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Residential Construction

Residential construction means the act of building any structure, or that part of any structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons maintaining a common household to the exclusion of all others.

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Terms listing

C

Caisson Cantilever Cantilevered void Cap Cap flashing Capital Capital and interest Capped rate Casement Casement Window Casing Caulking CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate)CDX Ceiling joist Celotex ™Cement Ceramic tile Certificate of Occupancy CFM (cubic feet per minute)Chair rail Chalk line Change order Chase Chink Chip Board Chords Circuit Circuit Breaker Class "A"Class "C"Clean out Clip ties CO Codes Cold air return Collar Collar beam Collar Tie Column Combustion air Combustion chamber Compression web Compressor Concrete Concrete block Concrete board Condensate line Condensation Condensing unit Conditions, Convenants, and Restrictions (CC and Rs)Conduction Conductivity Conduit, electrical Construction Contract Construction drywall Construction, frame Continuity tester Contractor Control joint Convection Conventional loan Convertibility Cooling load Coped Coped joint Corbel Corner bead Corner boards Corner braces Cornice Counter flashing Counterfort Course Cove molding Crawl space Credit rating Cricket Cripple Studs Cross bridging Cross Tee Crown molding Culvert Cupping Curb Curb stop Curing Cut-in brace

I

I-beam I-joist Incandescent lamp Index Infiltration Inside corner Insulating glass Insulation Insulation board, rigid Interest Interior finish Interior Trim Irrigation

J

J Channel Jack post Jack rafter Jack Stud Jamb Joint Joint cement or Joint compound Joint tenancy Joint trench Joist Joist hanger Jumpers

K

Keeper Keyless Keyway Kilowatt (kW)King stud Knee Brace Knot

N

Nail inspection Natural finish NEC (National Electrical Code)Neutral wire Newel post Nonbearing wall Nosing Notch Note Nozzle

O

O/C - On Center Oakum On Center (O.C.)Open hole inspection Oriented Strand Board or OSB Outrigger Outside corner Overhang

Q

Quarry tile Quarter round

S

Sack mix Saddle Sales contract Sand float finish Sanitary sewer Sash Sash balance Saturated felt Schedule (window, door, mirror)Scrap out Scratch coat Screed, concrete Screed, plaster Scribing Scupper Sealer Seasoning Self-sealing shingles Semigloss paint or enamel Septic permit Septic system Service entrance panel Service equipment Service lateral Setback Setback Thermostat Settlement Sewage ejector Sewer lateral Sewer stub Sewer tap Shake Shear block Sheathing, sheeting Shed roof Sheet metal duct work Sheet metal work Sheet rock- Drywall-Wall board or gypsum Shim Shingles Shingles, siding Short circuit Shutter Side sewer Siding Siding, (lap siding)Sill Sill cock Sill plate (mudsill)Sill seal Single hung window Skylight Slab, concrete Slab, door Slab on grade Slag Sleeper Sleeve(s)Slope Slump Soffit Soil pipe Soil stack Sole plate Solid bridging Sonotube Sound attenuation Space heat Spacing Span Spec home Specialty contractor Specifications or Specs Splash block Square Square-tab shingles Squeegie Stack (trusses)Stair carriage or stringer Stair landing Stair rise Standard practices of the trade(s)Starter strip Static vent STC (Sound Transmission Class)Steel inspection Step flashing Stick built Stile Stool Stop box Stop Order Stop valve Stops Storm sash or storm window Storm sewer 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

U

UL (Underwriters' Laboratories)Undercoat Underground plumbing Underlayment Union Utility easement

V

Valley Valley flashing Valuation Valuation fee Vapor barrier Variable rate Veneer Vent Vermiculite Veterans Administration (VA)Visqueen Void Voltage

Y

Y Yard of concrete Yoke

Z

Z-bar flashing Zone Zone valve Zoning Zoning\Use permit

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Permanent link Residential Construction - Creation date 2021-03-05