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