Visual Dictionary-Stiffback (Part2)
- 1. Front End Loader Front end loader is used in the early stages like a backhoe, but is not meant for digging. It is used to move dirt and gravel or anything necessary. It doesn’t just push dirt like a bulldozer, it also picks it up
- 2. Gypsum BoardGypsum board is gypsum in between two sheets of paper. A material used for walls and ceilings. Also known as sheet rock or drywall.
- 4. InsulationInsulation is a material used that has a low conductivity to help keep heat and cold air through the structure or assembly.
- 9. LintelA lintel is a beam that carries a load of an opening.
- 10. MortarConcave mortar joints are troweled½ “
- 11. MortarFlush mortar joints are troweled3/8”
- 12. Oriented Strand BoardA type of sheathing similar to plywood. It is not veneered, and it is strands of wood that is bonded together by pressure in specific directions. Its typical dimensions are 4’ by 8’.
- 14. PlumbingManufactured Shower and tub
- 15. PlumbingThis plumbing vent is letting the gas from plumbing pipes escape through the roof instead of coming back into the house.
- 16. PlumbingA lavatory is a sink. This one uses a 1.5” piping to drain it.
- 17. PlumbingWater ClosetUses a typical 3” pipe to drain
- 18. PlywoodPlywood is a wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure. Veneer is a thin layer or sheet.
- 19. Radiant Barrier
- 20. RebarThe deformations help it to grip the concrete and make it stonger#5 rebar. Measured 5/8”
- 21. Steep Roof DrainageGutter-channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roofDownspout- vertical piping used to drain water from roof to lower level or ground.
- 22. Steep Roof DrainageSplashblock-small piece of concrete or plastic used to divert water at bottom of the downspout
- 23. Steep Roof MaterialsUnderlayment- Underlayment helps keep moisture and any penetration out of the sheathing.
- 24. Steep Roof MaterialsClay tile roof
- 25. Steep Roof MaterialsAsphalt shingle roofShingle-small unit of water resistant material nailed in overlapping fashion to render a wall or sloping roof water tight.
- 26. Steep Roof MaterialsMetal Panel roofAluminum steel
- 29. Steep Roof ShapesHipHipped roof
- 31. Steep Roof TermsRidge-level intersection of two roof planes in a gable vent.Fascia-exposed vertical face of an eave.Eave-horizontal edge at the low side of a roof.
- 32. Steep Roof TermsValley-trough formed by the intersection of two parts of a roofRake-sloping edge of a steep roof
- 33. Steep Roof TermsSoffit-undersurface of a horizontal element of a building, especially a roof overhang.
- 34. Steep Roof TermsBuilding without a fascia has no board or face to the eave.
- 37. Vapor RetarderVapor retarder protects from moisture. It is usually put on the warm winter side of the insulation.
- 38. WaterproofingDefinition-An impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation.Liquid applied waterproofing
- 39. Weep HoleWeep hole allows water to drain from where it has seeped through the mortar.
- 41. WindowsCasement-This is an casement window because it is hinged at the side and it swings outward.Awning-This is an awning window because it is hinged at the top of the window.
- 42. Windows
- 43. WindowsThis is double hung because it has two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks.