Common Construction Vocabulary Every Home Owner Should Know - Residential Building Construction
Aggregate: material used for mixing with cement, bitumen or other adhesive to form concrete or mortar It gives resistance to wear and tear Beam: is a structural element that resists load applied laterally to the beams axis Built-up area: is the carpet area plus the thickness of the outer wall and balcony BOQ: bill of quantity: is a document in which materials, parts and labor are itemized CAD: computer aided design , software used to create precision drawings as two dimensional / three dimensional drawings and Residential Construction Concrete: is a composite material, consisting mainly of cement, water and aggregate (gravel, sand or rock). When these materials are mixed together, they form a workable paste which then gradually hardens over time. EWC: European water closet Elevation: refers to the projection of the exterior faces of a building Floor plan: is a type of drawing that shows the layout of a home from above Façade: exterior side of the building, usually the exteri...