- A/C
- A/C Condenser
- A/C Disconnect
- aerator
- aggregate
- air space
- allowance
- amortization
- anchor bolts
- annual percentage rate
- appraisal
- APR
- apron
- architect
- area wells
- assessment
- assumption
- astragal
- attic access
- attic ventilators
- back charge
- backfill
- backing
- backout
- ballast
- balloon
- balloon framed wall
- balusters
- balustrade
- barge
- barge board
- base
- base shoe
- baseboard
- basement window inserts
- bat
- batt
- batten
- bay window
- beam
- bearing header
- bearing partition
- bearing point
- bearing wall
- bedrock
- bid
- bid bond
- bid security
- bid shopping
- bidding requirements
- bifold door
- binder
- bipass doors
- blankets
- block out
- blocked
- blocking
- blow insulation
- blue print
- blue prints
- blue stake
- board foot
- bond
- bonding
- boom
- bottom chord
- bottom plate
- brace
- breaker panel
- brick ledge
- brick lintel
- brick mold
- brick tie
- brick veneer
- bridging
- buck
- builder’s risk insurance
- building codes
- building insurance
- building paper
- building permit
- built-up roof
- bull nose
- bundle
- butt edge
- butt hinge
- butt joint
- buy down
- by fold door
- by pass doors
- caisson
- cantilever
- cantilevered void
- cap
- cap flashing
- capital
- capital and interest
- capped rate
- casement
- casement window
- casing
- caulking
- CC and Rs
- CCA
- ceiling joist
- Celotex™
- cement
- ceramic tile
- Certificate of Occupancy
- CFM
- chair rail
- chalk line
- change order
- chase
- chink
- chip board
- chromated copper arsenate
- circuit
- circuit breaker
- class “a”
- class “c”
- clean out
- clip ties
- CO
- cold air return
- collar
- collar beam
- column
- combustion air
- combustion chamber
- compression web
- compressor
- concrete
- concrete block
- concrete board
- concrete screed
- concrete slab
- condensation
- condensing unit
- conditions, convenants, and restrictions
- conduction
- conductivity
- construction contract
- construction drywall
- continuity tester
- contractor
- contractors
- control joint
- convection
- conventional loan
- convertibility the ability to change a loan from an adjustable rate schedule to a fixed rate schedule.
- cooling load
- coped
- coped joint
- corbel
- corner bead
- corner boards
- corner braces
- cornice
- counter flashing
- counterfort
- course
- cove molding
- CPVC
- crawl space
- credit rating
- cricket
- cripple
- cross bridging
- cross tee
- crown molding
- cubic feet per minute
- culvert
- cupping
- curb
- curb stop
- cut-in brace
- dado
- damper
- dampproofing
- daylight
- dead bolt
- dead light
- deck
- decked
- dedicated circuit
- default
- de-humidistat
- delamination
- demolition permit
- disconnect
- discount rate
- door blocking
- door operator
- door slab
- door stop
- doorjamb
- dormer
- double glass
- double hung window
- down payment
- downspout
- drain tile
- drain-waste-vent
- draw
- drip
- drip cap
- dry in
- drywall
- ducts
- due-on-sale
- dura board
- dura rock
- DWV
- earnest money
- earthquake strap
- easement
- eaves
- egress
- elbow
- electric lateral
- electric resistance coils
- electrical conduit
- electrical entrance package
- electrical permit
- electrical rough
- electrical trim
- elevation sheet
- ell
- equity
- escrow
- escutcheon
- estimate
- estimating
- evaporator coil
- expansion joint
- expansive soils
- exposed aggregate finish
- extras
- face nail
- faced concrete
- facing brick
- fascia
- felt
- female
- ferrule
- FHA strap
- field measure
- finger joint
- fire block
- fire brick
- fire rated
- fire retardant chemical
- fire stop
- fireplace chase flashing pan
- fire-resistive
- fish tape
- fishplate
- fixed price contract
- fixed rate
- fixed rate mortgage
- flagging
- flags
- flagstone
- flakeboard
- flame retention burner
- flashing
- flat mold
- flat paint
- flatwork
- floating
- floating wall
- flue
- flue collar
- flue damper
- flue lining
- fluorescent lighting
- fly rafters
- footer
- footing
- forced air heating
- form
- foundation
- foundation ties
- foundation waterproofing
- frame construction
- frame inspection
- framer
- framing
- frieze
- frost lid
- frost line
- furring strips
- fuse
- gable
- gang nail plate
- gas lateral
- gate valve
- general contractor
- GFCI
- GFI
- girder
- glazing
- globe valve
- gloss enamel
- glued laminated beam
- glulam
- GPM
- grade
- grade beam
- grading permit
- graduated payment mortgage
- grain
- grid
- ground
- ground fault
- ground fault circuit interrupter
- ground iron
- groundwater
- grout
- gusset
- gutter
- GWB
- gyp board
- gypsum
- gypsum plaster
- gypsum wallboard
- H Clip
- hardware
- haunch
- hazard insurance
- header
- hearth
- heat meter
- heat pump
- heat rough
- heat trim
- heating load
- heel cut
- highlights
- hip
- hip rafter
- hip roof
- home run
- honey combs
- hose bib
- hot wire
- humidifier
- hurricane clip
- HVAC
- I-beam
- I-joist
- incandescent lamp
- index
- infiltration
- inside corner
- insulating glass
- insulation
- insulation board
- interest
- interior doorjamb
- interior finish
- irrigation
- jack post
- jack rafter
- jamb
- JChannel
- joint
- joint cement
- joint compound
- joint tenancy
- joint trench
- joist
- joist hanger
- jumpers
- keeper
- keyless
- keyway
- kilowatt
- king stud
- knot
- kw
- laminated shingles
- laminating
- landing
- lap
- lap siding
- latch
- lateral
- lath
- lattice
- ledger
- ledger strip
- leech field
- let-in brace
- level
- level payment mortgage
- lien
- light
- limit switch
- lineal foot
- lintel
- load bearing wall
- loan
- loan to value ratio
- lookout
- louver
- lumens
- male
- mantel
- manufactured wood
- manufacturer’s specifications
- masonry
- mastic
- mechanics lien
- metal lath
- microlam
- milar
- millwork
- miter joint
- molding
- monopost
- mortar
- mortgage
- mortgage broker
- mortgage company
- mortgage deed
- mortgage loan
- mortgage origination fee
- mortgagee
- mortise
- mudsill
- mullion
- muntin
- muriatic acid
- mushroom
- mylar
- nail inspection
- National Electrical Code
- natural finish
- NEC
- neutral wire
- newel post
- nonbearing wall
- nosing
- notch
- note
- nozzle
- oakum
- OC
- on center
- open hole inspection
- Oriented Strand Board
- OSB
- outrigger
- outside corner
- overhang
- P trap
- pack out
- pad out
- padding
- paint
- pallets
- panel
- paper
- parapet
- particle board
- parting stop
- parting strip
- partition
- paver
- paving
- payment schedule
- pedestal
- penalty clause
- penny
- perc. test
- percolation test
- performance bond
- perimeter drain
- permeability
- permit
- pier
- pigment
- pigtails
- pilot hole
- pilot light
- pitch
- PITI
- plan view
- plaster screed
- plasterboard
- plate
- plenum
- plot plan
- plough
- plow
- plumb
- plumb bob
- plumbing boots
- plumbing ground
- plumbing jacks
- plumbing permit
- plumbing rough
- plumbing stack
- plumbing trim
- plumbing waste line
- ply
- plywood
- point load
- portland cement
- post
- post-and-beam
- power vent
- premium
- preservative
- pressure relief valve
- pressure-treated wood
- primer
- principal
- property survey
- PRV
- pump mix
- punch list
- punch out
- putty
- PVC
- quarry tile
- quarter round
- R factor
- R Value
- R value
- rabbet
- radiant heating
- radiation
- radon
- radon system
- rafter
- rail
- railroad tie
- rake
- rake fascia
- rake siding
- ranch
- ready mixed concrete
- rebar
- receptacle
- recording fee
- red lined prints
- redline
- reducer
- reflective insulation
- refrigerant
- register
- reglaze
- reinforcing bar
- relief valve
- remodeling contractor
- remote
- retaining wall
- retentions
- ribbon
- ridge
- ridge board
- ridge shingles
- rigid insulation board
- rim joist
- rise
- riser
- riser and panel
- road base
- rock 1, 2, 3
- roll
- roll roofing
- rolling
- romex
- romex
- roof jack
- roof joist
- roof run
- roof sheathing
- roof sheeting
- roof valley
- rough opening
- rough sill
- roughing-in
- run
- sack mix
- saddle
- sales contract
- sand float finish
- sanitary sewer
- sash
- sash balance
- saturated felt
- schedule
- scrap out
- scratch coat
- screed
- screed
- scribing
- scupper
- sealer
- seasoning
- self-sealing shingles
- semigloss enamel
- semigloss paint
- septic permit
- septic system
- service entrance panel
- service equipment
- service lateral
- setback thermostat
- settlement
- sewage ejector
- sewer lateral
- sewer stub
- sewer tap
- shake
- shear block
- sheathing
- shed roof
- sheet metal duct work
- sheet metal work
- sheet rock
- sheeting
- shim
- shingles
- short circuit
- shutter
- side sewer
- siding
- siding shingles
- sill
- sill cock
- sill plate
- sill seal
- single hung window
- skylight
- slab
- slab on grade
- slag
- sleeper
- sleeve
- sleeves
- slope
- slump
- soffit
- soil pipe
- soil stack
- sole plate
- solid bridging
- sonotube
- sound attenuation
- Sound Transmission Class
- space heat
- spacing
- span
- spec home
- specialty contractor
- specifications
- specs
- splash block
- square
- square-tab shingles
- squeegie
- stack
- stair carriage
- stair landing
- stair rise
- stair run
- standard practices of the trade
- standard practices of the trades
- starter strip
- static vent
- STC
- steel inspection
- step flashing
- stick built
- stile
- stool
- stop box
- stop order
- stop valve
- stops
- storm sash
- storm sewer
- storm window
- story
- strike
- string
- stringer
- strip flooring
- structural floor
- stub
- stubbed
- stucco
- stud
- stud framing
- stud shoe
- sub contractor
- subfloor
- sump
- sump pump
- suspended ceiling
- sway brace
- switch
- T & G
- t bar
- tab
- tail beam
- take off
- taping
- teco
- tee
- tempered
- termite shield
- termites
- terra cotta
- Thermoply™
- thermostat
- three-dimensional shingles
- threshold
- time and materials contract
- tinner
- tip up
- title
- TJ
- TJI
- toenailing
- tongue and groove
- top chord
- top plate
- transmitter
- trap
- tread
- treated lumber
- trim
- trimmer
- truss
- tub trap
- turnkey
- turpentine
- UL
- undercoat
- underground plumbing
- underlayment
- Underwriters’ Laboratories
- union
- utility easement
- VA
- valley
- valley flashing
- valley rafter
- valuation
- valuation fee
- vapor barrier
- variable rate
- veneer
- vent
- ventilation fans, wires the furnace, and “makes up” the electric house panel. the electrician does all work necessary to get the home ready for and to pass the municipal electrical final inspection
- vermiculite
- Veterans Administration
- visqueen
- void
- voltage
- wafer board
- walk-through
- wall board
- wall out
- warping
- warranty
- waste pipe and vent
- water board
- water closet
- water meter pit
- water meter vault
- water table
- water tap
- water-repellent preservative
- WC
- weatherization
- weatherstrip
- weep holes
- whole house fan
- wind bracing
- window buck
- window frame
- window sash
- wire nut
- Wonderboard™
- wrapped drywall
- Y
- yard of concrete
- yoke
- Z-bar flashing
- zone
- zone valve
- zoning
- zoning use permit
Source Citation
Sharma, Sanjay. “Construction Terms.” 2024.