2. Air paper barrier
Definition: material that controls
air leakage into and out of he
interior/exterior environments of a
building.
What is it doing? It is preventing rain
from getting into the wall assembly
while letting water vapor pass
through to the exterior.
5. Soffit vent
The soffit vent is the vent opening
located under the eaves.
Why is it needed? it allows fresh air
to enter the attic area and flow
upward to the roof vents, where it
is exhausted.
6. Ridge vent
A ridge vent is a vent along the entire
ridge line of a roof.
Why is it needed? It allows air to flow
out of the attic, moisture to escape, and
prevents ice dams.
7. Gable vent
A louver (screened vent) mounted at
the top of a gable.
Why is it needed? It allows air passage
for the attic.
8. Roof turbine
Why is it
needed? To
exhaust
moist, hot
air from
your attic.
10. Backhoe cont.
Definition: an excavator whose
bucket is rigidly attached to a hinged
pole on the boom and is drawn
backward toward the machine when
it is in operation.
Type of work: primarily used for
digging in the ground and removing
large amounts of dirt, gravel, or
sand. With other attachments, a
backhoe can be used to lift heavy
objects, dig circular holes, and
break up concrete and asphalt.
11. Definition: a Batter
temporary frame boards
built just
outside the
corner of an
excavation used
to carry marks
that lie on the
surface planes
of the basement
that will be built
in the
excavation.
26. Bulldozer cont.
Definition: a tracked vehicle
equipped with a substantial metal
plate used to push large quantities
of soil, sand, rubble, etc. during
construction work.
May be found on small and large
scale construction sites, mines and
quarries, military bases, heavy
industry factories, and large
governmental and public
engineering projects as well as
farming.
33. Cladding cont.
Wood shingle- a small unit of
wood nailed in overlapping
fashion with many other such
units to render a wall or
sloping roof watertight.
Wood shake- a shingle split
from a block of wood.
What is in the photo? - shingle.
36. Ibc requirements for
egress window
The clear opening must be at least
5.7 sq. ft.
The clear width must be at least 20
inches.
The clear height must be at least 24
inches.
Sill may be no higher than 44 inches
above floor.
This window meets the requirements
because it is within all the required
measurements.
38. Code requirements
cont. (stairs)
IBC Code for tread and riser:
Tread- minimum of 10”
Riser- maximum of 7 1/2”
These stairs meet the IBC code
because they do not exceed the
maximum riser measurement and has
at least a10” tread.
39. Black- control
joint Concrete
Red- crack
control joint: an
joints
intentional, linear
discontinuity in a
structure or
component,
designed to form a
plane of weakness
where cracking can
occur in response
to various forces
so as to minimize or
eliminate cracking
elsewhere in the
structure.
40. Concrete joints cont.
Isolation joint separating sections
of a concrete wall.
Rubbery substance allows
separation and room for expansion.
41. Isolation joint
Definition: separation that
allows adjoining parts of a
structure to move freely from
one another, both in the
horizontal and vertical
directions.s
42. Concrete masonry units
1 CMU= 3 brick courses
CMU (concrete masonry unit)- a
block of hardened concrete,
with or without hollow cores,
designed to be laid in the same
manner as brick or stone.
Typical dimensions: 8” X 8” X 16”
50. Service head
Function: to
transfer the
electricity
from the local
electricity
company to
your house
through a main
fuse.
Connected to
the meter
51. meter
Function:
receives the
electricity from
the service head
and measures
the consumption
of the power in
your house.
The dials on the
meter record
the number of
units of power
used so you can
be billed.
52. Function: to
connect all the
Service panel
electrical
circuits of a
building into the
main power line
and allow each
individual circuit
to be protected by
fuses or breakers.
Contains breaker
to disconnect
house from the
power source.
53. Duplex receptacle
A wall outlet
with two
receptacles;
allows the use
of electricity
safely in the
home or work
space.
68. Front end loader cont.
Definition: earth moving equipment
designed to move loose earth
and/or loads into vehicles. A multi
purpose bucket is fitted to
articulate arms at the front of the
vehicle. It may either be wheeled or
tracked. It doesn’t have a long
extended arm like a backhoe or the
large steel plate of the bulldozer.
70. Gypsum board cont.
Definition: panels or slabs of
wallboard consisting of
noncombustible gypsum core,
surfaced and edged with a
covering material designed for
various uses.
drywall
73. Heat pump/ air unit cont.
One advantage of heat pumps:
they don’t burn oxygen or
create stuffiness like open
fires do. They are designed for
year round comfort.
One disadvantage of heat pumps:
they require regular servicing
for optimum performance.
76. Batt insulation
The purpose of insulation is to
provide resistance to the flow of
heat and therefore increase the
efficiency of our heating and
cooling and end the drafts and
uneven temperatures that are a by-
product of heat flow.
78. Loose fill cont.
The purpose of insulation is to
provide resistance to the flow
of heat and therefore increase
the efficiency of our heating
and cooling and end the drafts
and uneven temperatures that
are a by-product of heat flow.
79. Foamed insulation
The purpose of insulation is to provide
resistance to the flow of heat and
therefore increase the efficiency of
our heating and cooling and end the
drafts and uneven temperatures that
are a by-product of heat flow.
80. Rigid board insulation
The purpose of insulation is to provide
resistance to the flow of heat and
therefore increase the efficiency of
our heating and cooling and end the
drafts and uneven temperatures that
are a by-product of heat flow.
81. lintel
Concrete
lintel
Definition: a
horizontal
beam used in
construction;
usually above
a door or
window.
82. mortar
Joint #1:
raked
Tooled
Size: 1/2”
Mortar: n
Building:
jewelry
store
83. Mortar Cont.
Joint #2:
Concave
Tooled
Size: 1/2”
Mortar: n
Building
Type:
dudley hall
85. Oriented strand board
cont.
Definition: a nonveneered panel
product composed of long
shreds of wood fiber oriented
in specific directions and
bonded together under
pressure.
93. Plywood cont.
Definition: a wood panel
composed of an odd number of
layers of wood veneer bonded
together under pressure.
Veneer: a thin surface layer, as
of finely grained wood, glued
to the face of an inferior
material.
105. Wood
shingle
roof
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.
117. Weep
hole
Definition:
small openings
in the outer
wall of
masonry
construction
used as an
outlet for
water inside a
building to
escape and
evaporate