anchor bolt
A bolt for connecting wood members to concrete or masonry.
backer
Three studs nailed together in a U-shape to which a partition is attached.
bargeboard
A board attached to a gable rafter to which a rake board is attached.
beam
A large, horizontal structural member of wood or steel, such as a girder, rafter, or purlin.
bearing wall
A wall that supports the load of the structure above it.
bevel
Any angle that is not 90°. Also, a tool for marking such an angle.
bird’s mouth
The notch in a rafter that rests on the top plate of a wall.
blocking
Small pieces of wood used to secure, join, or reinforce members, or to fill spaces between members.
box nail
Nail similar to a common nail, but with a smaller diameter shank.
bridging
Bracing installed in an X-shape between floor joists to stiffen the floor and distribute live loads. Also called cross-bridging.
building line
The bottom measurement of a rafter’s run (the top being the ridge line); the plumb cut of the bird’s mouth.
camber
A slight crown or arch in a horizontal structural member, such as beam or truss, to compensate for deflection under a load.
cantilever
Any part of a structure that projects beyond its main support and is balanced on it.
cant strip
A length of lumber with a triangular cross-section used around edges of roofs or decks to help waterproof.
casing
A piece of wood or metal trim that finishes off the frame of a door or window.
casing nail
A large finish nail with a small, cone-shaped head.
chalk line
A string covered with chalk used for marking straight lines.
check
A small split in a piece of lumber that runs parallel to the grain.
cheek cut (side cut)
An angle cut that is made to bear against another rafter, hip, or valley.
chord
Any principal member of a truss system. In a roof truss, the top chord replaces a rafter, and the bottom chord replaces a ceiling joist.
circumference
The perimeter measurement of a circle.
collar beam
A horizontal board that connects pairs of rafters on opposite roof slopes.
column
A vertical structural member.
common nail
Nail used in framing and rough carpentry, having a flat head about twice the diameter of its shank.
common rafter
A rafter running from a wall directly to a ridge board.
connection angle
The angle at the end of a rafter needed to connect to other rafters, hips, valleys, or ridge boards.
connectors
Beams, or construction hardware specifically designed for common framing connections.
corner
Two studs nailed together in an L-shape, used to attach two walls and provide drywall backing.
cornice
The horizontal projection of a roof overhang at the eaves, consisting of lookout, soffit, and fascia.
crawl space
The area bounded by foundation walls, first-floor joists, and the ground in a house with no basement.
cricket
A small, sloping structure built on a roof to divert water, usually away from a chimney. Also called a saddle.
cripple
A short stud installed above or below a horizontal member in a wall opening.
cripple jack rafter
A rafter that runs between a hip rafter and a valley rafter.
crown
The high point of a piece of lumber that has a curve in it.
cup
Warp across the grain.
d
Abbreviation for penny (nail size). The abbreviation comes from the Roman word denarius, meaning coin, which the English adapted to penny. It originally referred to the cost of a specific nail per 100. Today it refers only to nail size.
dead load
The weight of a building’s construction materials, in place, in pounds per square foot. This includes walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairways, finishes, HVAC and plumbing systems, and other architectural and structural items and building systems.
diagonal
The distance between the far point on the run and the high point on the rise. (Similar to hypotenuse in mathematical terms.)
diagonal percent
The diagonal divided by the run, used when cutting rafters.
dormer
A structure with its own roof projecting from a sloping roof, typically to accommodate a vertical window.
double cheek cut
A two-sided cut that forms a V at the end of some rafters, especially in hip and gambrel roofs.
dry line
A string line (as opposed to a chalk line) used to establish a straight line.
eave
The part of a roof that projects beyond its supporting walls.
engineered wood products (EWP)
Building framing, joists, and beams made from wood strands or fibers held together with a binder.
face-mount hangers
Hangers that nail onto the face or vertical surfaces of their supporting members.
face nailing
Nailing at right angles to the surface.
fascia
A vertical board nailed to the lower ends of rafters that form part of a cornice.
fireblock
A short piece of framing lumber nailed horizontally between joists or studs to partially block the flow of air and, thus, to slow the spread of fire.
footings
The base, usually poured concrete, on which the foundation wall is built. The footing and foundation wall are often formed and poured as a single unit. It spreads and transmits the load directly to the soil.
footprint
The area that falls directly beneath and shares the same perimeter as a structure.
form
A mold of metal or wood used to shape concrete until it has set.
foundation
The building’s structural support below the first-floor construction. It rests on the footing, and transfers the weight of the building to the soil.
frame
The skeleton of a building. Also called framing.
framer
A person who performs rough carpentry, building the frame of the structure to which sheathing and finish treatments will be attached.
framing anchor
A metal device for connecting wood framing members that meet at right angles.
framing point
The point where the center lines of connecting rafters, ridges, hips, or valleys meet.
furring
Strips of wood fastened across studs or joists to a level or plumb nailing surface for finish wall or ceiling material, usually drywall. Also called strapping.
gable
The triangular part of an end wall between the eaves and ridge of a house with a peaked roof.
gable roof
A roof shape characterized by two sections of roof of constant slope that meet at a ridge; peaked roof.
gambrel roof
A roof shape similar to a gable roof, but with two sections of roof on each side of the ridge, the lower section being steeper than the upper.
girder
A primary horizontal beam of steel or wood used to support other structural members at isolated points along its length.
glu-lam beams
Structural beams created by gluing 2× dimensional lumber together in a structurally ordered pattern.
grade
1. A designation of quality, especially of lumber and plywood.
2. Ground level. Also the slope of the ground on a building site.
gusset
A flat piece of plywood or metal attached to each side of two framing members to tie them together, or strengthen a joint.
gusset plates
Plates fastened across a joint that can be used to replace a ridge board.
header
Any structural wood member used across the ends of an opening to support the cut ends of shortened framing members in a floor, wall, or roof.
hip
The outside angle where two adjacent sections of roof meet at a diagonal. The opposite of a valley.
hip diagonal (or valley diagonal)
The distance between the far point on the hip or valley run and the high point on the hip or valley rise.
hip rafter
The diagonal rafter, which forms a hip.
hip roof
A roof shape characterized by four or more sections of constant slope, all of which run from a uniform eave height to the ridge.
hip run (or valley run)
The horizontal distance below the hip or valley of a roof, from the outside corner of the wall to the center framing point.
hip-val diagonal percent
The hip or valley diagonal divided by the hip or valley run.
hold-downs
Connections used to transfer tension loads between floors. Commonly used for foundations, wall-to-wall connections, wall-to-concrete connections, and wall or floor-to-drag strut. Also called anchor downs or tie-downs.
I-joist
An engineered wood product created with two flanges joined by a web and that develops certain structural capabilities. I-joists are also used for rafters.
International Building Code (IBC)
The building code established in 2000 by the International Code Council (ICC) to cover all buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings not more than three stories in height.
International Residential Code (IRC)
The International Code Council’s (ICC) building code that covers all one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings not more than three stories in height.
jack rafter
A short rafter, usually running between a top plate and a hip rafter, or between a ridge and a valley rafter.
jack stud
A shortened stud supporting the header above a door or window. Also called a trimmer or jamb stud.
jamb
The side of a window or door opening.
joint
The line along which two pieces of material meet.
joist
One of a parallel series of structural members used for supporting a floor or ceiling. Joists are supported by walls, beams, or girders.
joist hanger
A metal framing anchor for holding joists in position against a rim joist, header, or beam.
kerf
The cut made by a saw blade.
king stud
A vertical support member that extends from the bottom to top plate alongside an opening for a door or window.
kneewall
A short wall under a slope, usually in attic space.
layout language
The written words and symbols the lead framer uses to communicate directions for framing work.
lead framer
Foreman or leader of a framing crew.
ledger
A strip of lumber attached to the side of a girder near its bottom edge to support joists. Also, any similar supporting strip.
level
Perfectly horizontal. Also refers to various types of measuring instruments used to determine horizontal or vertical alignments.
lightweight plate
A plate that goes under the bottom plate to raise walls for lightweight concrete or gypcrete.
live load
The total variable weight in pounds per square foot on a structure including occupants, furnishings, snow, and wind.
load path
The path taken by artificial and natural forces that affect a building when they create a load exerted on the building.
lookout
A horizontal framing member attached to a rafter, supporting an overhanging portion of the roof.
lumber
Wood cut at a sawmill into usable form.
makeup
Parts of a wall (such as backers, corners, headers, and stud trimmers) cut before the wall is spread.
mansard roof
A type of roof with two slopes on each of four sides, the lower slope much steeper than the upper and ending at a constant eave height.
mortise
A recess cut into wood.
mudsill
The lowest plate in a frame wall that rests on the foundation or slab.
nail gun
A hand-operated tool powered by compressed air that drives nails.
nominal size
The rounded-off, simplified dimensional name given to lumber. For example, a piece of lumber whose actual size is 1½″ × 3 ½″ is given the more convenient, nominal designation of 2″ × 4″.
nonbearing wall
A dividing wall that is not designed to support the load of any structure above it.
nosing
The rounded front edge of a stair tread that extends over the riser.
on center (O.C.)
Layout spacing designation that refers to the distance from the center of one framing member to the center of another.
oriented strand board (OSB)
Wood made out of flakes, strands, or wafers sliced from small wood logs bonded under heat with a waterproof and boil-proof resin binder.
overhang
The part of a roof that extends beyond supporting walls.
overhang diagonal
The distance between the far point on the overhang run and the high point on the overhang rise.
overhang hip run
The horizontal distance below the hip or valley of a roof, from the outside corner of the wall to the center framing point.
parallel
Extending in the same direction and equidistant at all points.
parapet
A low wall or rail at the edge of a balcony or roof.
particleboard
Engineered lumber made of wood particles bonded by an adhesive under a heat and pressure, and formed into a solid, three-layered panel with two surface layers. (Usually used as an underlayment.)
partition
An interior wall that divides a building into rooms or areas.
party wall
A wall between two adjoining living quarters in a multi-family dwelling.
penny
Word applied to nails to indicate size; abbreviated as “d.”
perpendicular
At right angles to a plane or flat surface.
pitch
The slope of a roof.
pitch angle
The vertical angle on the end of a rafter that represents the pitch of a roof.
plate
A horizontal framing member laid flat.
bottom plate
The lowest plate in a wall in the platform framing system, resting on the subfloor, to which the lower ends of studs are nailed.
double plate
The uppermost plate in a frame wall that has two plates at the top. Also called a cap or rafter plate.
sill plate
The structural member, attached to the top of the foundation, that supports the floor structure. Also called a sill or mudsill.
top plate
The framing member nailed across the upper ends of studs and beneath the double plate.
platform framing
A method of construction in which wall framing is built on and attached to a finished box sill. Joists and studs are not fastened together as in balloon and braced framing.
plumb
Straight up and down, perfectly vertical.
plumb and line
The process of straightening all the walls so they are vertical and straight from end to end.
plumb cut
Any cut in a piece of lumber, such as at the upper end of a common rafter, that will be plumb when the piece is in its final position.
purlin
The horizontal framing members in a gambrel roof between upper and lower rafters.
Pythagorean theorem
The theorem that the sum of the squares of the lengths of the sides of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.
rabbet
A groove cut in or near the edge of a piece of lumber to receive the edge of another piece.
rafter
One of a series of main structural members that form a roof.
rake
The finish wood member running parallel to the roof slope at the gable end.
rake wall
Also called gable end walls. Any wall that is built with a slope.
reveal
The surface left exposed when one board is fastened over another; the edge of the upper set slightly back from the edge of the lower.
ridge
The horizontal board to which the top ends of rafters are attached.
ridge end rafter
A rafter that runs from the end of a ridge.
rim joist
A joist that forms the perimeter of a floor framing system.
rise
1. In a roof, the vertical distance between the top of the double plate and the point where a line, drawn through the edge of the double plate and parallel to the roof’s slope, intersects the center line of the ridgeboard.
2. In a stairway, the vertical height of the entire stairway measured from floor to floor.
riser
The vertical board between two stair treads.
roof sheathing
Material, usually plywood, laid flat on roof trusses or rafters to form the roof.
rough opening (R.O.)
Any opening formed by the framing members to accommodate doors or windows.
rout
To cut out by gouging.
run
1. In a roof with a ridge, the horizontal distance between the edge of the rafter plate (building line) and the center line of the ridge board.
2. In a stairway, the horizontal distance between the top and bottom risers plus the width of one tread.
scaffold
The covering (usually wood boards, plywood, or wallboards) placed over exterior studding or rafters of a building; provides a base for the application of exterior wall or roof cladding. Any temporary working platform and the structure to support it.
scribe
To mark for an irregular cut.
seat cut
The horizontal cut in a bird’s-mouth that rests on the double plate.
shear wall
A wall that, in its own plane, carries shear resulting from forces such as wind, blast, or earthquake.
sheathing
Material, usually plywood, attached to studs to form the outside wall and provide structural strength.
shed roof
A roof that slopes in only one direction.
shim
A thin piece of material, often tapered (such as a wood shingle) inserted between building materials for the purpose of straightening or making their surfaces flush at a joint.
sill
1. A sill plate.
2. The structural member forming the bottom of a rough opening for a door or window. Also, the bottom member of a door or window frame.
single cheek cut
A bevel cut at the end of a rafter, especially in hip and gambrel roofs.
sleeper
Lumber placed on a concrete floor as a nailing base for wood flooring.
slope
The pitch of a roof, expressed as inches of rise per twelve inches of run.
soffit
The underside of a projection, such as a cornice.
solid bridging
Blocking between joists cut from the same lumber as the joists themselves and used to stiffen the floor.
spacer
Any piece of material used to maintain a permanent space between two members.
span
The distance between structural supports, measured horizontally (typically from the outside of two bearing walls).
speed square
A triangle-shaped tool used for marking perpendicular and angled lines.
square
1. At 90°, or a right angle.
2. The process of marking and cutting at a right angle.
3. Any of several tools for marking at right angles and for laying out structural members for cutting or positioning.
4. A measure of roofing and some siding materials equal to 100 square feet of coverage.
squash blocks
A structural block used to support point loads.
stair
A single step or a series of steps or flights of steps connected by landings, used for passage from one level to the next.
stair nuts
Two screw clamps that are attached to a framing square for marking stair stringers.
stair stringer
An inclined board which supports the end of the treads. Also known as stair jacks.
stairway
A flight of stairs, made up of stringers, risers, and treads.
stairwell
The opening in a floor for a stairway.
stickers
Strips of scrap wood used to create an air space between layers of lumber.
stick frame
Method of framing involving building one structural member at a time, e.g. nailing one stud at a time in place.
stop
In general, any device or member that prevents movement.
story pole
A length of wood marked off and used for repetitive layout or to accurately transfer measurements.
stringer
In stairway construction, the diagonal member that supports treads and to which risers are attached.
structural
Adjective generally synonymous with “framing.”
stud
The main vertical framing member in a wall to which finish material or other covering is attached.
subfloor sheathing
The rough floor, usually plywood, laid across floor joists and under finish flooring.
tail
The part of a rafter that extends beyond the double plate.
tail joist
A shortened joist that butts against a header.
tape
A measure of coiled, flexible steel.
template
A full-sized pattern.
threshold
The framing member at the bottom of a door between the jambs.
toenailing
Driving a nail at an angle to join two pieces of wood.
tongue
The shorter and narrower of the two legs of a framing square.
top-flange hangers
Hangers with flanges that attach to the top of supporting members.
transit line
In surveying, any line or a survey traverse that is projected, either with or without measurement, by the use of a transit or similar device.
tread
The horizontal platform of a stair.
trimmer
The structural member on the side of a framed rough opening used to narrow or stiffen the opening. Also, the shortened stud (jack stud) that supports a header in a door or window opening.
truss
An assembly for bridging a broad span, most commonly used in roof construction.
trussed joist
A joist in the form of a truss.
utility knife
A hand-held knife with a razor-like blade, commonly used to cut drywall, sharpen pencils, etc.
valley
The inside angle where two adjacent sections of a roof meet at a diagonal. The opposite of a hip.
valley rafter
A rafter at an inside corner of a roof that runs between and joins with jack rafters that bear on corner walls.
wall puller
A tool used for aligning walls.
wall sheathing
Material, usually plywood, attached to studs to form the outside wall and provide structural strength.
wane
A defect in lumber caused at the mill by sawing too close to the outside edge of a log and leaving an edge either incomplete or covered with bark.
warp
Any variation from straight in a piece of lumber; bow, cup, crook, or twist.
web stiffeners
A piece of wood or composite wood used to provide additional strength for the webs of I-joists.
western framing/platform framing
A framing system in which the vertical members are only a single story high, with each finished floor acting as a platform upon which the succeeding floor is constructed.
worm-drive saw
A circular power saw turned by a worm-gear drive. It is somewhat heavier and produces more torque on the blade than a standard circular saw.
SPANISH FRAMING TERMS
add (v)
agregar
addition
ampliación
expansión
adhesive
pegamento
air compressor
compresor de aire
align (v)
alinear
anchor
anclaje
anclar
anchor blocks
macizos
bloques de anclaje
anchor bolts
pernos de anclaje
tornillos de anclaje
angle
ángulo
angle (v)
angular
architect
arquitecto
area
área
assemble (v)
armar/ensamblar
attic
tapanco
entrepiso
backing
soporte
respaldo
balance (v)
balancear
balcony
balcón
terraza
basement
sótano
beam
viga
beam hanger
colgador/suspensor de viga
bend (v)
doblar
bevel
bisel
blind nailed
con clavos ocultos
block, blocking
trabas
trabar
bloque
bloquear
board
panel
tabla
tablero
bolt
perno
tornillo
box frame
bastidor de cajón
box nail
clavo para madera
clavo de cabeza grande plana
brace
tirante
brace and bit
taladro de mano
berbiquí y barrena
braced frame
estructura arriostrada
pórtico arriostrado
bracing
arriostramiento
bracket
brazo
soporte
ménsula
break (v)
romper
bridging
puntales de refuerzo
brush (v)
cepillar
bucket
cubeta
balde
build/construct (v)
construir
edificar
builder
constructor
building
edificación
edificio
building site
terreno de obra
sitio de construcción
obra de construcción
butt joint
junta a tope
cabinet
gabinete
cable
cable
calculate
calcular
calibrate (v)
calibrar
carpenter
carpintero
carpenter’s apron
mandil
delantal
carpenter’s square
escuadra
carry (v)
llevar
cargar
casing nail
clavo de cabeza perdida
C-clamp
prensa en C
cedar
cedro
ceiling
cielorraso
techo
ceiling joists
viguetas de techo
chain
cadena
chain saw
sierra de cadena
chalk line
linea de marcar
tendel
linea de gis
chisel
escopio
formón
cincel
circular saw
sierra circular de mano serrucho
circular saw blade
disco
clamp
soporte
grapa
clearance
holgura
tolerancia
climb (v)
subir
close (v)
cerrar
closed
cerrado
closet
clóset
armario
code
código
collar joint
junta de collar
combination square
escuadra de combinación
compact (v)
compactar
compound mitre saw
sierra de corte angular
sierra de ingletes compuesta
compressor
compresor
connect (v)
conectar
connection
conexión
unión
connector
conector
construct (v)
construir
construction manager
gerente de construcción
contractor
constructor
contratista
control (v)
controlar
corner angle
ángulo
corridor
corredor
pasillo
corrosion-resistant
anticorrosivo
resistente a la corrosión
corrosive
corrosivo
count (v)
contar
cover, covering
recubrimiento
tapadera
revestimiento
cubierta
crawl space
espacio angosto
sótano de poca altura
cross connection
conexión cruzada
interconexión
cut (v)
cortar
cut-off saw
sierra para cortar
sierra de madera
cut-out
corte
dead load
carga muerta
carga permanente
deck, decking
cubierta
tablero de lamina
diagonal bracing
arriostramiento diagonal
diameter
diámetro
discontinuous beams
vigas discontinuas
door
puerta
door frame
marco de puerta
door jamb
jamba de puerta
dormer
buharda
doubled
adosado
double plate
solera doble
dovetail
cola de milano
dowel
clavija
drawings (building plans)
planos
drill
taladro
drill (v)
taladrar
drill, electric
taladro eléctrico
drill bit
broca
mecha
driven
impulsado
dry (v)
secar
drywall
muro en seco
tablero de yeso
pirca
dumpster
tambo de basura
earthquake load
carga sísmica
eave
alero
edge (on edge)
canto (de canto a canto)
borde
electrical outlet
enchufe
tomacorriente
enclose
encerrar
enclosed
encerrado
enclosure
cerramiento
cerramiento, recinto
exit
salida
exit stair
escalera de evacuación
expansion bolt
perno de expansión
tornillo de expansión
expansion joint
junta de dilatación/expansión
exposed
descubierto
extension cord
cable de extensión
cuerdas de extensión
exterior/interior surface
superficie exterior/interior
exterior wall
muro/pared exterior
fabricate
fabricar
fascia
imposta
fasteners
anclajes
finishing nail
clavo sin cabeza
fireblock
bloque antifuego
fire extinguisher
extinguidor
extintor
matafuegos
fireplace
chimenea
hogar
fireproof
incombustible
first floor/story
primer piso
flange
brida
flashing
cubrejuntas
tapajuntas
plancha de escurrimiento
vierteaguas
botaguas
flat
plano
flat head
desarmador de hoja plana
floor
piso
floorboard
entarimado
footing
zapata
zarpa
cimiento
zapata de cimentación
force (v)
forzar
forklift
montacargas
forms (concrete)
encofrados
foundation
fundación
cimentación
foundation bolt
anclaje de cimentación
foundation sill plate
placa de solera de fundación
frame
marco
estructura
pórtico
bastidor
armazón
frame, door/window
marco de puerta/ventana
framed
armado
framework
armazón
framing
estructura
intramado
framing square
escuadra
front
frente
furred out, furring
enrasado
gable
hastial
gable construction
construcción a dos aguas
gable rake
cornisa inclinada
gable roof
techo a dos aguas
garage
garaje
cochera
general contractor
contratista general
girder
viga maestra
viga principal
viga
jácena
girder supports/girder posts
apoyos de viga
grade
nivel de terreno
grado
grade beam
viga de fundación
graded lumber
madera elaborada
madera clasificada
grain
veta
groove
ranura
gross area
área total
área bruta
gypsum board
panel de yeso
tablero de yeso
plancha de yeso
plafón de yeso
hacksaw
sierra para cortar metales
hallway
pasillo
hammer
martillo
hammer (v)
martillar
handle
manija
mango
brazo
agarradera
handle (v)
manipular
hand saw
serrucho de mano
hang (v)
colgar
hangers
ganchos
colgaderos
hanging scaffold
andamio colgante
hard hat
casco de seguridad
hardware
herrajes
ferretería
hardwood
madera dura
header
cabezal
dintel
colector
head joint
junta vertical
height
altura
hinge
bisagra
hip
lima
lima hoya
lima tesa
hip roof
techo a cuatro aguas
hold (v)
sujetar/sostener
hold-down anchor
ancla de retención
hole
hoyo
agujero
boquete
hook (v)
enganchar
horizontal bracing system
sistema de arriostramiento
horizontal
hose
manguera
house
casa
impact
impacto
inch
pulgada
incline
declive
inclinación
ladera
pendiente
incline (v)
inclinar
ladear
install (v)
instalar
interior room
cuarto interior
interlocking
enclavamiento
International Building Code
Código Internacional para
Instalaciones
jamb
jamba
quicial
job site
lugar de la obra/en la obra
sitio de construcción
sitio del trabajo
join (v)
unir
joint
unión
junta
pegasón
joist
vigueta
viga
joist anchor
anclaje de vigueta
joist, end
vigueta esquinera
joist, floor
vigueta del piso
joist hanger
estribo para vigueta
junction
empalme
unión
king post
poste principal
columna
kitchen
cocina
knife, utility
cuchillo utilitario
ladder
escalera
escalera de mano
laminated wood
madera laminada
landing (stair)
descanso de escaleras
layout
croquis
diseño
lean (v)
apoyar/inclinar
ledge
retallo
level
nivel
lift (v)
leventar
elevar
line and grade
trazar y nivelar
load-bearing joist
viga de carga
lower (v)
bajar
lumber
madera de construcción
madera elaborada
measure (v)
medir
mitre box
caja de corte a ángulos
mitre cut
corte de inglete
mitre saw
sierra de retroceso para ingletes
nail (v)
clavar
nail gun
clavadora automática
nailing, face
con clavos sumidos
nailing strip
listón para clavar
nail puller
sacaclavos
nails
clavos
nail set
botador/embutidor de clavos
nonbearing wall
pared sin carga
nonflammable
no inflamable
nosings
vuelos
nut
tuerca
on center
de centro a centro
open (v)
abrir
opened
abierto
opening
abertura
overhang
voladizo
velo
alero
overlap
traslape
sobresolape
superposición
traslapo
owner
propietario
parallel
paralelo
particleboard
madera aglomerada
partition
tabique
separación
vivisión
partición
partition wall
pared divisoria
perimeter
perímetro
perpendicular
perpendicular
Phillips (head screwdriver)
desarmador de punta de cruz
pick-up truck
camioneta
pitch
pendiente
plan
plano
plane
cepillo
plank
tablón
plumb (v)
plomar
plumb line
hilo de plomada
plywood
madera prensada
tableros de madera prensada
chapeado
triply
madera terciada
pounds per square inch (PSI)
libras por pulgadas cuadradas
power supply
fuente de alimentación
prefabricate (v)
prefabricar
prefabricated
prefabricado
prehung door
puerta premontada
pressure-treated wood
tratada a presión
project
proyecto
property
propiedad
parcela
pull (handle, grip)
agarradera
pull (v)
jalar
push (v)
empujar
quality
calidad
quantity
cantidad
quote (price)
cotización
radial arm saw
serrucho guillotina
radial saw
sierra fija
rafter
cabrio
cabio
rail
cremallera
baranda
barandilla
raise (v)
subir
rake
rastrillo
ramp
rampa
rate of rise
velocidad de incremento
rating
clasificación
reach (v)
alcanzar
recessed
empotrado
reciprocating saw
sierra alternativa
reinforcement
refuerzo
armadura
ridge
cresta
cumbrera
ridge board
tabla de cumbrera
rim
borde
riser
contrahuella
rolling scaffold
andamio movible
roof
techo
roof, flat
azotea
roof, sloped
techo en pendiente
roof framing
armazón de tejado
roofing
techado
roofing square
cadro de cubierta de techo
roof sheathing
entarimado de tejado
roof truss
armadura de cubierta
room
cuarto
sala
habitación
rot
podredumbre
rough-in
instalación en obra negra/gruesa
safety
seguridad industrial
safety glasses
gafas de seguridad
sand (v)
lijar
sander
lijadora
sandpaper
lija
sash
marco de ventana
saw
sierra
serrucho
saw (v)
serruchar
saw, electric
sierra eléctrica
saw, hack
sierra para metales
saw, hand
serrucho de mano
saw, power
sierra eléctrica
sawhorse
burro
sawn timber
maderos aserrados
scaffold
andamio
scale (v)
escalar
desescamar
schedule
horario
scope
alcance
score (v)
marcar
screw
tornillo
screw (v)
atornillar
screw connector
conector con tornillo
screwdriver
destornillador
desarmador
screwed fitting
acoplamiento roscado
shear wall
muro cortante
muro de corte
muro sismorresistente
sheathing
entablado
shim
calza
side-hinged door
puerta con bisagras laterales
sill
soporte
sill plate
solera inferior
site
sitio
skylight
tragaluz
claraboya
lucernario
slope
pendiente
talud
declive
vertiente
soffit
sofito
sole plate
placa de base
span
luz
vano
claro
square
escuadra
squeeze (v)
apretar
stair, landing
rellano
stair, riser
contrahuella
stair, tread
huella
stairs
escaleras
stairway
escalera
stop (v)
parar
story
piso
strapping
flejes
stress
esfuerzo
structure
estructura
stud
montante
parante
barrote
stud anchors
barras de anclaje
stud bearing wall
muro portante con montante
stud walls
muros con montantes
paredes de barrotes
superintendent
superintendente
supervisor
supervisor
support
apoyo
soporte
support (v)
resistir
sostener
soportar
apoyar
table saw
sierra fija
sierra de mesa
sierra circular de mesa
tape measure
cinta de medir
termite
termita
tie
amarra
ligadura
tirante
tie (v)
amarrar
timber
maderos
madera de construcción
toenail
clavo oblicuo
tongue and groove
machihembrado
tool belt
cinturón de herramientas
tool box
caja de herramientas
tools
herramientas
tread
huella
peldaño
truss
cercha
reticulado
armadura
cabreada
caballete
valley (roofing)
limahoya
valley jack
cabio de lima hoya
wall
muro
pared
barda
window
ventana
wood
madera
yard
yarda