1. Air Barrier Unit – a membrane that is attached to the wall sheathing
reducing the leakage of air between indoors and outdoors and acts as a
backup waterproofing layer beneath the siding
2. Attic ventilation – used to lower the temperature and vent the attic
Ridge Vent Gable Vent
Soffit Vent Roof Turbine
3. Backhoe – excavating equipment that consists of a digging bucket on one end
and a front loader on the other
Backhoe
Bucket: 24”
Front End
Loader
4. Brick arches
Jack arch
Roman arch centered with
keystone
5. Brick Bonds
English Garden Wall –
5 courses of running
bonds wchich consist
of all stretchers and
the 6th course
Header alternates between
headers and
stretchers
Running Bond –
courses consist of
stretchers
Soldier
Sailor
Stretcher
6. Brick Sizes
3-1/2” X15-1/2”
Closest to the
Engineer
Norman Brick.
This is different
because it is a
South American
hand made
adobe brick
7-1/2 x 2-1/4
Modular
Brick
7. Cladding
Wood boards Brick
Wood shingle and Stone
shake – a nail
based sheathing
material such as
OSB, plywood, or
waferboard that
function as siding
or roofing.
Picture: Wood
shakes
8. Concrete Joints
Control
Joint Crack
Isolation Joint – the exterior of
the building is being isolated
from the slab
9. Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) – large rectangular concrete blocks that are
used as structural masonry
Standard CMU – 8”
