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Visual Dictionary
Wythe
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Air Barrier Paper A sheet material used as both a vapor retarder and an air barrier.
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Attic VentilationInsulated roof assemblies can have both a higher temperature differential and is subject to moisture.
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BackhoePiece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm.
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Batter Boards A temporary frame built outside the corner of an excavation to carry edges of a foundation.
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Brick Arches Both are roman arches, one is a Roman arch with three courses rowlock-soldier-rowlock (to the right). The
other arch is a roman arch with two alternating courses, rowlock-solider (to the left).
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Brick Bonds The photo to the left is an example of a running bond-courses of alternating stretchers.
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Brick BondsRowlock
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Brick BondsSoldier
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Brick BondsStretcher
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Brick BondsHeader
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Brick BondsSailor
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Brick Sizes The brick on the right is a Standard brick with dimensions 3 ½ x 2 ¼ x 8. The brick on the left is a Modular
brick with dimensions at 3 ½ x 2 ¼ x 7 ½.
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BulldozerA piece of excavation equipment used to push large amounts of dirt around a site.
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Cladding Brick
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Cladding EIFS
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Cladding Stone-Coursed Asher
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Cladding Wood Boards
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Cladding Wood Shingles are a form of cladding where shingles, usually cedar or redwood, are overlapped to form a drip
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Code Requirement Bedroom Window
• Code for Double Hung Window – Height: Min 24 in.
– Width: Min 34 ¼ in.
– Max height of sill AFF: 44 in.
• My Room Window– Height: 25 in.
– Width: 34 ¼ in.
– Height of Sill AFF: 21 ½ in.
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Code Requirements Wood Frame Interior Stairs
• Code– Tread Min: 10 in.
– Riser Max: 7 ¾ in.
• My Stairs– Tread: 10 ¾ in.
– Riser: 7 ½ in.
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Concrete JointsA control joint is an intentional, linear discontinuity in a structure or component, designed to form a plane of
weakness where a crack can occur.
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Concrete JointsAn isolated joint completely isolates the slab from a column, wall, or pipe.
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Concrete Masonry Unit A CMU is a concrete block used in residential foundations and retaining walls. They are usually covered up by
brick or other forms of exterior finish.
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Decorative Concrete Masonry UnitSplit Block
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Decorative Concrete BlockRibbed Block
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Doors Flush Door
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DoorsSix Panel Door
Panel
Stile
Top Rail
Lock Rail
Bottom Rail
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DoorsThe Transom is the glazing over the top of the door and the Sidelights are the fixed glazed panels on the
outside.
Sidelight
Transom
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Electrical ComponentsThe transformer box is what steps down the electricity from the power plant before it enters the building.
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Electrical ComponentsThe service head is what transfers the electricity from the transformer to the house.
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Electrical Components The meter keeps track of the amount of electricity entering the building.
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Electrical ComponentsThe service panel is what distributes electricity over a series of circuits that power the duplex receptacles.
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Framing Elements1. Anchor Bolt
2. Sill Plate
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Framing Elements3. Floor Joist
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Framing Elements4. Subflooring
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Framing Elements
5. Sole Plate
6. Stud
7. Top Plate
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Framing Elements
8. Ceiling Joist
9. Rafter
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Framing Elements
10. Roof Decking 11. Roof Sheathing
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Framing Elements12. Stringer
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Front End Loader A piece a machinery that’s purpose is to load material (gravel, asphalt, dirt ,etc.) into another piece of
machinery. It has a bucket specifically for scooping loose material.
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Gypsum Board Panels made of the mineral gypsum used in construction of interior walls and ceilings.
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Heat PumpThis is a picture of the compressor which is used to evaporate and condense refrigerant to form heat and air
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Heat PumpThis is a picture of the air handling unit used to force the cooled or heated air throughout the building.
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InsulationA material added to a building to slow thermal heat transfer.
Batt / Blanket
Ridged Board
Loose Fill
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Insulation Foamed
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LintelA beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door.
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Mortar
This is a 3/8” tooled, concave mortar joint used on a building. This is a 3/8” tooled, raked mortar joint
used on a residential home.
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Oriented Strand Board OSBA nonveneered panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in a specific direction and bonded
together under pressure.
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Plumbing Lavatory (1 ½ in Drain) Water Closet (3 in Drain)
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PlumingShower and Tub Insert
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Plumbing Vent Through Roof
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Plumbing Drop in Sink
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PlywoodA wood panel 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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Radiant BarrierA reflective material that inhibits heat transfer by radiation.
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RebarThis rebar is 1” in diameter. It would be referred to as #8 bar. The purpose of the deformations in
on the surface of the rebar are to help it bond tightly to the concrete.
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Steep Roof Drainage The Gutter collects all the rainwater from the roof and directs it to the downspout. The Downspout is the
vertical pipe that carries rain water away from the gutter.
The Splashblock is the component that directs water from the downspout away from the house.
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Steep Roof MaterialsClay Tile
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Steep Roof MaterialsA shingle is a thin material, in this case wood, laid in overlapping rows to cover a roof of a building.
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Steep Roof Materials Metal Panel roof is usually made out of tin or aluminum.
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Steep Roof ShapesGable Roof Hip Roof
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Steep Roof ShapesGambrel Roof Mansard Roof
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Steep Roof Terms
• Ridge- The point of the roof.
• Rake- The inclined edge of a sloped roof.
• Eave- The horizontal edge of a sloped roof.
Ridge Rake
Eave
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Steep Roof Terms
• Valley- The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof panels.
• Soffit- The finished underside of the eaves.
(House without fascia)
Valley
Soffit
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Steep Roof Terms
• Fascia- The vertical wood surface under the eaves.
Fascia
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StoneRandom Rubble
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StoneCoursed Rubble
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Stone Random Ashlar
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Stone Coursed Ashlar
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Vapor RetarderA layer of material intended t obstruct the passage of water vapor into a building.
Vapor retarder is located on the side of insulation facing the exterior walls.
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Waterproofing
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Weep HoleA small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of accumulated water in a building.
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Welded Wire Fabric
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WindowsThis is a double hung window because it slides up and down on tracks.
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Windows This is a casement window because it is hinged on the side and swings out.
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WindowsThis is an awning window because it is hinged along the top of the window swings out.