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Construction Terms by Name
Below you will find Construction Terms by Name. For your convenience the list is provided in alphabetical order.
- A-frame
- A/C
- A/C Condenser
- A/C Disconnect
- Abstract Of Title
- Abut
- Abutment
- Acoustics
- Adhesion
- Adobe
- Aerator
- Aggregate
- Air Conditioner
- Air Duct
- Air Space
- Air Trap
- Air-dried Lumber
- Alcove
- Aligatoring
- Allowance(s)
- Alteration
- Aluminum
- Ambient Temperature
- Amortization
- Ampere
- Anchor Bolt
- Anchor Bolts
- Anchorage
- Angle Iron
- Annual Percentage Rate (Apr)
- Apron
- Aqueduct
- Arcade
- Arch
- Arch Bridge
- Arch Dam
- Architect
- Area Wall
- Area Wells
- Areaway
- Ashlar
- Ashpit
- Asphalt
- Asphalt Shingles
- Assessment
- Assumption
- Astragal
- Astragal Mold
- Atrium
- Attic
- Attic Access
- Attic Ventilators
- Awning Window
- Axis
- Back Charge
- Backfill
- Backhearth
- Backing
- Backout
- Baffle
- Balcony
- Ballast
- Balloon
- Balloon Framed Wall
- Balloon Framing
- Balusters
- Balustrade
- Banister
- Barge
- Barge Board
- Bargeboard
- Base
- Base Course
- Base Line
- Base Or Baseboard
- Base Plate
- Base Shoe
- Baseboard
- Basement
- Basement Window Inserts
- Bat
- Batt
- Batten
- Batter
- Batter Boards
- Bay Window
- Beam
- Beam Bridge
- Beam Ceiling
- Bearing Header
- Bearing Partition
- Bearing Plate
- Bearing Point
- Bearing Wall
- Bearing Wall Or Partition
- Bedrock
- Bench Mark
- Bend
- Bending Moment
- Bends
- Bent
- Bevel Siding
- Bid
- Bid Bond
- Bid Shopping
- Bidding Requirements
- Bifold Door
- Bill Of Material
- Binder
- Bipass Doors
- Blanket Insulation
- Blankets
- Blind Nailing
- Block Out
- Blocked (Door Blocking)
- Blocked (Rafters)
- Blocking
- Blow Insulation
- Blown Insulation
- Blue Print(s)
- Blue Stake
- Blueprint
- Board Foot
- Board Measure
- Bond Beam
- Bond Or Bonding
- Boom
- Bottom Chord
- Bottom Plate
- Bow Window
- Brace
- Braced Framing
- Breaker Panel
- Breathable Coating
- Breezeway
- Brick Ledge
- Brick Lintel
- Brick Mold
- Brick Tie
- Brick Veneer
- Bridging
- Brittle
- Btu
- Buck
- Buckle
- Builder's Risk Insurance
- Building Code
- Building Codes
- Building Insurance
- Building Line
- Building Paper
- Building Permit
- Built
- Built-up Roof
- Bull Nose (Drywall)
- Bundle
- Butt
- Butt Edge
- Butt Hinge
- Butt Joint
- Butterfly Roof
- Buttress
- Buttress Dam
- Buy Down
- Bx Cable
- By Fold Door
- By Pass Doors
- Cable
- Cable-Stayed Bridge
- Caisson
- Caisson Disease
- Canopy
- Cant Strip
- Cantilever
- Cantilevered Void
- Cap
- Cap Flashing
- Capital
- Capital And Interest
- Capped Rate
- Carport
- Carriage
- Casement
- Casement Window
- Casing
- Cast Iron
- Catch Basin
- Caulking
- Cavity Wall
- Cca (Chromated Copper Arsenate)
- Cedar Shingles
- Ceiling Joist
- Celotex ™
- Celotex(Tm)
- Cement
- Central Heating
- Ceramic Tile
- Cesspool
- CFM
- Cfm (Cubic Feet Per Minute)
- Chair Rail
- Chalk Line
- Chalking
- Chamfer
- Change Order
- Chase
- Check Valve
- Checks
- Chimney
- Chimney Stack
- Chink
- Chip Board
- Chord
- Cinder Block
- Circuit
- Circuit Breaker
- Cistern
- Civil Engineer
- Clapboard
- Class "A"
- Class "C"
- Clean Out
- Clearance
- Clerestory
- Clinch
- Clip
- Clip Ties
- Co
- Coffer
- Cofferdam
- Cold Air Return
- Collar
- Collar Beam
- Column
- Combustible
- Combustion Air
- Combustion Chamber
- Common Wall
- Compressed-Air Chamber
- Compression
- Compression Web
- Compressor
- Concrete
- Concrete Block
- Concrete Board
- Condemn
- Condensate Line
- Condensation
- Condensing Unit
- Conditions, Convenants, And Restrictions
- Conditions, Convenants, And Restrictions (Cc And Rs)
- Conduction
- Conductivity
- Conductor
- Conductor Pipe
- Conduit
- Conduit, Electrical
- Construction Contract
- Construction Drywall
- Construction Loan
- Construction Manager
- Construction, Frame
- Contaminants
- Continuity Tester
- Continuous Beam
- Continuous Span Beam Bridge
- Contractor
- Control Joint
- Convection
- Convector
- Conventional Loan
- Convertibility
- Cooling Load
- Coped
- Coped Joint
- Coping
- Corbel
- Core
- Corner Bead
- Corner Boards
- Corner Braces
- Cornice
- Counter Flashing
- Counterflashing
- Counterfort
- Course
- Court
- Cove
- Cove Molding
- Cove Moulding
- Coverage Rate
- Crawl Space
- Credit Rating
- Cricket
- Cripple
- Cross Bracing
- Cross Bridging
- Cross Tee
- Crosshatch
- Crown Molding
- Crown Moulding
- Cull
- Culvert
- Cupola
- Cupping
- Curb
- Curb Stop
- Cure
- Cure Time
- Curtain Wall
- Cut
- Cut And Cover
- Cut-in Brace
- Dado
- Dado Joint
- Damp Course
- Damper
- Dampproofing
- Datum
- Daylight
- De
- De-humidistat
- Dead Bolt
- Dead Light
- Dead Load
- Deadening
- Decay
- Deck
- Deck, Decked
- Dedicated Circuit
- Default
- Deform
- Degradation
- Dehumidify
- Delamination
- Density
- Dentil
- Detail
- Dimension Line
- Dimension Lumber
- Dirt Pickup
- Disconnect
- Discount Rate
- Diversion Channel
- Dome
- Door Operator
- Door Stop
- Doorjamb, Interior
- Doorstop
- Dormer
- Double Glass
- Double Glazing
- Double Header
- Double Hung
- Double Hung Window
- Down Payment
- Downspout
- Downstream Face
- Drain
- Drain Tile
- Draw
- Dressed Lumber
- Drip
- Drip Cap
- Dry In
- Dry Rot
- Dry Well
- Dry-wall Construction
- Drywall
- Drywall (Or Gypsum Wallboard (Gwb), Sheet Rock Or Plasterboard)
- Ducts
- Due
- Duplex Outlet
- Dura Board, Dura Rock
- Dusting
- Dwv (Drain
- Dwv (Drain-waste-vent)
- Dynamite
- Earnest Money
- Earthquake Strap
- Easement
- Eave
- Eaves
- Efflorescence
- Effluent
- Egress
- Elastic Limit
- Elastomer
- Elbow
- Elbow (Ell)
- Electric Lateral
- Electric Resistance Coils
- Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Entrance Package
- Electrical Rough
- Electrical Trim
- Elevation
- Elevation Sheet
- Ell
- Elongation
- Embankment Dam
- Embellish
- Eminent Domain
- Enamel
- Engineering
- Entablature
- Environmental Engineer
- Equity
- Ergonomics
- Escrow
- Escutcheon
- Estimate
- Estimating
- Evaporator Coil
- Excavation
- Expansion Joint
- Expansive Soils
- Exposed Aggregate Finish
- Extras
- Fabrication
- Facade
- Face Brick
- Face Nail
- Faced Concrete
- Facing
- Facing Brick
- Fascia
- Fatigue
- Federal Housing Administration (Fha)
- Felt
- Felt Paper
- Female
- Fenestration
- Ferrule
- Fha Strap
- Fiberboard
- Field Measure
- Filled Insulation
- Film Thickness
- Finger Joint
- Finish Lumber
- Fire
- Fire Block
- Fire Brick
- Fire Cut
- Fire Door
- Fire Partition
- Fire Retardant Chemical
- Fire Stop
- Fire-resistive Or Fire Rated
- Fire-Setting
- Fire-stop
- Firebrick
- Fireclay
- Fireplace Chase Flashing Pan
- Fish Tape
- Fished
- Fishplate (Gusset)
- Fixed Price Contract
- Fixed Rate
- Fixed Rate Mortgage
- Fixture
- Flagging
- Flagstone
- Flagstone (Flagging Or Flags)
- Flakeboard
- Flame Retention Burner
- Flash Point
- Flashing
- Flat Mold
- Flat Mould
- Flat Paint
- Flat Roof
- Flatwork
- Flitch Beam
- Floating
- Floating Wall
- Floor Plan
- Floor Plug
- Flue
- Flue Collar
- Flue Damper
- Flue Lining
- Fluid Migration
- Fluid Streaking
- Fluorescent Lighting
- Flush Surface
- Fly Rafters
- Footer, Footing
- Footing
- Footing Form
- Footprint
- Force
- Forced Air Heating
- Form
- Foundation
- Foundation Ties
- Foundation Waterproofing
- Frame Inspection
- Framer
- Framing
- Frieze
- Frieze Board
- Frost Lid
- Frost Line
- Furring Strips
- Fuse
- Gable
- Galvanize
- Gambrel Roof
- Gang Nail Plate
- Garret
- Gas Lateral
- Gate Valve
- Geodesic Dome
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Gf C I, Or G F I
- Girder
- Glazing
- Globe Valve
- Gloss Enamel
- Glued Laminated Beam (Glulam)
- Grade
- Grade Beam
- Gradient
- Graduated Payment Mortgage (Gpm)
- Grain
- Gravel Stop
- Gravity Dam
- Green Lumber
- Grid
- Ground
- Ground Fault
- Ground Iron
- Ground-fault Circuit Interrupter (Gfci)
- Grounds
- Groundwater
- Grout
- Gunpowder
- Gusset
- Gutter
- Gyp Board
- Gypsum
- Gypsum Plaster
- H Clip
- H V A C
- Half Timber
- Hanger
- Hardness
- Hardpan
- Hardware
- Haunch
- Hazard Insurance
- Head
- Header
- Headroom
- Hearth
- Heartwood
- Heat Meter
- Heat Pump
- Heat Rough
- Heat Trim
- Heating Load
- Heel Cut
- Heel Plate
- Highlights
- Hip
- Hip Rafter
- Hip Roof
- Home Run (Electrical)
- Honey Combs
- Hose Bib
- Hose Bibb
- Hot Applied
- Hot Wire
- House Drain
- House Sewer
- Humidifier
- Humidistat
- Humidity, Relative
- Hurricane Clip
- I
- I Beam
- I-beam
- I-joist
- Impact Resistance
- Incandescent Lamp
- Index
- Indirect Lighting
- Infiltration
- Inside Corner
- Insulating Board
- Insulating Glass
- Insulation
- Insulation Board, Rigid
- Interest
- Interior Finish
- Interior Trim
- Iron
- Irrigation
- J Channel
- Jack Post
- Jack Rafter
- Jalousie
- Jamb
- Joint
- Joint Cement Or Joint Compound
- Joint Tenancy
- Joint Trench
- Jointure
- Joist
- Joist Hanger
- Jumpers
- Keeper
- Keyless
- Keystone
- Keyway
- Kiln
- Kiln-dried Lumber
- Kilowatt (Kw)
- King Post
- King Stud
- Knee Brace
- Knee Wall
- Knob And Tube
- Knocked Down
- Knot
- Laitance
- Lally Column
- Laminated Beam
- Laminated Shingles
- Laminating
- Lanai
- Landing
- Lap
- Lap Joint
- Latch
- Lateral
- Lateral (Electric, Gas, Telephone, Sewer And Water)
- Lath
- Lattice
- Lavatory
- Leaching Bed
- Leader
- Lean-to
- Ledger
- Ledger (For A Structural Floor)
- Ledger Strip
- Leech Field
- Let
- Let-in Brace
- Level
- Level Payment Mortgage
- Lien
- Light
- Light Concrete
- Limit Switch
- Lineal Foot
- Lintel
- Load
- Load Bearing Wall
- Load-bearing Wall
- Loads
- Loan
- Loan To Value Ratio
- Loggia
- Lookout
- Lot Line
- Louver
- Lumens
- Male
- Mansard Roof
- Mantel
- Manufactured Wood
- Manufacturer's Specifications
- Masonry
- Mastic
- Matte Finish
- Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanics Lien
- Meeting Rail
- Member
- Metal Lath
- Metal Tie
- Metal Wall Ties
- Microlam
- Mil
- Milar (Mylar)
- Millwork
- Mineral Wool
- Miter Joint
- Modular Construction
- Module
- Moisture Barrier
- Molding
- Monolithic
- Monolithic Dome
- Monopost
- Monument
- Mortar
- Mortgage
- Mortgage Broker
- Mortgage Company
- Mortgage Deed
- Mortgage Loan
- Mortgage Origination Fee
- Mortgagee
- Mortise
- Mosaic
- Moulding
- Movable Bridge
- Mud Room
- Mudsill
- Mullion
- Muntin
- Muriatic Acid
- Mushroom
- Mutin
- Nail Inspection
- Natural Finish
- Nec (National Electrical Code)
- Neutral Wire
- Newel
- Newel Post
- Nitroglycerin
- Nonbearing Wall
- Nonferrous Metal
- Normal Size
- Nosing
- Notch
- Note
- Nozzle
- O C
- O C- On Center
- Oakum
- Obscure Glass
- On Center
- Open Hole Inspection
- Organic
- Orientation
- Oriented Strand Board Or Osb
- Outlet
- Outrigger
- Outside Corner
- Overhang
- P Trap
- Pad Out, Pack Out
- Padding
- Paint
- Palladian Window
- Pallets
- Panel
- Panelboard
- Paper, Building
- Parapet
- Parge Coat
- Parquet Flooring
- Particle Board
- Parting Stop Or Strip
- Partition
- Party Wall
- Patio
- Paver, Paving
- Payment Schedule
- Pedestal
- Pediment
- Penalty Clause
- Pendentive
- Penetration
- Penny
- Percolation Test Or Perc. Test
- Performance Bond
- Pergola
- Perimeter
- Perimeter Drain
- Periphery
- Perm Rating
- Permeability
- Permit
- Perspective
- Pier
- Pigment
- Pigtails, Electrical
- Pilaster
- Pile
- Pile Driver
- Piles
- Pillar
- Pilot Hole
- Pilot Light
- Pinhole
- Pinnacle
- Pitch
- Piti
- Plan
- Plan View
- Plank
- Plaster
- Plaster Ground
- Plasterboard
- Plastic
- Plat
- Plate
- Plate Cut
- Plate Glass
- Platform
- Plenum
- Plenum System
- Plot
- Plot Plan
- Plough, Plow
- Plow
- Plumb
- Plumb Bob
- Plumbing Boots
- Plumbing Ground
- Plumbing Jacks
- Plumbing Rough
- Plumbing Stack
- Plumbing Trim
- Plumbing Waste Line
- Ply
- Plywood
- Point Load
- Polymer
- Porch
- Porte Cochere
- Portico
- Portland Cement
- Post
- Post & Beam Construction
- Post-and-beam
- Power Vent
- Precast
- Prefabricated Buildings
- Premium
- Preservative
- Pressure
- Pressure Relief Valve (Prv)
- Pressure-treated Wood
- Prime Coat
- Primer
- Principal
- Property Survey
- Pump Mix
- Punch List
- Punch Out
- Purlin
- Putty
- Pvc Or Cpvc
- Quad
- Quarry Tile
- Quarter Round
- Quarter Sawed
- Quoin
- R Factor
- R Factor Or Value
- R Value
- Rabbet
- Radiant Heating
- Radiation
- Radon
- Radon System
- Rafter
- Rafter, Hip
- Rafter, Valley
- Raglin
- Rail
- Railroad Tie
- Rake
- Rake Fascia
- Rake Siding
- Ranch
- Random Rubble
- Ready Mixed Concrete
- Rebar
- Rebar, Reinforcing Bar
- Receptacle
- Recording Fee
- Redline, Red Lined Prints
- Reducer
- Reflective Insulation
- Refrigerant
- Register
- Reglaze
- Reinforced Concrete
- Relief Valve
- Remote
- Rendering
- Restoration
- Restrictions
- Retaining Wall
- Retentions
- Reveal
- Reversion
- Rheostat
- Ribbon
- Ribbon (Girt)
- Richter Scale
- Ridge
- Ridge Board
- Ridge Cap
- Ridge Shingles
- Ridgeboard
- Rigid
- Rim Joist
- Riprap
- Rise
- Riser
- Riser And Panel
- Road Base
- Rock 1, 2, 3
- Rock Tunnel
- Rock Wool
- Rodding
- Roll Roofing
- Roll, Rolling
- Romex
- Roof Jack
- Roof Joist
- Roof Sheathing Or Sheeting
- Roof Valley
- Rough Floor
- Rough Hardware
- Rough Lumber
- Rough Opening
- Rough Sill
- Rough-in
- Roughing
- Roughing-in
- Rowlock
- Run
- Run, Roof
- Run, Stair
- Sack Mix
- Saddle
- Safety Factor
- Sales Contract
- Sand Finish
- Sand Float Finish
- Sanitary Sewer
- Sap
- Sash
- Sash Balance
- Saturated Felt
- Scab
- Scarf Joint
- Schedule
- Schedule (Window, Door, Mirror)
- Scrap Out
- Scratch Coat
- Screed
- Screed, Concrete
- Screed, Plaster
- Scribing
- Scupper
- Scuttle
- Sealer
- Seasoning
- Section
- Seepage Pit
- Self
- Self-sealing Shingles
- Semigloss Paint Or Enamel
- Septic System
- Septic Tank
- Service Connection
- Service Entrance Panel
- Service Equipment
- Service Lateral
- Set
- Setback
- Setback Thermostat
- Settlement
- Sewage Ejector
- Sewer Lateral
- Sewer Stub
- Sewer Tap
- Shake
- Shakes
- Shear
- Shear Block
- Shear-Walls
- Sheathing
- Sheathing, Sheeting
- Shed Roof
- Sheet Metal Duct Work
- Sheet Metal Work
- Sheet Rock
- Sheetrock- Drywall-wall Board Or Gypsum
- Shim
- Shingles
- Shingles, Siding
- Shiplap
- Shoe Mold
- Shore "A" Hardness
- Shoring
- Short Circuit
- Shrinkage Crack
- Shutter
- Side Sewer
- Sidelight
- Siding
- Siding, (Lap Siding)
- Sill
- Sill Cock
- Sill Plate
- Sill Plate (Mudsill)
- Sill Seal
- Sill-cock
- Silt
- Single Hung Window
- Skylight
- Slab Construction
- Slab On Grade
- Slab, Concrete
- Slab, Door
- Slag
- Sleeper
- Sleepers
- Sleeve(s)
- Slope
- Slump
- Smoke Chamber
- Soffit
- Soft-Ground Tunnels
- Softwood
- Soil Pipe
- Soil Stack
- Solar Heat
- Sole Plate
- Solid Bridging
- Solids Content
- Solvent
- Sonotube
- Sound Attenuation
- Space Heat
- Spacing
- Spackle
- Span
- Spec Home
- Specifications
- Specifications Or Specs
- Spike
- Spillway
- Spire
- Splash Block
- Splice
- Square
- Square-tab Shingles
- Squeegie
- Stable
- Stack
- Stack (Trusses)
- Stair Carriage Or Stringer
- Stair Landing
- Stair Rise
- Stakeout
- Standard Practices Of The Trade(s)
- Starter Strip
- Static Vent
- Stc (Sound Transmission Class)
- Steel
- Steel Framing
- Steel Inspection
- Steening
- Step Flashing
- Stick Built
- Stiff
- Stile
- Stirrup
- Stool
- Stop
- Stop Box
- Stop Order
- Stop Valve
- Stops
- Storm Sash Or Storm Window
- Storm Sewer
- Story
- Stress
- Stress Cover Construction
- Stretcher Course
- Strike
- String, Stringer
- Stringer
- Strip Flooring
- Stripping
- Strong
- Structural Concrete
- Structural Crack
- Structural Engineer
- Structural Floor
- Stub, Stubbed
- Stucco
- Stud
- Stud Framing
- Stud Shoe
- Studs
- Subfloor
- Sump
- Sump Pump
- Surface Lumber
- Surveyor
- Suspended Ceiling
- Suspension Bridge
- Swale
- Sway Brace
- Switch
- T & G, Tongue And Groove
- T Bar
- T-post
- Tab
- Tack Free
- Tail Beam
- Tail Joists
- Tailings Dam
- Take Off
- Tamp
- Taping
- Tar
- Teco
- Tee
- Tempered
- Tensegrity
- Tensile Strength
- Tension
- Tension Ring
- Termite Shield
- Termites
- Terra Cotta
- Terracotta
- Terrazzo
- Thermal Conductor
- Thermoply ™
- Thermoply(Tm)
- Thermostat
- Three
- Three-dimensional Shingles
- Threshold
- Throat
- Tie
- Timber
- Time And Materials Contract
- Tinner
- Tip Up
- Title
- Tji Or Tj
- Toenail
- Toenailing
- Tolerance
- Tongue
- Top Chord
- Top Plate
- Torsion
- Tower
- Transmitter (Garage Door)
- Transom Window
- Trap
- Tray Ceiling
- Tread
- Treated Lumber
- Trim
- Trim (Plumbing, Heating, Electrical)
- Trim, Interior And Exterior
- Trimmer
- Truss
- Truss Rafter
- Tub Trap
- Tuned Mass Damper
- Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
- Turnkey
- Turpentine
- Turret
- U Factor
- Ul (Underwriters' Laboratories)
- UL Rating
- Undercoat
- Underground Plumbing
- Underlayment
- Underpinning
- Undressed Lumber
- Union
- Urethane Sealant Reversion
- Utility Easement
- UV
- Valley
- Valley Flashing
- Valley Jacks
- Valley Rafter
- Valuation
- Valuation Fee
- Valve
- Vapor Barrier
- Vapor Retarder
- Variable Rate
- Vaulted Ceiling
- Veneer
- Veneer Construction
- Vent
- Vent Pipes
- Vent Stack
- Ventilation
- Vergeboard
- Vermiculite
- Vestibule
- Veterans Administration (Va)
- Viscosity
- Visqueen
- Vitreous
- Void
- Voltage
- Volume Ceiling
- W C
- Wafer Board
- Wainscot
- Walk
- Wall Out
- Wall Tie
- Wallboard
- Warp
- Warping
- Warranty
- Wash
- Waste Pipe And Vent
- Waste Stack
- Water
- Water Absorption
- Water Board
- Water Closet
- Water Meter Pit (Or Vault)
- Water Repellent Preservative
- Water Table
- Water Tap
- Waterproofing
- Watt
- Weather Stripping
- Weatherization
- Weatherstrip
- Weep Hole
- Weep Holes
- Well Opening
- Whole House Fan
- Wind Bracing
- Winder
- Window Buck
- Window Frame
- Window Sash
- Wire Nut
- Wonderboard ™
- Wonderboard(Tm)
- Wrapped Drywall
- Wythe
- Y
- Yard Of Concrete
- Yoke
- Z-bar Flashing
- Zone
- Zone Valve
- Zoning
- · Building Permit
- · Demolition Permit
- · Electrical Permit
- · Grading Permit
- · Plumbing Permit
- · Remodeling Contractor
- · Septic Permit
- · Specialty Contractor
- · Sub Contractor
- · Zoning\use Permit
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