The document defines and describes various construction materials and building components. It provides definitions for items like air barriers, attic ventilation components, bricks and brick bonds, concrete joints, framing elements, insulation types, plumbing fixtures, roof shapes, stone patterns, steep roof terminology, and more. Each entry includes a brief 1-2 sentence definition or description of the item.

1. Visual Dictionary By: Team AnchorBolts

3. Attic Ventilation 1. Soffit Vents located at the eave of a roof, permit generous airflow to the rafter space as they act as the intake to the attic’s ventilation.

4. Attic Ventilation 2. Ridge Vent Ridge Vents, located at the highest point of a roof, allows air to be exhausted while still protecting the attic from weather.

5. Attic Ventilation 3. Gable Vent located high in the wall at opposite ends of an attic. Gable vents create a cross draft to help ventilate the attic.

6. Attic Ventilation 4. Roof Turbines Roof Turbines use wind to expel air out of the attic to ensure the moist air does not settle in the attic and begin to mold .

9. Brick Arches Gothic

10. Brick Arches Roman

11. Brick Arches Keystone

13. Brick Bonds Flemish Each course consists of alternate headers and stretchers, with headers in alternate courses centered over the stretchers.

14. Brick Bonds Common Usually 5, 6, or 7 courses of stretchers followed by a course of headers and then repeated.

15. Brick Bonds Rowlocks

16. Brick Bonds Headers

17. Brick Bonds Soldier

18. Brick Bonds Sailor

19. Brick Bonds Stretcher Rowlock (Shiners)

21. Brick Size Utility Brick 3 5/8” x 3 5/8” x 11 1/2”

22. Bulldozer A heavy engineering vehicle that has a large vertically mounted blade in the front that is used to move earth, tree stumps etc.

23. Cladding - Brick

24. Cladding - EIFS

25. Cladding - Stone

26. Cladding - Wood Boards

27. Cladding - Wood Shingles Wood Shakes: a shingle split from a block of wood Wood Shingle: is sawn from a block of wood Wood Shakes

28. Code Requirements Window IBC Requirements: Sill height less than 44” Min. Width 20” Min. Height 24” Min. Area 5.7 sf Measurements: Sill Height: 20” Width: 31 1/2” Height: 37 1/2” Area: 8.2 sf This window meets all of the IBC requirements for window sizing.

29. Code Requirements Stair IBC Requirements: Min. Tread Depth 10” Riser Height 4”- 7 3/4” Actual Measurements: Tread Depth: 10” Riser Height: 7” Stair studied meets IBC requirements

30. Concrete Joints Control Joint An intentional groove strategically placed to prevent cracking in a slab of concrete.

31. Concrete Joints Isolation A joint placed in such a way as to separate column bases and other structures to keep unwanted stresses from causing cracks along the slab.

32. CMU (with brick) A block of hardened concrete, with or without hollow cores, designed to be laid in the same manner as brick or stone. Used in many load bearing walls as well as in most residential foundations. Typical Dimensions – 7 5/8” x 7 5/8” x 15 5/8”

34. Decorative CMU Split Block

35. Decorative CMU Ribbed Split-Face Block

36. Doors Exterior Flush

37. Doors Exterior Panel Panel Stile Top Rail Lock Rail Bottom Rail

38. Doors Transom A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door. Transom

39. Doors Sidelight A tall, narrow window alongside a door. Sidelight

40. Electrical Transformer Box An electrical device that changes the voltage of alternating current.

41. Electrical Service Head Where the three wires (two hot and one neutral) enter the house

42. Electrical Meter Measures power usage of the home.

43. Electrical Service Panel Houses the breakers, which act as fuses, for the electrical circuits in the home.

44. Electrical Duplex Receptacle Electrical outlet with space for two plugs

45. Framing Elements 1. Anchor Bolt

46. Framing Elements 2. Sill Plate

47. Framing Elements 3. Floor Joist

48. Framing Elements 4. Subflooring

49. Framing Elements 5. Sole Plate

50. Framing Elements 6. Stud

51. Framing Elements 7. Top Plate

52. Framing Elements 8. Ceiling Joist

53. Framing Elements 9. Rafter

54. Framing Elements 10. Roof Decking

55. Framing Elements 11. Sheathing

56. Framing Elements 12. Stringer

57. Front-End Loader/ Backhoe Front-end loaders are used to move a material from one place to another. Unlike the bulldozer, the front-end loader can pick up material in its bucket whereas a bulldozer can only push the material. A front-end loader cannot dig into the ground like a backhoe can do. Backhoe Front-End Loader

58. Gypsum Board Wall board made of layers of fiberboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core

60. Insulation 1. Batt/Blanket Most popular type of insulation for wall cavities. Also used in some attics, roofs, and floors.

61. Insulation 2. Loose Fill Most commonly used in attics because it is inexpensive and leaves few voids with no gaps between pieces.

62. Insulation 3. Foamed Provides high R-values but can be very expensive to install. Its retardant to fire makes foam insulation desirable. Most commonly found in wall cavities..

63. Insulation 4. Rigid Board Used where high R-value per unit thickness is necessary. Commonly found in roof assemblies, walls and ceilings where insulation thickness is limited, and in below grade areas with a special water resistant composition.

64. Lintel A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening.

65. Mortar #1 Tooled, Concave 3/8” wide Commercial Building Mortar Type: N

66. Mortar #2 Tooled, Flush 3/8” wide Residential Home Mortar Type: N

67. Oriented Strand Board (OSB) A non-veneered building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure. The strands of rectangular wood strips are held together by a wax and resin adhesive.

68. Plumbing 1. Lavatory Piping to drain lavatory: 1 1/2”

69. Plumbing 2. Water Closet Piping to drain water closet: 3”

70. Plumbing 3. Manufactured Shower/Tub

71. Plumbing 4. Roof Vent The Vent Through Roof (VTR) maintains a system of plumbing drains and waste lines at atmospheric pressure by connecting them to the outdoor air.

72. Plumbing 5. Sink Drop-In Sink

73. Plywood A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer and bonded together under pressure. Veneer – A thin layer, sheet or facing.

74. Radiant Barrier A reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy.

75. Rebar #4 Rebar, 1/2” Deformations in rebar are to help prevent slipping

76. Steep Roof Drainage Gutter a narrow channel which collects rainwater from the roof of a building and diverts it away from the structure, typically into a drain. The main purpose of a rain gutter is to protect a building‘s foundation by channeling water away from its base

77. Steep Roof Drainage Downspout Feeds the water collected by the rain gutter

78. Steep Roof Drainage Splashblock Used in order to prevent soil erosion/moisture problems around the foundation of a building or house. Leads the water away from foundation

79. Steep Roof Shapes 1. Gabel Roof

80. Steep Roof Shapes 2. Gambrel Roof

81. Steep Roof Shapes 3. Hip Roof

82. Steep Roof Shapes 4. Mansard Roof

83. Steep Roof Terms Ridge- level intersection of 2 roof planes in a gable roof Valley- trough formed by the intersection of 2 roof slopes Rake- sloping edge of steep roof

84. Steep Roof Terms Eave- horizontal edge at he low side of a sloping roof Soffit- undersurface of a horizontal element of a building Fascia- exposed vertical surface of an eave

85. Steep Roof Terms building without fascia Lacking the exposed vertical face of an eave

86. Stone Random Rubble Pattern

87. Stone Coursed Rubble Pattern

88. Stone Coursed Ashlar Random Ashlar

89. Vapor Retarder Placed between insulation and sheathing, prevents condensation of water vapor

90. Waterproofing loosely laid Impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation prevents penetration of water

91. Weep Hole A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly.