Barbara Holler

Visual DictionarySpring 2009Methods, Materials & Equipment I

Final Project BSCI 2300

Oriented Strand board - Windows

Oriented Strand Board

OSB is a nonveneered building material comes in panels (typ. Size 4’ x 8’. Made with long pieces of wood fibers in specific directions and bonded together under pressure.

OSB PlywoodAt my service learning project jobsite

Plumbing

My plumbing (oh my )

Water closet 3” drain pipe

½” typically rubber flexible water supply line (this case ¼” bendable pipe)

Lavatory 1 ½”

VTR (plumbing roof vent)

is to remove combustable sewage gases

ME

Drop in Kitchen Sink

Plywood

A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer bonded together under pressure.

Veneer is a thin layer, sheet or facing.

Look at all the choices you have at Lowes

Radiant Barrier

Reflective foil placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall to keep infrared energy from passing through it.

(couldn’t find it installed, but here it is at Lowes where you can buy it in rolls)

RebarSteel reinforcing bars put into concrete or masonry to make it stronger and able to better handle

compression loads. The deformations rolled into the surface of a reinforcing bar helps it to bond tightly to concrete. Approx. size #6 - ¾”

Rebar

Steep Roof Drainage

Gutter

DownSpout

DownSpout

Gutter – A channel that collects rainwater and snowmelt at the eave of a roof.Downspout – Vertical pipe for conducting water from a roof to a lower level.Splash block – precast block of concrete or plastic used to divert water at the bottom of the downspout.

Steep Roof Materials

Underlayment – layer of waterproof materials (felt paper) between roof sheathing & roofing material.

Shingle is a water-resistant roofing material, overlapped, nailed to form a layering cover for a sloping roof.

Metal roofs are typically made of galvanized or aluminized steel.

Clay Tile RoofNot sureWhat thisOne isBut like it

MaybeConcrete formOr shingle?

Clay Tile Roof

Metal Panel Roof

Steep Roof Shapes

Polynesian RoofHip Roof

Hip Roof

Hip Roof

Shed roofSection

Gable roofSection

Mansard Roof

Steep Roof Terms

Stone

Vapor Retarder

Layers of material to obstruct the passage of water vapor through to the building. Vapor Retarder

Waterproofing

Water proofing comes in a variety of chooses.

Weep Holes

Small opening whose purpose is to allow water to drain an not accumulate inside of the building’s walls.

Weep Holes

Welded Wire Mesh

Grid of steel rods welded together. It is used to reinforce concrete slabs or sidewalks.

Windows

Fixed

Sidelights Awning

Casement