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Understanding construct basics (chapter 9)

Terms in this set (32)

Foundation
Is the underlying base of the house
Footing
Is the very bottom of the foundation
Concrete
Strong, durable,hard building material consisting of cement ,sand ,and gravel with water
Foundation wall
Support the load of the house between the footing and the floor
Moist barrier
Or a sheet of 6-10 millimeter polyethylene
Pressure preservative treated
Lumber forces chemical preservations into the cellular structure of the wood under pressure
Joist
Are lightweight horizontal support members
Girder
a large horizontal member in the floor that takes the load of joists
Subflooring
Covering of plywood sheets nailed directly to the floor joists
Plywood sheet
Are layers of this wood veneers
Stud
Lumber that is 2 inches by 4 inches or 2 inches by 6 inches forms the vertical framing members or studs
Bearing wall
Supports some weight from the ceiling or roof of a structure
non-bearing wall
Dose not support weight from the structure beyond its own weight
Header
At small built-up beams that carry the load of the structure over the door and the window openings
Rafter
The roof frame consist of a series of beams or rafters that support the weight of the roof
Siding
Siding is the material forming the exposed surface of outside walls of a house
Masonry
A hard building material
Veneer wall
Is a nonsupporting wall
Shingle
thin pieces of material for laying in overlapping rows on roofs
Flashing
A water resistant sheet metal used to help keep the roof watertight
Gypsum wallboard
Most common building material used for interior walls and ceilings
Paneling
A building material that is usually made of plywood, but can be produced from a synthetic material
Synthetic
Material is manufactured material that imitates or replaces another substance
Plaster
Is a paste used for coating walls and ceilings that hardens as it dries
Acoustical
Means that the material will reduce or absorb the sound
Penetrates
(Enters or goes through )soil in the area
Veneers
This layers of material that have been glued and pressed together
Non combustible
(Cannot be easily turned )
Rigid
Stiff not flexible.polystyrene (plastic) foam forms with internal plastic
Porous
(Allows substance to pass through ) by nature
Clad
(Covered) with aluminum or vinyl extrusions
Substrate
Base for millwork and finishes
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