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This is the cheapest and easiest type of foundation?

What is Slab?

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This foundation component acts as the floor of our basement as well as disperses weight into the ground.

What is Slab?

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This rests on top of the floor joist.

What is Subfloor?

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This is the thickness of all dimension lumber.

what is 1-1/2" (inches)

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Instead of dimensions we put these around the outside of our cross section.

What are Labels?

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This material in concrete has a high Lime content.

What is Cement?
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Connecting the house to the foundation is this seemingly small pieces job.

What is the Sill Plate?

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This is at the very top of the drawing between the rafters.

What is Ridge board?

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This is the actual size of a 2x4

What is 1-1/2" x 3-1/2"?(inches) 

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To indicate the Cut end of wood we draw this.

What is an X?

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We use this to see the consistency of the concrete on a jobsite.

What is Slump test?

600

Roof sheathing disperses weight across the roof as well as acts as this.

What is a medium to attach roofing?
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This pole like structure lies in the middle of our basement, with this other component on top of it.

What is Lally Column / Beam?

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This is the actual size of a 2x8

What is 1-1/2" x 7-1/4"?

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We used this tool to indicate the foundation was concrete. 

What is Hatch?

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Both Basement and Crawlspace foundations have this. As opposed to the slab where you'd have to do some digging!

What is easy access to wires/plumbing?

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This component keeps the Floor Joists from warping.

What is the Rim Joist?

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These two components are on either side of the Sole Plate.


What are Wall Stud / Sub floor?

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1-1/2" x 11-1/4" would be the dimensional size of this type of board. 

What is 2x12
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We used this tool to determine the pitch of our roof, to draw precise angles.

What is Line? 

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These three components from our cross section seen here-

What is (Foundation) Footing, Wall, Slab?

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The double top plate does both these functions.

What are Connect the Walls together / Take the weight from ceiling joist? 

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These two pieces are neighbors on the end of our roof. One acts as the face, the other the bottom.

What are Facia / Soffit?

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Dimension lumber is smaller that its name because after being cut it does this?
What is shrink? (Dry) 
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This is the name of the pattern we used, in the Hatch menu, when indicating the foundation was concrete. 

What is AR-CONC?