Carpentry Basics
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1. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.

2. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.

3. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.

4. Chemical reaction that takes place when water is combined with cement - sand - and gravel in a concrete mix. Hydration cause the concrete to harden.

5. Distance between center points of framing members or other building components.

6. Type of foundation with the footing extending from only one side of the foundation wall.

7. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.

8. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.

9. Small sunken area allowing light or air into a basement window that is partially below the grade level around the building. Also called window well.

10. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.

11. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.

12. Distance from the property line to the side of a building.

13. Deformed steel bars placed in concrete to increase its ability to withstand weight and pressure. They also help tie together structural concrete members. Also called rebar.

14. A foundation system use on a sloped and hillside lots. The walls and footings are shaped like steps.

15. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.

16. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.

17. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.

18. Directon based on the compass points north - south - east - and west.

19. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.

20. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.

21. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.

22. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.

23. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.

24. Point of elevation reference - established by local authorities - from which other elevations in the area are measured. Often referred to as the point of beginning (POB).

25. Truck equipped with a large drum concrete mixer for delivery of ready-mixed concrete to the job site.

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