Safety
This Acronym means what: PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
This hand tool uses a bubble of liquid in a glass tube to determine if a surface is perfectly horizontal.
Level
This is the total amount of money set aside for a project; if you spend more than this, you are "in the red."
Budget
This famous yellow machine has a giant blade in the front used for pushing piles of dirt and leveling the ground.
Bulldozer
This is the skeleton of a house, usually made of wood or steel, before the walls and roof are put on.
The Frame
What I wear to protect from inhalation
Mask
This measurement, usually 16 or 24 inches, is the standard distance from the center of one vertical framing member to the next.
On Center
These are the "ingredients" of a build, like wood, nails, and paint, which usually take up a huge chunk of your spending.
Materials
This machine has a long "arm" and a bucket; it is used to dig deep holes for foundations or trenches for pipes.
Excavator
These are the flat, rectangular sheets (often made of wood) that are nailed to the studs to make the walls.
Plywood
OSHA requires fall protection, such as a guardrail or personal fall arrest system, when working at or above this many feet.
6 ft
This mathematical theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2) is the most common way to check if a large foundation or deck is perfectly square.
Pythagorean Theorem
This 5-letter word describes the money paid to the workers, from the architects to the carpenters.
Labor
Before building starts, this process involves removing trees, rocks, and trash from the land.
Clearing
This thick, gray liquid is poured into wooden forms to create a hard, rock-like foundation for a building.
Concrete
According to OSHA, this specific color is used on signs and labels to indicate "Caution" or potential physical hazards.
Yellow
On an architect’s scale, the small graduated lines located to the left of the zero mark represent these smaller units of measurement.
Inches
Smart planners set aside this "emergency" fund (usually 10%) just in case prices go up or something breaks.
Contingency
Often called a "skid-steer," this small, versatile loader can turn in a tiny circle and use many different attachments.
Bobcat
Before the walls go up, these metal or plastic pipes are hidden underground to carry water and waste.
Plumbing
A welder must wear this
Welding Helmet
If a wall on a 1/4" scale drawing measures 5 and a half inches long, the actual wall on the job site should be this long.
22 ft
On a drawing, this box (usually in the bottom right corner) contains the project name, the date, and the architect’s name.
Title Block
This is the term for the "footprint" of the building marked out on the ground using stakes and string.
Building Layout
These temporary metal or wooden platforms allow workers to stand safely high up on the side of a building.
Scaffolding