11. Bulldozer Definition: A tractor with a blade in front used for pushing earth, rocks and building debris which is mainly used for coarse preliminary surface grading prior to construction
28. Front End Loader A front end load is earthmoving equipment designed to move loose earth and/or loads into vehicles. A multi-purpose bucket is fitted to articulated arms at the front of the vehicle.
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33. Lintel A lintel is a beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening. In this example the lintel is supporting a brick veneer over the opening for a window.
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35. Mortar (continued) Flush Joint – Troweled Joint width: 3/8” Used on Residential Structure Type N Mortar (Medium Strength)
36. Oriented Strand Board Oriented Strand Board is a non-veneered building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.
40. Plywood Plywood is a panel product composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure. Veneer is a thin layer, sheet, or facing.
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48. Steep Roof Terms (continued) Soffit: the undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially the underside of a stair or a roof overhang. Rake : the sloping edge of a steep roof.
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52. Vapor Retarder Vapor Retarder: a layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through a building assembly. Installed on the warm-in-winter side of a structure.
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54. Weep Hole A weep hole is a small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly.
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