Common Construction Vocabulary Every Home Owner Should Know - Residential Building Construction

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 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.

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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 exterior

Load-bearing wall (partition): it bears the weight of the house from top to bottom. It helps disperse the buildings weight from the roof down to the foundation and its removal could cause a total collapse of the structure.

Precast Concrete: Residential building construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mould or “form” which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and lifted into place.


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