Vocabulary 101-110

Question 1

Cant strip

Answer 1

A strip rounding out the angle between a flat roof and a parapet

Question 2

Veneer

Answer 2

A non structural facing of masonry or tile, attached to a back structure, visible on the exterior of a wall

Question 3

Curtain wall

Answer 3

An exterior wall supported wholly by the structural frame of the building and carrying no loads other than its own weight and wind loads (dynamic)

Question 4

A sheet material that is impervious to water or water vapour

Answer 4

Membrane

Question 5

Air barrier

Answer 5

Material which seals the building so as to prevent air movement

Question 6

Vapour barrier

Answer 6

A material of low permeance, as polyethylene film or aluminium foil, installed on the warm side of a construction to retard the transmission of moisture (water vapour) from the inside to where it can condense into water

Question 7

Flashing

Answer 7

Pieces of sheet metal or other thin, impervious material installed
To prevent the passage of water into a structure from an angle or joint

Question 8

Capillary break

Answer 8

A space between 2 solid surfaces, wide enough to prevent capillary action of water through the space

Question 9

Weep hole

Answer 9

Openings in walls to allow water to escape, sloped towards the exterior

Question 10

Thermal insulation

Answer 10

A material providing high resistance to heat flow fabricated in the form of batts, blankets, boards, or loose fill