Visual DictionaryDaniel Chapman & Nick Ross

BSCI 2300Spring 2010

Air Barrier PaperAir Barrier Paper- an external membrane applied to the sheathing

before the veneer is applied which serves as an air barrier and helps to prevent air infiltration into the home!

Attic Ventilation

Soffit vent- Provides ventilation to the attic so that it will help moderate the overall house

temperature.

Attic Ventilation

Ridge Vent- Provides ventilation to the attic so that it will help moderate the overall house temperature.

Ridge Vent

Attic Ventilation

Gable Vent- Provides ventilation to the attic so that it will help moderate the overall house temperature.

Attic Ventilation

Roof Turbine - Provides ventilation to the attic so that it will help moderate the overall house temperature.

Loader- Usually used on construction sites to move large quantities of materials such as dirt or gravel. The hydraulic arm allows the bucket to be dumped at a higher elevation. 8 feet bucket shown.

Backhoe- used in construction projects to clear trees or to dig ditches such as footing or underground utilities. In The picture shown the Backhoe bucket is 2 feet wide.

Batter Boards

Batter Boards - A temporary frame built just outside the corner of an excavation to carry marks that lie on the surface planes of the basement that

will be built in the excavation.

Brick Arches

Roman Arch

Brick Arches

Jack Arch

Brick Arches

Arch with keystone

Keystone

Brick ArchesCentering

Centering- is a temporary structure put up to form the arch around

Common Brick Bond- Distinguished by the five stretcher courses separated by a stretcher header.

Brick Bonds

Header

Brick Bonds

Stretcher Rowlocks

Stack Bond

Rowlocks

Soldier

Brick Bonds

Sailor

Brick Bonds

Brick Sizes #1 Norman3-1/2” x 11-1/2” x 2-1/4”

Brick Sizes

#2 Modular3-1/2” x 7-1/2” x 2-1/4”

Bulldozer

Bulldozer- A heavy, driver-operated machine for clearing and grading land, usually having continuous treads and a broad

hydraulic blade in front.

Cladding

Brick

Cladding

EIFS

Cladding

Stone CladdingCourse Ashlar

Cladding

Wood BoardLap Siding

Cladding

Wood Shingles- used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building.

Code Requirements Code- Windows- Minimum opening on 5.7 square feet(5.0 is less than 44’ AFF)Opening width20” minimum & opening height 24” minimum & opening height 24” minimum.

Actual measurements- 26” H x 22” W x 36” AFF.Total Area is 5.78 square feet.This Window Meets The Code!

Code Requirement

Code- Riser heights 7 ¾” Maximum, Tread Depth 10” nosing to nosing.Actual Requirements- Riser heights 7 ¾”, Tread depth is 12”.

This stair is in compliance with the code.

Concrete Joints

Isolation Joints- is a joint formed off and isolates an area from being poured normally around columns

Isolated for Column

Control Joint- A designed cut in the concrete to weaken the slab at that point to attempt the control the cracking.

Concrete Joints

Decorative CMU

Limestone Split Block CMUType 1

12” Block

Decorative CMURibbed Block

Concrete Masonry Units

8” CMU Block

Concrete Masonry Unit

1 CMU= 3 brick courses

DoorsExterior Steel Flush

DoorsTransom- A small window directly above a door

Glass Panel

Stile

Top Rail

Lock Rail

Bottom Rail

Sidelight- A Tall, narrow window along-side a door.

Electrical Components

Underground Transformer Box:Function- changes the voltage of alternating currents

Electrical Components

Service Head- the assembly by which the electricity from the outdoor lines to the meter box

Service head

Electrical Components

Meter : regulates the amount of electricity passing through and into the house

Electrical Components

Service Panel- distribute the electricity throughout the different circuit breakers

Electrical Components

Duplex Receptacle –a place where an appliance can be connected to an electric circuit.

1. Anchor Bolts- A boltEmbedded in concrete for The purpose of fastening

A building frame to a Concrete or masonry

foundation

Framing Elements

Framing Elements

2. Sill Plate

Framing Elements

3. Floor Joist4. Sub-Flooring

Framing Elements

5. Sole Plate 6. Stud 7. Top Plate

Framing Elements

8. Unfinished Stringer

Framing Elements

9. Ceiling Joist 10. Rafter

Framing Elements

11. Roof decking

Framing Elements

12. Sheathing

Loader- Usually used on construction sites to move large quantities of materials such as dirt or gravel. The hydraulic arm allows the bucket to be dumped at a higher elevation. 8 feet bucket shown.

Backhoe- used in construction projects to clear trees or to dig ditches such as footing or underground utilities. In The picture shown the Backhoe bucket is 2 feet wide.

Gypsum Board- An interior facing panel consisting of gypsum core sandwiched between two paper faces; also called drywall or plasterboard.

Heat Pump

Compressor- transfers the outside are inside to the air handler unit

Heat Pump

Air Handling Unit- a device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning HVAC system.

Advantage- Rapid response timeDisadvantage- Relatively noisy

Insulation

Blanket InsulationHelps regulate temperature to make house more comfortable for occupant and helps lower heating and cooling cost

Insulation

Loose Fill Insulation

Helps regulate temperature to make house more comfortable for occupant and helps lower heating and cooling cost

Insulation

Foam InsulationHelps regulate temperature to make house more comfortable for occupant and helps lower heating and cooling cost

Insulation

Rigid Board InsulationHelps regulate temperature to make house more comfortable for occupant and helps lower heating and cooling cost

Steel Lintel

A Steel Lintel is designed to carry a load of a wall across a window or door opening

Mortar

Mortar joint #1- Concave-tooled-3/8” mortar joint-retaining wall-type O mortar

Mortar

Mortar type #2- Flush- Troweled-3/8” Mortar joint- Restaurant- Type N mortar

Oriented Strand Board

OSB- A building panel composed of long sheds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure

Plumbing

Lavatory- 1-1/2” Drain

Plumbing

Water Closet 3” Drain

Plumbing

Manufactured tub set in prior to sheet rock

Vent Through Roof- Allows air to enter the plumbing system eliminating vacuum which lets the water drain from the pipes.

Plumbing

Plywood

Veneer- A thin layer, sheet, or facing

Plywood- a wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pessure

Radiant Barrier

Radiant Barrier – a reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy

Rebar- #5 rebar (5/8” thickness) in this photo theRebar is used to tie the foundation wall into the CMU

walls

Rebar

-The deformation is use to cling to the concrete for extra strength

Steep Roof Drainage

Gutter - A channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof.

Splash block- A small precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of a downspout

Down spout- A vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower surface.

Steep Roof Drainage

Steep Roof Materials

Clay Tile Roof

Steep Roof Materials

Roof Underlayment- A layer of waterproof material such as building felt between roof sheathing and roofing

Steep Roof Materials

Shingle – a small unit of water-resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion with many other such units to render a wall or sloping roof watertight.

Rubber Shingle shown.

Steep Roof Shapes

Gable Roof

Steep Roof Shapes

Gambrel Roof

Steep Roof Shapes

Hip Roof

Steep Roof Shapes

Mansard Roof

Steep RoofRidge – the level intersection of two roof planes in a gable roof.

Valley – a trough formed by the intersection of two roof slopes.

Eave – The horizontal edge at the low slide of a sloping roof.Rake – Sloping edge of steep roof.

Soffit – the undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a stair or roof overhang. Fascia – the exposed vertical face of an eave.

Steep Roof

Steep roof without a built up fascia.

Stone

Coursed Ashlar

Stone

Random Rubble

Stone

Random Ashlar Pattern

Vapor Retarder

Vapor Retarder- Put in place to reduce the passage of air and water vapor through the building assembly to prevent condensation. It is

usually placed to the inside of the building.

Warm in Winter

Waterproofing- Installed to prevent the passage of water through the CMU into the basement or crawlspace.

-Liquid Membrane Applied.

Waterproofing

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

Weep Hole

Welded Wire Fabric6x6 grid

Welded Wire Fabric

Windows

Casement, It is hinged on one side

Single Hung Only one half of the set in window is free to move

Window

Hopper

Hopper- a window hinged at the bottom and opens outward