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
Attic ventilation – used to lower the temperature and vent the attic
Gable Vent
Soffit Vent Roof Turbine
Ridge Vent
Backhoe – excavating equipment that consists of a digging bucket on one end and a front loader on the other
BackhoeBucket: 24”
Front End Loader
Brick arches
Jack arch centered with keystone
Roman arch
Brick Bonds
English Garden Wall –5 courses of running bonds wchich consist of all stretchers and the 6th course alternates between headers and stretchers
Running Bond –courses consist of stretchers
Soldier
Stretcher
Header
Sailor
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
Cladding
Wood boards
Wood shingle and shake – a nail based sheathing material such as OSB, plywood, or waferboard that function as siding or roofing.
Picture: Wood shakes
Stone
Brick
Concrete Joints
Control Joint
Isolation Joint – the exterior of the building is being isolated from the slab
Crack
Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) – large rectangular concrete blocks that are used as structural masonry
Standard CMU – 8”
Decorative Concrete Masonry
Split faced
Doors
Flush Door Panel Door (1) with sidelight
Electrical ComponentsMeter – measures the amount of electrical energy consumed. It is calibrated in billing units
Service head
Service panel –the high voltage electrical system’s first point of entry into a home beyond the meter
Duplex receptacle –two electrical fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Framing Elements
Front End Loader
Heat Pump
Insulation
Lintel
Mortar
OSB – Oriented Strand Board
Plumbing
Plywood
Rebar
Steep Roof Drainage
Steep Roof Materials
Steep Roof Shapes
Steep Roof Terms
Stone
Weep Holes
Windows