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Superglossary - Construction Category: Architecture and Buildings > Construction Date & country: 16/12/2013, USA Words: 722

Step Flashing
Flashing application method used where a vertical surface meets a sloping roof plane. 6' X 6' galvan

Stick Built
A house built without prefabricated parts. Also called conventional building.

Stile
An upright framing member in a panel door.

Stool
The flat molding fitted over the window sill between jambs and contacting the bottom rail of the low

Stop Box
Normally a cast iron pipe with a lid (@ 5' in diameter) that is placed vertically into the ground, s

Stop Order
A formal, written notification to a contractor to discontinue some or all work on a project for reas

Stop Valve
A device installed in a water supply line, usually near a fixture, that permits an individual to shu

Stops
Moldings along the inner edges of a door or window frame. Also valves used to shut off water to a fi

Storm Sash Or Storm Window
An extra window usually placed outside of an existing one, as additional protection against cold wea

Storm Sewer
A sewer system designed to collect storm water and is separated from the waste water system.

Story
That part of a building between any floor or between the floor and roof.

Strike
The plate on a door frame that engages a latch or dead bolt.

String, Stringer
A timber or other support for cross members in floors or ceilings. In stairs, the supporting member

Strip Flooring
Wood flooring consisting of narrow, matched strips.

Structural Floor
A framed lumber floor that is installed as a basement floor instead of concrete. This is done on ver

Stub, Stubbed
To push through.

Stucco
Refers to an outside plaster finish made with Portland cement as its base.

Stud
A vertical wood framing member, also referred to as a wall stud, attached to the horizontal sole pla

Stud Framing
A building method that distributes structural loads to each of a series of relatively lightweight st

Stud Shoe
A metal, structural bracket that reinforces a vertical stud. Used on an outside bearing wall where h

Subfloor
The framing components of a floor to include the sill plate, floor joists, and deck sheeting over wh

Sump
Pit or large plastic bucket/barrel inside the home designed to collect ground water from a perimeter

Sump Pump
A submersible pump in a sump pit that pumps any excess ground water to the outside of the home.

Suspended Ceiling
A ceiling system supported by hanging it from the overhead structural framing.

Sway Brace
Metal straps or wood blocks installed diagonally on the inside of a wall from bottom to top plate, t

Switch
A device that completes or disconnects an electrical circuit.

Tab
The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.

Tail Beam
A relatively short beam or joist supported in a wall on one end and by a header at the other.

Take Off
The material necessary to complete a job.

Taping
The process of covering drywall joints with paper tape and joint compound.

Teco
Metal straps that are nailed and secure the roof rafters and trusses to the top horizontal wall plat

Tee
A 'T' shaped plumbing fitting.

Tempered
Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards, but will 'pelletize' like an automo

Termite Shield
A shield, usually of galvanized metal, placed in or on a foundation wall or around pipes to prevent

Termites
Wood eating insects that superficially resemble ants in size and general appearance, and live in col

Terra Cotta
A ceramic material molded into masonry units.

Thermoply
Exterior laminated sheathing nailed to the exterior side of the exterior walls. Normally

Thermostat
A device which relegates the temperature of a room or building by switching heating or cooling equip

Three-Dimensional Shingles
Laminated shingles. Shingles that have added dimensionality because of extra layers or tabs, giving

Threshold
The bottom metal or wood plate of an exterior door frame. Generally they are adjustable to keep a ti

Time And Materials Contract
A construction contract which specifies a price for different elements of the work such as cost per

Tinner
Another name for the heating contractor.

Tip Up
The downspout extension that directs water (from the home's gutter system) away from the home. They

Title
Evidence (usually in the form of a certificate or deed) of a person's legal right to ownership of a

TJI Or TJ
Manufactured structural building component resembling the letter 'I'. Used as floor joists and rafte

Toenailing
To drive a nail in at a slant. Method used to secure floor joists to the plate.

Top Chord
The upper or top member of a truss.

Top Plate
Top horizontal member of a frame wall supporting ceiling joists, rafters, or other members.

Transmitter (Garage Door)
The small, push button device that causes the garage door to open or close.

Trap
A plumbing fitting that holds water to prevent air, gas, and vermin from backing up into a fixture.

Tread
The walking surface board in a stairway on which the foot is placed.

Treated Lumber
A wood product which has been impregnated with chemical pesticides such as CCA (Chromated Copper Ars

Trim-Exterior
The finish materials on the exterior a building, such as moldings applied around openings (window tr

Trim-Interior
The finish materials in a building, such as moldings applied around openings (window trim, door trim

Trimmer
The vertical stud that supports a header at a door, window, or other opening.

Truss
An engineered and manufactured roof support member with 'zig-zag' framing members. Does the same job

Tub Trap
Curved, 'U' shaped section of a bath tub drain pipe that holds a water seal to prevent sewer gasses

Turnkey
A term used when the subcontractor provides all materials (and labor) for a job.

Turpentine
A petroleum, volatile oil used as a thinner in paints and as a solvent in varnishes

UL (Underwriters Laboratories)
An independent testing agency that checks electrical devices and other components for possible safet

Undercoat
A coating applied prior to the finishing or top coats of a paint job. It may be the first of two or

Underground Plumbing
The plumbing drain and waste lines that are installed beneath a basement floor.

Underlayment
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Union
A plumbing fitting that joins pipes end-to-end so they can be dismantled.

Utility Easement
The area of the earth that has electric, gas, or telephone lines. These areas may be owned by the ho

Valley
The 'V' shaped area of a roof where two sloping roofs meet. Water drains off the roof at the valleys

Valley Flashing
Sheet metal that lays in the 'V' area of a roof valley.

Valuation
An inspection carried out for the benefit of the mortgage lender to ascertain if a property is a goo

Valuation Fee
Th fee paid by the prospective borrower for the lender's inspection of the property. Normally paid u

Vapor Barrier
A building product installed on exterior walls and ceilings under the drywall and on the warm side o

Variable Rate
An interest rate that will vary over the term of the loan.

Veneer
Extremely thin sheets of wood. Also a thin slice of wood or brick or stone covering a framed wall.

Vent
A pipe or duct which allows the flow of air and gasses to the outside. Also, another word for the mo

Vermiculite
A mineral used as bulk insulation and also as aggregate in insulating and acoustical plaster and in

Veterans Administration (VA)
A federal agency that insures mortgage loans with very liberal down payment requirements for honorab

Visqueen
A 4 mil or 6 mil plastic sheeting.

Void
Cardboard rectangular boxes that are installed between the earth (between caissons) and the concrete

Voltage
A measure of electrical potential. Most homes are wired with 110 and 220 volt lines. The 110 volt po

Wafer board
A manufactured wood panel made out of 1' - 2' wood chips and glue. Often used as a substitute for pl

Walk-Through
A final inspection of a home before 'Closing' to look for and document problems that need to be corr

Wall Out
When a painter pray paints the interior of a home.

Warping
Any distortion in a material.

Warranty
In construction there are two general types of warranties. One is provided by the manufacturer of a

Waste Pipe And Vent
Plumbing plastic pipe that carries waste water to the municipal sewage system.

Water Board
Water resistant drywall to be used in tub and shower locations. Normally green or blue colored

Water Closet
Another name for toilet.

Water Meter Pit (Or Vault)
The box /cast iron bonnet and concrete rings that contains the water meter.

Water Table
The location of the underground water, and the vertical distance from the surface of the earth to th

Water Tap
The connection point where the home water line connects to the main municipal water system.

Water-Repellent Preservative
A liquid applied to wood to give the wood water repellant properties

Weatherization
Work on a building exterior in order to reduce energy consumption for heating or cooling. Work invo

Weatherstrip
Narrow sections of thin metal or other material installed to prevent the infiltration of air and moi

Weep Holes
Small holes in storm window frames that allow moisture to escape.

Whole House Fan
A fan designed to move air through and out of a home and normally installed in the ceiling.

Wind Bracing
Metal straps or wood blocks installed diagonally on the inside of a wall from bottom to top plate, t

Window Buck
Square or rectangular box that is installed within a concrete foundation or block wall. A window wil

Window Frame
The stationary part of a window unit

Window Sash
The operating or movable part of a window

Wire Nut
A plastic device used to connect bare wires together.

Wonderboard
A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a ceramic tile backing material. Commonl