| compression web | A member of a truss system which connects the bottom and top chords and which provides downward support. |
| damper | - A metal "door" placed within the fireplace chimney. normally closed when the fireplace is not in use.
- A valve or movable plate used in ductwork that opens or closes to control airfl...
dmpr; демпфер, гаситель (колебаний), успокоитель; демпфер; устойчивость к повреждениям; демпферная обмотка;; демпферный диод;; гасить колебания; гаситель колебаний; увлажнитель (любое; |
| joist hanger | - A metal "u" shaped item used to support the end of a floor joist and attached with hardened nails to another bearing joist or beam.
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| pedestal | - A metal box installed at various locations along utility easements that contain electrical, telephone, or cable television switches and connections.
- Пьедестал, подножие, подставка, ...
пьедестал; подножие; подставка; фундамент,; выступ; в конструкции элт) ре; стойка; основание; бивная; челюсть,буксовая; цоколь; |
| counter flashing | - A metal flashing usually used on chimneys at the roofline to cover shingle flashing and used to prevent moisture entry.
- Пламеподави- тельный, противопламенный c/flt captive flight п...
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| earthquake strap | A metal strap used to secure gas hot water heaters to the framing or foundation of a house. intended to reduce the chances of having the water heater fall over in an earthquake and causing a gas l... |
| stud shoe | A metal, structural bracket that reinforces a vertical stud. used on an outside bearing wall where holes are drilled to accommodate a plumbing waste line. |
| exposed aggregate finish | A method of finishing concrete which washes the cement/sand mixture off the top layer of the aggregate usually gravel. often used in driveways, patios and other exterior surfaces. |
| radiant heating | - A method of heating, usually consisting of a forced hot water system with pipes placed in the floor, wall, or ceiling. also electrically heated panels.
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| leech field | A method used to treat/dispose of sewage in rural areas not accessible to a municipal sewer system. sewage is permitted to be filtered and eventually discharged into a section of the lot called a ... |
| vermiculite | - A mineral used as bulk insulation and also as aggregate in insulating and acoustical plaster and in insulating concrete floors.
- A natural mica expanded by heat (i.e., exfoliated) to...
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| aggregate | - A mixture of sand and stone and a major component of concrete.
- Агрегат, совокупность; скопление, масса
- Агрегат. при очистке газов — относительно устойчивое скопление`сухи...
совокупный; агрегат; aggr; множество;; составное значение; агрегат (данных);; группировать; укрупнять;; составной; комплексный; агрегированный; заполнители для бетона; заполнитель; совокупность; |
| drip cap | - A molding or metal flashing placed on the exterior topside of a door or window frame to cause water to drip beyond the outside of the frame.
- A horizontal molding, fixed to a door or...
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| crown molding | - A molding used on cornice or wherever an interior angle is to be covered, especially at the roof and wall corner.
- Any molding serving as a corona or otherwise forming the crowning o...
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| cove molding | A molding with a concave face used as trim or to finish interior corners. |
| astragal | - A molding, attached to one of a pair of swinging double doors, against which the other door strikes.
- A moulding formerly round a cannon, at a little distance from its breech, the ca...
астрагал; |
| skylight | - A more or less horizontal window located on the roof of a building.
- Свечение неба
- Световой люк
- A framework in the deck to admit light vertically into the cabin...
slt; окно во льду, просвет; окно; световой люк; фонарь; фонарь световой; |
| discount rate | - A mortgage interest rate that is lower than the current rate for a certain period of time, e.g. 2.00% below variable rate for 2 years.
- Процент, взимаемый банком-эквайером (acquiring...
учетная ставка; ставка дисконтирования; учетный процент; tasso di sconto; обесценивание со временем, дисконт; |
| fixed rate mortgage | - A mortgage with an interest rate that remains the same over the years.
- A mortgage with an interest rate and monthly payment that doesn’t vary for the term of the loan.
mortgage с фиксированной процентной ставкой; |
| level payment mortgage | A mortgage with identical monthly payments over the life of the loan. |
| steel inspection | A municipal and/or engineers inspection of the concrete foundation wall, conducted before concrete is poured into the foundation panels. done to insure that the rebar (reinforcing bar), rebar nets... |
| romex | A name brand of nonmetallic sheathed electrical cable that is used for indoor wiring. |
| specifications or specs | A narrative list of materials, methods, model numbers, colors, allowances, and other details which supplement the information contained in the blue prints. written elaboration in specific detail a... |
| radon | - A naturally-occurring, heavier than air, radioactive gas common in many parts of the country. radon gas exposure is associated with lung cancer. mitigation measures may involve crawl space and...
radar beacon; радон; radón; |
| floating wall | A non-bearing wall built on a concrete floor. it is constructed so that the bottom two horizontal plates can compress or pull apart if the concrete floor moves up or down. normally built on baseme... |
| heel cut | A notch cut in the end of a rafter to permit it to fit flat on a wall and on the top, doubled, exterior wall plate. seat cut. heelpost 1. a post or stanchion at the free end of the partition of a stall. 2. a post to receive the hinges of a gate (either part of the gate or the stationary support).; |
| semigloss paint or enamel | A paint or enamel made so that its coating, when dry, has some luster but is not very glossy. bathrooms and kitchens are normally painted semi-gloss |
| wonderboard ™ | A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a ceramic tile backing material. commonly used on bathtub decks. |
| dura board, dura rock | A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a ceramic tile backing material. commonly used on bathtub decks. sometimes called wonder board |
| concrete board | A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a tile backing material. |
| bearing partition | A partition that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight. load-.; |
| mastic | - A pasty material used as a cement (as for setting tile) or a protective coating (as for thermal insulation or waterproofing)
- A material with adhesive properties, usually used in rel...
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| drain tile | - A perforated, corrugated plastic pipe laid at the bottom of the foundation wall and used to drain excess water away from the foundation. it prevents ground water from seeping through the found...
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| conduit, electrical | A pipe, usually metal, in which wire is installed. |
| downspout | - A pipe, usually of metal, for carrying rainwater down from the roof's horizontal gutters.
- Водосточная труба
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| wire nut | - A plastic device used to connect bare wires together.
- A mechanical connector for wires which are small in size; consists of an insulating cap over a threaded or coiled metal insert;...
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| keyless | A plastic or porcelain light fixture that operates by a pull string. generally found in the basement, crawl space , and attic areas. |
| stair landing | A platform between flights of stairs or at the termination of a flight of stairs. often used when stairs change direction. normally no less than 3 ft. x 3 ft. square. landing.; |
| elbow (ell) | A plumbing or electrical fitting that lets you change directions in runs of pipe or conduit. |
| plumbing stack | A plumbing vent pipe that penetrates the roof. |
| soil stack | - A plumbing vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
- A vertical soil pipe carrying the discharge from toilet fixtures. soil survey 907 soil stack
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| bearing point | A point where a bearing or structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation |
| point load | - A point where a bearing/structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation.
- A load concentrated over a tiny area. point-bearing pile
нагрузка по загрязняющим вещес; |
| joint cement or joint compound | A powder that is usually mixed with water and used for joint treatment in gypsum-wallboard finish. often called "spackle" or drywall mud. |
| bid shopping | A practice by which contractors, both before and after their bids are submitted, attempt to obtain prices from potential subcontractors and material suppliers that are lower than the contractors' ... |
| payment schedule | - A pre-agreed upon schedule of payments to a contractor usually based upon the amount of work completed. such a schedule may include a deposit prior to the start of work. there may also be a te...
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| penalty clause | - A provision in a contract that provides for a reduction in the amount otherwise payable under a contract to a contractor as a penalty for failure to meet deadlines or for failure of the projec...
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| sewage ejector | - A pump used to 'lift' waste water to a gravity sanitary sewer line. usually used in basements and other locations which are situated bellow the level of the side sewer.
- A device for...
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| rafter, hip | A rafter that forms the intersection of an external roof angle. |
| rafter, valley | A rafter that forms the intersection of an internal roof angle. the valley rafter is normally made of double 2-inch-thick members. |
| jack rafter | - A rafter that spans the distance from the wall plate to a hip, or from a valley to a ridge.
- Any rafter that is shorter than the usual length of the rafters used in the same building...
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| cfm (cubic feet per minute) | - A rating that expresses the amount of air a blower or fan can move. the volume of air (measured in cubic feet) that can pass through an opening in one minute.
- Commonly used to measu...
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| slab, door | A rectangular door without hinges or frame. |
| rabbet | - A rectangular longitudinal groove cut in the corner edge of a board or plank.
- Гнездо
- A groove in a piece of wood into which another wooden member fits.
rab; фальц; гнездо; паз; вырез; копь; |
| tail beam | A relatively short beam or joist supported in a wall on one end and by a header at the other. tail piece, 1. tail cut 1. a cut in the lower end of a rafter where it overhangs the wall; sometimes ornamental. 2. the seat cut at the lower end of a rafter. tailing 1. that portion of a projecting stone or series of stones, as in a cornice, which is bui; |
| capital and interest | A repayment loan and the most conventional form of home loan. the borrower pays an amount each month to cover the amount borrowed (or capital or principal) plus the interest charged on capital. |
| credit rating | - A report ordered by a lender from a credit agency to determine a borrower's credit habits.
- Кредитный рейтинг, рейтинг платежеспособности
- Assessment of the creditworthines...
rating del credito; кредитный рейтинг; |
| shed roof | A roof containing only one sloping plane. |
| hip roof | A roof that rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building. |
| built-up roof | A roofing composed of three to five layers of asphalt felt laminated with coal tar, pitch, or asphalt. the top is finished with crushed slag or gravel. generally used on flat or low-pitched roofs.... |
| limit switch | - A safety control that automatically shuts off a furnace if it gets too hot. most also control blower cycles.
- Концевой выключатель
- An electric switch, operated by a power-...
limsw; ls; lsw; концевой выключатель; |
| batt | A section of fiber-glass or rock-wool insulation measuring 15 or 23 inches wide by four to eight feet long and various thickness'. sometimes "faced" (meaning to have a paper covering on one side) ... |
| • electrical permit | A separate permit required for most electrical work. |
| • plumbing permit | A separate permit required for new plumbing and larger modifications of existing plumbing systems. |
| nec (national electrical code) | A set of rules governing safe wiring methods. local codes—which are backed by law—may differ from the nec in some ways. |
| sanitary sewer | - A sewer system designed for the collection of waste water from the bathroom, kitchen and laundry drains, and is usually not designed to handle storm water.
- Хозбытовая канализация ds; хозбытовая канализация;
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| storm sewer | - A sewer system designed to collect storm water and is separated from the waste water system.
- A sewer used for conveying rainwater or other similar discharges, but not sewage or indu...
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| crawl space | - A shallow space below the living quarters of a house, normally enclosed by the foundation wall and having a dirt floor.
- Space for textual messages usually at the bottom of the telev...
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| termite shield | - A shield, usually of galvanized metal, placed in or on a foundation wall or around pipes to prevent the passage of termites.
- A shield of noncorroding metal or inorganic material, us...
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| ranch | A single story, one level home. |
| keyway | A slot formed and poured on a footer or in a foundation wall when another wall will be installed at the slot location. this gives additional strength to the joint/meeting point. |
| screed, plaster | A small strip of wood, usually the thickness of the plaster coat, used as a guide for plastering. |
| quarter round | - A small trim molding that has the cross section of a quarter circle.
- A convex molding the profile of which is exactly or nearly a quarter of a circle. an edge or corner when rounded...
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| parting stop or strip | A small wood piece used in the side and head jambs of double hung windows to separate the upper sash from the lower sash. |
| pilot light | - A small, continuous flame (in a hot water heater, boiler, or furnace) that ignites gas or oil burners when needed.
- A small flame that stays lit all the time and ignites the burner f...
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| brick tie | A small, corrugated metal strip @ 1" x 6"- 8" long nailed to wall sheeting or studs. they are inserted into the grout mortar joint of the veneer brick, and holds the veneer wall to the sheeted wal... |
| pilot hole | - A small-diameter, pre-drilled hole that guides a nail or screw.
- A hole which serves as a guide for a nail or screw, or for drilling a larger-size hole. piloti (pl. pilotis) one of a...
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