Define: What its doing: It is a type of paper that blocks air flow, so you don’t leak air out of the house. It’s also backup waterproofing for the siding.

Air Barrier paper

Attic Ventilation (2)

Why it’s needed?

Because the HVAC system does not usually run through the attic, the ventilation allows the attic to be at a average temperature and let fresh air circulate. Soffit vent

Ridge vent

Gable Vent

Gable vent

Roof turbine

Backhoe

Define: Equipment with 4 tires that has a digging arm attached to the front.

Bucket Width: 22.5”

Equipment is used for excavating job sites

Batter Boards

Batter boards are temporary framing built on the outside corners that mark the boundaries of a structure and create a level line for it.

Brick arch number 1

Roman arch

Brick arch number 2

Gothic arch

Roman brick arch with keystone

Centering

Define: Temporary framework for a arch that allows you to place the bricks before entering the keystone.

Running bonds: It is all rows of stretcher bricks.

BRICK BONDS

Flemish Bond

Alternating headers and stretchers!

Rowlocks

Headers

Soldiers

Sailors

Stretcher

Rowlocks

(shiners)

Measurements:

3.5”x 2.25 x 7.632”

3.625” x 3.625” 11.625”

Bulldozer

Define: Earth moving equipment with a plated front to push the soil

What it’s used for: to push soil, leveling out soil for a slab.

Cladding

Brick

EIFS

Coursed rubble

Wood board clad

Wood shake cladding

Wood shake Definition: A single split block of wood.

Wood Shingle Definition: A small unit of water resistant material installed in an overlapping fashion with many other units to render the wall tight_

Code Requirements

Egress Window:

Measurements: Window-2.5’ x 5’

12.5 SQF Area and it is 2.5’ AFF

IBC Requirements for Egress Window: Min opening of 5.7 SQF, Min Height of 2’, Min width of 1.33’, and less than equal to 3.66’ sill height AFF

Does it meet the requirements?

YES

Measurements:

Tread: 11 1/8”

Riser: 7 7/16”

Stair

IBC code

Riser: 7-3/4” Max (no more than 3/8” deviation)

Tread: 11” min depth

Meets Code?

Yes it does.

Control Joint

Concrete Joints

Define: Intentional joint in a slab designed to form a plane of weakness where cracking can occur. In effect, minimizing cracking in the slab.

Crack

Define: joint that relieves flexural stresses due to the vertical movement of slab on grade applications that adjoin fixed foundations elements such as columns, buildings, or machinery foundations.

Isolation joint

Concrete Masonry Unit

1 CMU= 3 brick courses

Define: block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as a brick stone; a concrete block

Typical Dimensions:

7 5/8” x 15 5/8”

2 different size CMU

6” block

10” block

Ribbed Block CMU

Split Block CMU

Exterior Flush Door

DOORS

Exterior Panel Door

Top rail

Panel

Lock Rail

Bottom Rail

Stile

Transom

Define: a window directly above the door letting light in

Sidelight

Define: a tall narrow window beside the door.

Electrical Components

Underground Transformer Box

It’s function:

To drop down the voltage being sent into the neighborhood.

Service Head

It’s function:

Protects the electrical wires as they enter the house!

Meter

It’s function: To measure the amount of electricity being used in a residence!

Service Panel

It’s Function:

To control the flow of electric. It has breakers that shut off electric if a surge is identified.

Duplex receptacle

What it’s used for: A outlet to plug in electrical devices!

(#1) Anchor Bolt

Framing Elements

(#2) Sill Plate

(#3) Floor Joist!

(#4) Sub Flooring

(#5) Sole Plate

(#6) Stud

(#7) Top Plate

(#8) Ceiling Joist

(#9) Rafter

(#10) Roof Decking

(#11) Sheathing

(#12) Stringer

Front End Loader

Define: a piece of earth moving equipment that scoops or loads soil with it’s bucket.

It differs from a bulldozer because it runs on wheels instead of a track, and a backhoe because it doesn’t have a bucket on the front.

Gypsum board

Define: Interior facing panel made of a gypsum core between two faces of paper.

Compressor

Air Handling Unit

The working fluid, in its gaseous state, is pressurized and circulated through the system as a liquid.

Conditioning and circulating air that is temperature controlled.

Heat Pump

Advantage of Heat Pump: Saving energy so that you can generate lower energy bills

Disadvantage of Heat Pump: In very cold climates a backup system may be needed to effectively heat a building.

Insulation

The purpose of Insulation

Insulation reduces unwanted heat loss or gain and can decrease the energy demands of heating and cooling systems.

Batt Insulation

Loose Fill Insulation

Rigid Board Insulation

Lintel

Definition:

A horizontal beam used in the construction of buildings, and is a major architectural contribution of ancient Greece. It usually supports the masonry above a window or door opening.

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Lintel

Mortar

Concave joint

Tooled

3/8” joint

The building is a house (residential)

Probably type N mortar.

Mortar # 2 weathered joint

This joint is troweled.

3/8” joint

This is a house. Type N mortar

Oriented Strand Board

OSB

Definition: A building panel composed of shreds of wood fiber oriented specific dire4ctions and bonded together under pressure. It is a non-veneered panel.

Plumbing

Lavatory

Pipe size Required: 1.5”

Water Closet

Pipe Size Required: 3”

Manufactured Tub set in framing prior to gypsum board applied!

Plumbing Roof Vent.

What it’s doing: Releasing the sewer Gas into the air and freely allowing the drain system to vent itself.

Kitchen Sink installed in a countertop.

What kind is it?

Under mount

Plywood Define: A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure.

Veneer Definition: A thin layer, sheet or facing.

Veneer Definition: A thin covering over another surface.

Radiant BarrierDefine and what it’s doing:

A reflective surface that repels radiation away from the house. In effect, cooling it. It is foil like material.

Rebar

Rebar

Gage: #5

Diameter: 5/8”

Deformations are to help bond with the concrete.

Gutter

Steep Roof Drainage

Define: A metal pan that stretches the linear length of the outside of the roof at the eave.

What it does: It catches rainwater from flying off the roof.

DownspoutDefine: Metal pipe-like structure that is connected to the gutter and has 2 openings on each end.

What It Does: it allows the water that flows through the gutter to flow out onto the ground in a controlled fashion.

Splash BlockDefine: A concrete block that resides about 4-6 inches below the opening in the downspout.

What It Does: It breaks the drop from the downspout on the ground and funnels the water onto where it is.

Step Roof Materials

Underlayment Define: A layer of synthetic fiberglass fabric that is nailed to the roof and roofing tiles go over it.

What it’s doing:

Secondary weather barrier with better resistance to tearing, moisture, and ultraviolet rays than traditional roofing felt.

Clay Tile Roof

Wooden shingles Metal panel Roof. Typically aluminum sometimes galvanized steel.

Steep Roof Shapes

Gable Roof Gambrel Roof

Hip Roof

Mansard roof

Steep Roof Terms

Ridge. Define: the level intersection of two roof planes going upwards.

Valley. Define: a trough formed by the intersection of 2 downward sloped roofs.

eave

Define: the horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof.

Rake

Define: sloping edge on a roof

Soffit

Define: the undersurface of a horizontal element such as a roof overhang. Fascia

Define: exposed vertical face of an eave.

Building without Fascia

Definition: A building without a fascia board installed around the end of the eave, exposing the rafters of the building.

Stone

Random rubble Pattern

Coursed Rubble Pattern

Coursed Ashlar

Random Ashlar

Vapor RetarderWhat It’s Doing:

It blocks water vapor from entering the building.

Which side of the insulation it is commonly put:

Interior face of the insulation.

Waterproofing

This waterproofing is going to keep the water out of the basement and help prevent water from going through the CMU. It is liquid applied.

Weep Hole

Define and what it is doing. It’s a small hole in a brick wall that allows the water that gets behind the wall to be released back out of it.

Welded Wire Fabric Measurements of Grid in Both Directions:

4” x 4”

Windows

Awning window

It is an awning window because it pops up from the bottom position. It blocks the rain from coming into the window, and is hinged from the top.

Sliding Window

This is a sliding window because it slides on a track!

Double Hung Window.

It has 2 separate moving pieces that allow you to open either end of the window.