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”

10. Decorative Concrete Masonry
Split faced

11. Doors
Flush Door Panel Door (1) with sidelight

12. Electrical Components Meter – measures the amount of electrical
Service head energy consumed. It is calibrated in billing
units
Duplex receptacle –
two electrical fitting
Service panel –
that is connected to a
the high voltage
source of power and
electrical
equipped to receive an
system’s first
insert
point of entry
into a home
beyond the
meter

13. Framing Elements

14. Front End Loader

15. Heat Pump

16. Insulation

17. Lintel

18. Mortar

19. OSB – Oriented Strand Board

20. Plumbing

21. Plywood

22. Rebar

23. Steep Roof Drainage

24. Steep Roof Materials

25. Steep Roof Shapes

26. Steep Roof Terms

27. Stone

28. Weep Holes

30. Windows