The most common type of cultured countertop, it contains swirls and color variations that imitate the look of marble. See plastic laminate counter top, solid surface counter top, solid plastic counter top, wood block counter top, cultured counter top, stone counter top, and tile counter top. Masonry units made from man-made materials such as plaster or plastic.
Cultured stone is shaped and colored to resemble natural stone but is much lighter weight. Vent positioned at the ridge line. Cupolas are often in the shape of a small house or dome, topped with a weathervane. Some cupolas are installed for decoration only and are nonfunctional. Milled cabinets that are built for a specific kitchen to match specified dimensions and a specified design.
See built-in cabinets, milled cabinets, and mass produced cabinets. Carpet pile in which the ends are looped, both ends are attached to the carpet backing, then the centers of the loops are cut. See pile and loop pile. Piece of metal inside the flue that opens and closes. The damper should remain open when the fireplace is in use to allow combustion gases to escape through the flue and into the atmosphere.
When not in use, the damper should be closed to prevent exterior air and small animals from entering the structure. Process of coating the parts of the foundation system that will be below the soil level with a moisture resistant material.
This helps the foundation to resist the absorption or penetration of groundwater during short term exposure. Not the same as waterproofing. On the Dashboard window, you can open recent projects and create new projects without searching through the entire Projects List.
In the Projects Preview pane, you can view the sketch or notes of a selected project. With the Backup feature of Xactware you can back up your estimates, valuations, price lists, macros, and other important files. In the event that it becomes necessary to reformat your hard drive or reinstall Xactimate, you can retrieve your data. For this reason, it is important to frequently back up all valuable data.
If you regularly back up important data, you can restore lost or damaged files using the Xactimate restore feature. It is critical that you restore your data using the same version number of Xactimate that you used to back up the data. Restoring data from different versions of Xactimate could result in damaged or lost data. With the data transfer feature, you can transfer projects, price lists, contacts, macros, and other information between Xactware users.
In order to transfer data from one user to another, both users need to be registered and using the same Xactimate profile. Permanent load consisting of all building parts and built-in fixtures that will be supported by a structural part. An expression of distance in feet and decimal portions of feet rather than feet and inches.
For example: 6. If a damaged carpet were to be replaced, depreciation would be higher for an older carpet that had nearly achieved it's life expectancy. Person who recommends aesthetically pleasing combinations of shapes and shades for the interior or the exterior of a building. One of the five basic views found on a plan. A detail is a close-up i. Person who improves land, preparing the land for building on it by providing such improvements as roads, sidewalks, and connections for sewer, water, electricity, and gas.
The developer may subdivide the land into building lots. Reinforcing member that is attached at an angle to provide lateral strength to another member such as a rafter. Installation where wood strips are installed in a pattern that runs diagonally to at least one of the walls. See straight wood floor installation and herringbone wood floor installation.
The process of drawing a floor plan and sometimes elevations which include dimensions and other important information such as the location of doors, windows, outlets, switches, and so forth. A straight line segment that passes through the center of a circle and terminates at the outer edges of the circle. It is the longest line segment that will fit inside a circle. The diameter is equal to twice the length of the radius.
You can see the Digital Images window by choosing the camera button on the Quick access toolbar. Made from dimensional lumber usually available in rough cut or surfaced finishes.
See header. Dimensions are the measurements of a room or object. From plans, dimensions can be determined using the measurement on the drawing and the scale of the drawing or by reading the dimensions printed on the drawing.
The amount of labor expended directly on a finished task, excluding breaks, set-up, clean-up, etc. The highest level of efficiency that can be achieved when all labor waste factors are excluded. On the Control Center Document Modules tab, you can view, create and modify company headers and model statements.
Insulating material placed around the door jamb where the slab meets the jamb or door stop when closed. The door gasket is used on exterior doors. Trim attached to the JAMB which prevents a door slab from swinging past the jamb. Projection from a sloped roof plane; usually contains a window or vent and provides additional interior space. Specialty trim piece with rounded corners on both sides.
See cap mold, cove piece, and tile base. Window unit that may be opened by sliding the upper sash downward or the lower sash upward. A method for using the ladder to climb a lower roof section, then pulling the ladder onto the roof for use when climbing a second higher roof section.
Stick of wood or metal which fits into corresponding holes to attach two pieces of material together. Vertical pipe that carries water from the gutter, along the side of the structure to the ground or drainage system. Person who translates the ideas provided to them by an architect or designer into accurate plans that may be used for construction. A series of pipes through which waste is released into the soil after it has been treated in the septic tank.
The size of the drain field depends on the number of people being serviced by the system and the ability of the soil to absorb liquid. Any edge that is shaped so that the water drips off of it onto the ground and not onto the part below. A loop that is made in the drop wires just in front of the weather head. The drip loop prevents water from dripping down the wires and into the weather head. Shiplap siding with special shaping on its face; for example, it may have a rounded face to look like logs.
Wire that connects the transformer to the structure. The drop wire for a residential structure usually contains a current carrying lead and a neutral. Machine used in the manufacture of composition shingles that is designed to allow air to circulate around roofing material to dry the material.
A term used to denote the stage of construction when the inside of the structure is protected from weather. Generally it is the point when all exterior doors and windows are in place and roof felt has been placed over the roof sheathing. Process used to remove moisture from lumber. The moisture content in the lumber is reduced to about the average amount it will maintain when used in building construction.
After drying, many lumber mills seal the lumber with stain or wax to prevent them from absorbing moisture again. Surface drying and kiln drying are two methods used for drying lumber. Interior wall finish using mostly non-flammable materials. While drywall actually refers to any interior finish made from plaster or gypsum board, in common usage it usually refers to a finish made from gypsum board.
Door that contains two half slabs mounted one above the other. Each slab is attached to the jamb with hinges and may swing independently of the other.
Also known as a stable door. Piece of land, usually a narrow strip along the perimeter of the lot, that others have a right to use and access, typically for the placement of utilities. Horizontal roof edge off of which precipitation drips. This edge is extended beyond the exterior wall. Shingeles made from lumber whose annual rings form at least a forty-five degree angle at the face.
A group of outlets or other electrical devices that connect to a fuse box or breaker panel through a common lead. Elevation is an eye-level view of a surface on the building.
The process of securing a structure from weather and unwanted entry. Damaged doors and windows or other easily accessible openings are typically covered with plywood and opening in the roof are typically covered with plastic. A two-part resin that, when mixed, forms a tight cross-linked polymer. Epoxy forms a hard, tough surface that is highly resistant to corrosion.
Concrete finish made by spreading an epoxy adhesive over cured concrete, then aggregate is placed over the epoxy which glues the aggregate to the underlying concrete. The process of injecting epoxy resin into a concrete crack. A good epoxy joint is usually stronger than the concrete it replaces. Displays the totals for all equipment costs for the activity. Hardened glass which has been sandblasted or otherwise engraved to form a pattern or design in the glass.
A cabinet hinge which is mortised into the back of the door on one side and attached to the cabinet box on the other side. Once installed, it can be adjusted in a variety of directions. The European style cabinet door hinge was designed for use on the frameless style cabinets that were developed in Europe after World War II, but is also found on some higher quality framed style cabinets.
Also called a six way adjustable hinge and a recessed hinge. See standard cabinet door hinge. System which cools by drawing air through moist filters which transfers moisture into the air and cools the air. Evaporative coolers are effective only in regions with relatively low humidity. Person who moves the soil out of the area where footings, foundations, or utility lines will be placed and backfills the soil around these parts once they are in place.
On the Exceptions menu you can apply tax rules to specific line items under specific circumstances. You can also designate certain line items as being non-taxable. In order to create an exceptions list, you must first create exception items. Exception items are line items that are grouped together so that they can be taxed in the same way. Foam which contains small beads with air voids around the beads. When used as insulation expanded foam should only be installed above grade.
Concrete finish in which the top layer or surface cream is removed to expose the aggregate beneath, or aggregate is pressed into the surface of the concrete after screeding is complete.
Foam which is smooth, with no beads or voids. Because extruded foam will not absorb water, it can be installed as insulation above or below grade. A frame placed over the cabinet box against which the doors and drawers will rest. The face frame is made from vertical stiles and horizontal rails.
To drive a nail into the face of the board so that it will be visible on the finished product. See also blind nailing. A pre-built firebox assembly that includes a heat exchanger, air movement equipment, and the flue assembly. Also called a zero clearance fireplace. Non-structural, decorative tread and riser assembly which is placed over the structural tread and riser when carpet will run down the center of a stair. False tread and risers are typically stain-grade wood which give the appearance of higher grade wood treads and risers at a lower cost.
Exterior horizontal trim piece that covers the vertical edge of the rafter tails. It can also be called the finish fascia because it is installed over the rough fascia. Connects the meter base to the breaker panel s or fuse box es. Usually contains four cables that are twisted together. Used in compression fittings, the ferrule is a ring that slides over the top of a pipe.
The ferrule is tapered on the top and is compressed between the fitting and a threaded nut. Shingle made from a combination of wood fiber and Portland cement. Glass filaments which are formed by pulling or spinning molten glass into random lengths. Fiberglass does not easily burn. The amount of material, including waste, that will be required in the field in order to complete the job. Small piece of decorative wood that fills the space between balusters in a bottom rail.
Review by the building inspector after the interior and exterior construction is complete, to check for any problems which may endanger the health or safety of the building occupants. In most areas a certificate indicating that the final inspection has been successfully completed is required before the home can be occupied. Joint which uses small tapered projections fingers which interlace to join two pieces of material.
May refer to the plumbing, electrical, carpentry, or HVAC work that is visible when construction is complete. Final coat of any material on a surface. The third coat of common stucco is the finish coat and contains the texture and may contain the pigment. If the finish coat does not contain pigment, the surface of the stucco must be painted when dry.
For stucco, see also scratch coat and brown coat. Any electrical part that will be installed after the walls and ceiling are finished. A nail with a smaller shank for its length than other types of nails. The head on the finish nail is also smaller and able to sink below the surface of the wood.
Finish nails are primarily used in finishing work. Piece of material installed to block the spread of fire from one side of it into wood framing members on the other side.
The fire is forced to burn through it before it can reach another part of the framing system. Process in which drywall is finished to provide fire protection only and not to provide a smooth finish wall. Firetaped drywall has tape embedded along all joints which are then covered with one additional layer of mud. Fasteners are also covered with mud. Wall which has been designed to resist the spread of fire. Fire walls in homes are typically required between the garage and living space.
Fire walls are usually rated by the hours they are designed to resist the spread of fire. A typical residential firewall rating is one hour. The interior of a fireplace system built of heat-resistant materials which contains the fire and radiates heat in the room.
Can be made from a variety of materials including special Fire brick, prefabricated masonry panels or metal. Masonry unit made from clay that is formed and then baked at a high enough temperature to cause a partial melting or glazing on the surface.
This glaze provides a seal which protects the brick from moisture. Flexible tape that is used to pull electrical wire through conduit.
The fish tape is pushed through the conduit, the electrical wires are fastened to the end and pulled through the conduit. Term used for exterior decking material. Refers to the one and one-quarter or "five-quarter" thickness of the material.
Type of stone which splits easily into slabs known as flags and is commonly used on floors. Parallel edges on a steel beam that are perpendicular to the center web of the beam. Any piece of material, usually metal or plastic, installed to prevent water from penetrating into the structure around doors, windows, chimneys, and roof edges. Shingles made from lumber whose annual rings form less than a forty-five degree angle at the face. A flat, thin plywood panel used in a frame and panel cabinet door.
See frame and panel cabinet door, slab cabinet door and raised panel. Roof style that appears flat but actually has a slight slope to allow drainage of precipitation. Tile shingle with a flat surface. The surface of flat tiles often have a grain simulation and the sides are usually rabbeted and grooved. Roof or floor truss with horizontal top and bottom chords reinforced with diagonal members between them. Type of plastic laminate countertop with no integral backsplash, a flat smooth surface, and usually a square front edge.
Flat-laid countertops can be fabricated in a shop or on site. See plastic laminate countertop and postformed countertop. A large piece of lumber cut out of a log that is then sawn into boards or veneer strips. Hand tool used to provide an even texture to concrete or plaster surfaces before they set. Heavy, smooth asphalt coating mopped over the cap sheet of a multiple ply membrane roof to provide a smooth surface. The flood coat must be protected from sun damage by painting it with a UV coat or by covering it with aggregate.
Structure which sits atop columns which raise the main floor above the flood plane. Also known as plan view. Floor plan is a view as though you are looking directly down on a building with the top removed so you can see the layout of the floor including walls and fixtures.
Includes the framing support members such as floor joists or floor trusses and the sheathing that provides the floor system surface. May be used instead of regular joists or I-joists. Floor trusses are generally placed on wider centers, are deeper and more expensive than other joists. Floor trusses are designed to allow plumbing, electrical, and heating runs to be placed inside of them instead of below them like is often required in other joists.
Pipe that is sized, insulated, and positioned to carry combustible gases up and away from the structure. Cap placed on the top opening of the flue in such a way as to permit proper ventilation of the inner chambers of the flue pipe and at the same time prevent moisture or small animals from entering the flue.
Door with a flat, smooth face with no panels or decoration. Flush doors may have a solid core or a hollow core. Casing that contains a series of round called flutes along its length. Fluted casing is designed to look like fluted columns. Gable rafter which is located under the overhang part of the roof sheathing on the gable end. It is not directly supported by the exterior wall. Also sometimes referred to as the barge rafter or barge board.
Base upon which the structure will stand, it rests on the soil. A footing ultimately supports all of the weight of the structure, it is a structural part.
Heating system that uses a fan to push heated air through ducts to vents throughout the structure. Brand name of a common type of plastic laminate material. The term formica is often used in the industry when referring to plastic laminate.
This structural part rests on the footing and supports the exterior walls and floor system. A foundation is usually constructed out of concrete, block or treated lumber. Piece of lumber usually redwood or treated that is used between the foundation and the framing. It is attached to the foundation with anchor bolts.
Inspection of the rough-in of four trades including framing, plumbing, HVAC, electric. This inspection must be completed before the walls or ceilings are covered. A composition shingle that has been torn by the impact from a hailstone.
The fractures often radiate out from the center of the hailstone impact in a spider web pattern. Also see bruised composition shingles and granular loss. A cabinet door which consists of a frame that surrounds a panel. The panel may be glass, a veneered plywood flat panel, or a solid wood raised panel. See slab cabinet door. Cabinet style in which a face frame is attached to the cabinet box. See frameless style cabinets. Term to denote that the building framing has been completed to the point that it is ready for the roof system to be built.
Cabinet style which has no face frame attached to the cabinet box. Often called a European style cabinet because it was developed in Europe during the reconstruction following World War II as an alternative to the more labor-intensive framed style cabinet. See framed style cabinet. Members which connect the bottoms of opposing rafters together to prevent them from moving outward.
Ceiling joists are commonly used as framing ties. A faucet designed to supply water to the outside of the structure without danger of freezing in cold temperatures. The faucet is located on the outside of the structure but the valve portion is located inside the heated structure. Horizontal trim piece installed at the top of the exterior wall, covering the joint between the soffit and the exterior wall.
The frieze board is often ornately decorated. The maximum depth that frost is expected to penetrate into the soil during the coldest part of winter. Fair rental value coverage is insurance that pays the loss of rental income on rental property, minus expenses, when that rental income cannot continue because property rented to others or held for rental is damaged by a peril covered in the insurance policy.
Backsplash which runs from the countertop to the bottom of the upper cabinet. See backsplash and block backsplash. A structure that has a basement level, the floor of which is usually positioned below ground level under the main level. Hardware attached between a cabinet drawer and the cabinet box which allows the drawer to be pulled completely out of the cabinet box.
Any cabinet that runs the full height from the floor to the level of the upper unit. See lower unit, vanity cabinet, and upper unit. Also called furr strips, they are often used on the interior of block or concrete walls.
Furring strips can be made from either metal or wood. They are fastened to the walls, ceiling, or floor system generally for the purpose of providing a surface to which the ceiling or wall covering may be easily attached. Truss used at the ends of a gable roof. It has vertical members which are spaced to allow convenient attachment of the exterior wall sheathing.
Roof style consisting of two sides that slope in opposite directions down from the peak or ridge. The roof ends form an inverted V and are filled in with triangular shaped gable end walls.
Vents placed in the gable ends of the roof. Gable vents facilitate the flow of air in the attic while protecting it from insects and the weather. Each side has two sections, the lower section having a steeper slope than the upper section. The gambrel roof is often used on barns. Also known as a mansard roof. Truss used to make a gambrel roof, functions in the same way as a gable truss.
Traditionally used in the U. Tool which uses a screen to press the course aggregate downward while leaving the fine aggregate at the surface. Flat gandy is dropped lightly over the entire surface. Rolling gandy uses a screen shaped like a barrel and is rolled across the entire surface. Widely used in residential construction, its use is discouraged by many structural engineers because it can severely damage the concrete unless used skillfully. Refers to the thickness of metal.
A heavier gauge means that the metal is thicker but it is noted by a smaller number. Main line items that represent more specific line items that can be placed or associated within a category i.
Scientist who performs the necessary calculations to determine the types and sizes of footings which must be used to ensure safe and proper support of the building by the soil. Also called a Soils engineer. Large horizontal beam which may be used to provide structural support at specific bearing points along its length. A girder is held up in position by columns or a bearing wall. Tile shingle with a color glaze compound put on its surface that produces a smooth and shiny face.
Glazed clay tiles are baked. Glazed concrete tiles dry chemically. Glaze usually adds significantly to the cost of clay tiles, but adds only moderately or not at all to the cost of concrete tiles. Tile which come in a variety of sizes but are usually about 4" by 4" and typically have a high gloss or matte glaze applied to the finish surface.
See ceramic mosaic tile and quarry tile. Hardware attached between a cabinet drawer and the cabinet box which holds the drawer in a level position as the drawer is pulled out of and pushed into the cabinet box.
See full extension glide. Short for glue-laminated beam, it is made of several layers of dimensional lumber glued together so that the joints in each layer are overlapped by other layers to provide strength. Glue-lam beams always have a slight arch or bow called a camber. They are always installed so the camber is up. A long, curving handrail piece that is used to step down and make a long vertical transition between handrail parts on a stair balustrade.
See top rail, volute, one-quarter turn, and balustrade. Concrete beam that rests on grade ie: on the soil but is supported by piers or columns rather than the soil directly underneath.
A grade beam may appear to be a footing or short foundation wall unless one inspects carefully enough to discover the connections to the top of the piers or columns underneath. Stake which is placed in the ground and marked at the point where the grade should be found once the building part is in place. Grade stakes are often placed and marked to indicate where the top of the concrete will be located once the pour is complete. Grade stakes used as a guide for establishing the final level of the concrete are usually pulled out and their holes filled with wet concrete once the wet concrete has been leveled at the proper grade.
Granular loss occurs when mineral granules embedded in a composition shingle are loosened by the impact from a hailstone when the hailstone does not bruise or fracture the shingle. See fractured composition shingles and bruised composition shingles. Molding that fits over a single pane to make it appear as if the window unit has many separate lights.
Also see muntin. Circular eyelet which reinforces a hole that has been punched into a piece of material. Special electrical circuit which will immediately stop power from flowing through an outlet or electrical device if there is a hazardous event such as dropping an electrical device into water. All outlets in a bathroom should have GFCI protection. GFCIs can be built into an outlet or into a circuit breaker. Water concentration below the surface of the ground.
The level of this water in the soil is called the water table. A grouping code is a unique ID assigned to each object in the estimate. It can be used as a variable or it can be used in a calculation. Object names, by comparison, allow spaces and are not unique—meaning an estimate can have more than one object with same name. Mixture of cement, water and aggregate. Grout is used to fill in the block cells which contain rebar. This holds the rebar joints in place and strengthens the block.
The primary differences between mortar, grout, and concrete are the ratio of materials used and the size of the aggregate. Most modern framers use nail guns and rarely use a hammer. Gun nails come in strips or coils so they can be easily loaded in the nail gun. They usually have a hooded or "T" shape so the nails can fit closely together.
See common nails, box nails and sinkers. Plates fastened to the face of the truss to hold together members where they join. Channel or trough positioned along the lower edge of the roof to catch and control roof water, directing it to the downspout. May be made of wood, metal, or plastic. A place where the gutter is attached to the structures fascia.
On seamless aluminum gutter the gutter brace contains usually a large nail and the nail head can be seen on the face of the gutter. An underlayment made from fiber reinforced gypsum which is easy to cut and install and is highly resistant to indentation. See underlayment, particleboard underlayment, plywood underlayment, lauan plywood underlayment, cement board underlayment, and untempered hardboard underlayment.
Course of brick in which the vertical joint between bricks is half-way across the length of the brick in the course below it. Also referred to as running bond and stretcher bond. Pattern formed in the valley of a roof by overlapping the valley with shingles from one side of the valley and cutting shingles from the other side so they end at the center of the valley. Electrical burner which instantly becomes hot when the burner is turned on.
See ceran top and halogen burner. Any texture that is applied to drywall by hand, without the use of a machine. This include brush textures and hocl textures.
A rule for safe use of a ladder. Extension out of a foundation wall used to support a concrete part such as a step. Part of a weight-bearing system, a header is placed over an opening in the wall and distributes the weight supported by the members above it onto other parts which distribute the weight down to the footings. The header is usually supported by trimmers under each end. Specific name for the jamb found on the top of the inside of window and door openings.
Wood found at the center of the tree. Generally higher quality wood than sapwood, with less and tighter knots and more resistant to decay. Bubble which forms in the shingle when the asphaltic coating does not properly bond to the mat. Device which transfers heat from a source, such as a flame, to a conductor, such as air or water.
A distinct line left on walls by superheated smoke that was stopped at the ceiling. The bottom edge of this superheated smoke often leaves a line on the walls. System which heats or cools the air by using refrigerant gas to either take heat out of the structure or bring heat into the structure. Room or group of rooms that is heated or cooled as a unit, usually controlled through a single thermostat. Installation where wood strips are installed in a zigzag pattern.
See straight wood floor installation and diagonal wood floor sintallation. A urethane foam pad that looks much like a thin wrestling pad. Unlike most other types of pad, water can be extracted from high density urethane foam pads.
See synthetic felt pad, waffle type sponge rubber pad, and rebond pad. A self-contained, usually freestanding unit which contains an oven below, with top burners and an upper oven which is often a microwave oven. See range cooker and restaurant style range cooker. External angle or convex intersection created at the joint of two roof planes. A regular hip roof has four hips, one from each corner of the exterior walls to the ridge. Rafter which forms the HIP line of the roof from the ridge to the outside corner of the exterior walls.
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