Glossary of Building and Construction Terms, Quizzes of Introduction to Business Management

Download Glossary of Building and Construction Terms and more Quizzes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Rough opening DEFINITION 1 the wall opening into which a door frame is fitted TERM 2 Head DEFINITION 2 the upper most member of a door frame TERM 3 Stop DEFINITION 3 the projecting part of a door frame against which the door closes TERM 4 casing DEFINITION 4 is the trim that finishes the joint between a door frame and its rough opening TERM 5 Threshold DEFINITION 5 the sill of a door way covering the joint between two flooring materials or providing weather protection TERM 6 saddle DEFINITION 6 raised piece of flooring between jambs of the doorway TERM 7 sill DEFINITION 7 the horizontal member beneath a window or doorway having upper part sloped to shed rainwater TERM 8 sash DEFINITION 8 the fixed or movable part of a window framework in which panes of glass are set TERM 9 pane DEFINITION 9 one of the divisions of a window TERM 10 glazing DEFINITION 10 the panes or sheets of glass set in the sashes of a window TERM 21 treads DEFINITION 21 the footways that span the distance between the supporting carriages TERM 22 risers DEFINITION 22 the vertical boards that close of the stairway and helps make more rigid TERM 23 the flue DEFINITION 23 creates a draft and carries off the smoke and gases of a fire to the outside TERM 24 the smoke chamber DEFINITION 24 connects the throat of a fireplace to the flue of a chimmey TERM 25 the smoke self DEFINITION 25 at the bottom of a smoke chamber deflects down drafts from the chimmey TERM 26 the throat DEFINITION 26 the narrow opening between a firebox and the smoke chamber its fitted with a dampener that regulates down draft TERM 27 the firebox DEFINITION 27 the chamber where combustion takes place TERM 28 the hearth DEFINITION 28 extends the floor of a fireplace with a non combustible material TERM 29 metal lath DEFINITION 29 a plaster base fabricated of expanding mental or wire fabric TERM 30 keene's cement DEFINITION 30 a trademark for a brand of white anhydrous gypsum plaster TERM 31 gauging plaster DEFINITION 31 a special ground gypsum plaster for mixing lime putty TERM 32 white coat DEFINITION 32 the finish coat of lime putty and white gauging plaster TERM 33 veneer plaster DEFINITION 33 a ready mixed gypsum plaster applied as a very tin TERM 34 acoustical plaster DEFINITION 34 a low density plaster containing vermiculite or other porous mate rail to enhance it ability to absorb sound TERM 35 molding plaster DEFINITION 35 a plaster consisting of very finely ground gypsum and hydrated lime TERM 46 type x lath DEFINITION 46 has glass fibers and other additives for greater fire resistance TERM 47 veneer base DEFINITION 47 a gypsum lath having a special paper facing for receiving veneer plaster TERM 48 plaster over metal lath DEFINITION 48 three coat plaster is applied over metalh lat TERM 49 plaster over gypsum lath DEFINITION 49 two coat plater normal used over gypsum lath TERM 50 solid plaster partition DEFINITION 50 2 inch total three coated plaster is applied to both sided of metal or gypsum lath TERM 51 regular wallboard DEFINITION 51 board is used as the base layer in sound control wall or multilayer construction in remolding TERM 52 coreboard DEFINITION 52 used to line elevator shafts, stairways, and mechanical chases also as a base in solid gypsum partitions TERM 53 foil back board DEFINITION 53 aluminum foil backed serves as a vapor retarder and as a reflective thermal insulator when foil faces min dead air space TERM 54 water resistant board DEFINITION 54 used as a base for ceramic or other nonabsorbent tile in high moisture areas TERM 55 type x board DEFINITION 55 care has glass fiber and other additives to ingress its fire resistance available with foil backing TERM 56 pre finished board DEFINITION 56 vinyl or printed paper surface in various colors patterns and textures TERM 57 backing board DEFINITION 57 used as the base layer in a multilayer assembly for increased rigidity sound fire avaiblay in reg, type x and foil backing TERM 58 sheathing board DEFINITION 58 has a fire resistant core and faced with a water repellent paper for use as exterior sheathing avab with reg and type x TERM 59 tufted carpet DEFINITION 59 carpet made by mechanically stitching pile yarn through a primary fabric backing and bonding the yarn with latex to secondary backing TERM 60 woven carpet DEFINITION 60 carpet made by interweaving the backing and pille yarns on a loom