Vocabulary 51-60

Question 1

Flue

Answer 1

An enclosed passageway for conveying flue gases

Question 2

Footing

Answer 2

A wider part, usually made of concrete, at the bottom of a foundation which spreads the building load to that the soil or rock can support it.

Question 3

Foundation

Answer 3

The construction through which the loads from the building are transferred to a supporting soil or rock.

Question 4

Foundation wall

Answer 4

A wall occurring below the floor nearest grade, designed to support and anchor the superstructure.

Question 5

French drain

Answer 5

Plastic perforated pipe or ceramic pipe used for subsurface drainage around a foundation system.

Question 6

Frost line

Answer 6

The maximum depth at which the soil freezes.

Question 7

Furring

Answer 7

Wood or metal strips attached to a wall or other surface so as to provide an even base for a finish material.

Question 8

Gable end

Answer 8

Aka Eave, the extension of a gable roof beyond the end wall.

Question 9

Glazing

Answer 9

Panes or sheets of glass set in the sashes of a window. Single, double, or triple refers to the number of sheets of glass in the glazing unit.

Question 10

Grade

Answer 10

The lowest of the average levels of finished ground adjoining each exterior wall of a building.