- (24” bucket dim)An excavator whose bucket is rigidly attached to a hinged pole on the boom and is drawn backward to the machine when used to pick up and move earth materials and construction materials.

Batter Boards-A temporary frame that built just outside the corner of an excavation to carry marks that lie on the surface planes. Used in laying out groundwork for the foundation.

Jack Arch or “Flat arch”

Arch With Keystone

Tudor ArchCentering-Temporary formwork for an Arch or dome, or vault.

Brick Arches

Rowlock

SoldierSailor

Running Bond

Common Bond

Brick Bonds

Engineered Modular3.5” x 8” x 2.75”

Modular-3.5” x 7.5” x 2.25”

Brick SizesBrick Sizes

Bulldozer

Bulldozer-Crawling device that uses a large metal plate to push earth and large quantities of soil. Currently prepping land for the foundation to be set.

Brick Clad

EFIS Clad

Stone Clad-(Coursed Ashlar)

Wood Board Clad Wood Shingle Clad-Wood shingles that are panelized in order to make a decorative and exterior finish on the wall.

Cladding

Overall Dims-3’ x 5’

Clear Opening – 7.5 sq. ft.

Bottom of Clear Opening-36” AFF`

IBC Requirements-Minimum Opening of 5.7 sq. FeetMinimum Height of 24”Minimum Width of 20”Bottom Less than 44” AFF

StairsTread must be at least 10”Riser must be under 7.75”

Stair DimsTread – 14”Riser-6.5”

Egress window clears all IBC requirements having large enough dims, opening, and the AFF dim is within parameters.

Stair Tread and Riser Dims are within allowable parameters of IBC Code.

Control Joint-An intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component, designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur.

Crack Near Control Joint

Isolation Joint-A joint between two adjacent structures which are not in physical contact.(Pictured between Column and Slab)

Concrete Joints

Concrete Masonry Unit

Concrete masonry Unit – A block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick or stone; a concrete block.

Decorative Concrete Masonry

Transom-Fixed window above a door located directly over the lintel.

Sidelight-A framed area of fixed glass alongside a door or opening.

Exterior Panel Door

Exterior Flush Door

Doors

Power Poll –Poll that houses the transportation and conversion of voltage Service Head-Where the power enters the houseMeter-Reads the electrical usage of independent facilitiesService Panel-Control center for power distribution within the houseDuplex Receptacle-Electrical receptacle that has two service ports

Electrical Components

Sole plate

Subflooring

Stud

Top Plate

Ceiling Joist

Framing Elements

Stringer

Rafter (Interior View from Exterior)

Roof Sheathing

Framing Elements Cont.

Front End Loader-Construction vehicle used to load earth or construction materials from one place to another or into another vehicle. Differs from backhoe in fact that there is no hoe in the rear and differs from a bulldozed in the fact that it is not used in the process of flattening, but transporting materials.

Gypsum Board – An interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces.

Heat Pumps (Air Handling Unit)Used in the circulation of HVAC.ADV - Rapid Response time Ability to heat and cool DIS - Relatively noisy Ducts are bulky

Insulation

Rigid Board Insulation

Blanket Insulation

Insulation-A material with low thermal conductivity that is included in a building. Used in a building assembly for the purpose of reducing heat flow through the assembly.

Lintel – A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening.

Concave Joint“Tooled” 9.5 mm JointUsed on residential homeType “N” mortar

Vee Joint“Tooled “9.5 mm JointRisers to Pool DeckType “N” mortar

Mortar

Oriented Strand Board – Nonveneered Panel product composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.

Created by placing many mats of flat oriented fibers that are pressed together.

Roof Vent – The VTR is responsible for emitting gasses for the internal plumbing in the house

Water Closet –Piping 3” D. For Waste Drain

Lavatory –“Bathroom Sink”Drop in sinkPiping 1.5” D. Drain

Pre-Finished Shower Tub

Plumbing

Plywood –Engineered wood made from glued together pieces of veneer.When glued, the pieces are glued together at 90 degree angles to make it more sturdy.

(Veneer – Slices of wood of the width less than 3mm)

Radiant Barrier

RebarRebar –1.5” diameter Rebar# 4 RebarSteel reinforcing bar

Downspout-A vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to the lower level

Gutter – A channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of the roof

Splash Block – A small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at bottom of downspout.

Steep Roof Drainage

Steep Roof Materials

Underlayment- Layer of waterproof material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roof.

Shingle-A small unit of water-resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a roof watertight. (Metal Shingle Roof)

Gable-

Hip Roof-

Mansard Roof-

Steep Roof Shapes

Ridge-Level of intersection of roof planes at their highest point

Valley-Sloping intersection of two roof planes

Eave-The level, low edge of a roof

Rake-The sloping edge of a roof

Soffit-The undersurface of the horizontal element of the roof

Fascia-The exposed vertical face of an eave(behind Gutter)

Steep Roof Terms

Coursed Ashlar

Random Rubble

Random Ashlar

Coursed Rubble

Stone

Vapor Retarder- A layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly. (Installed on the warmer side of the insulation layer – warm climate would be placed on the outside of the insulation)

Waterproofing-An impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation(fully adhered)

Weep Hole-A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly.

Welded Wire Fabric

Single Hung Window-Has one moving sashes that slides up and down

Fixed Window-Window is fixed in place with no ability for glass to panel to reposition itself

Sliding Window-A single hung window on its side and uses track to move horizontally

Window