Every profession has its own peculiarities, tricks of the trade and, of course, slang. Editorial HouseChief offers to get acquainted with the professional words from the vocabulary builders. They can be quite clear, a bit mysterious, and even fun. Perhaps the knowledge of professional builders slang you ever come in handy.
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- 1 Concise Dictionary of this builder
- 1.1 B
- 1.2 AT
- 1.3 D
- 1.4 E
- 1.5 W
- 1.6 TO
- 1.7 L
- 1.8 M
- 1.9 H
- 1.10 ABOUT
- 1.11 P
- 1.12 FROM
- 1.13 T
- 1.14 In
- 1.15 X
- 1.16 B
- 1.17 W
Concise Dictionary of this builder
builders lexicon consists not only of professional common terms. There are more informal phrases, which are sometimes more accurately convey the essence of things. Some of them are well known to the older generation, but the young people they do not know. So, here are some of them.
B
Base - the point, line, plane or any element from which begin counting portion, the floor, walls, suspended structures and similar objects.
noodle - a heavy hammer, a sledgehammer.
Fleas, flea — screws small in size, designed mostly for connections plasterboard profiles.
Chatterbox - a mixer for mixing mixtures putties, plaster.
mound - Brigadier.
AT
spirit level - building level for checking the horizontal and vertical surfaces.
Vira - lift upward (mainly used crane operators and slinger).
Paddle — shovel.
efflorescence - white plaque that forms on brick resulting salt reacted with rainwater.
D
Gartsovat - preparing concrete mortar manually.
Mud - cement Masonry brick solution or plaster.
E
Tree, Christmas Tree - scheme installing floorboards and tiles.
Erunok - tool for checking the angles of 45º and 135º. The tool consists of a pad on which the strap is attached at an angle of 45º.
W
fill up - an error in the markup or mounting structure unintentional deviation in any direction from the surface or target line.
Flush - Installation of an element or fasteners flush with the common surface.
TO
crabs - cross-connectors for drywall profiles. Used during installation multi-level ceiling structures.
Trowel - a metal blade with a wooden handle. The tool is designed to set, leveling on a laying, pounced on the wall, for filling seams or removal of excess construction grout.
mallet - hammer hardwood or rubber, designed for joinery, furniture assembly and laying paving slabs.
crutch - a large thick nails, in which instead of the cap end, bent at an angle of 90º.
L
stretcher - narrow and long side brick.
sunbed - horizontal distance water, sewer and heating communication.
M
mynah - descends downward (from the lexicon and the crane slingers).
Maryvanna - a sledgehammer.
Lighthouses - adaptations to make perfectly smooth wall or the floor. As lighthouses pieces of tile can be used special metal rails, mounted on a cement slurry at a certain height.
Mixer - machine with rotating hopper for transportation of concrete from the manufacturer to the site of filling.
Muzzle, snout — mask-plate electric welder.
H
Knob - construction helmet mandatory headgear builder.
Nog - Wooden pin used to secure the parts.
ABOUT
obryzg - starter layer, and applying plaster.
Spacing - drawing a line, drawing layout using the cord with chalk, "blueprints" or laser level.
Otrezovka - trowel triangular shape and small size. It is used to fill the joints with cement mortar.
P
Padawan - a maintenance worker, whose task is to master supply toolMaterials, as well as the preparation of the cement slurry and performing the simplest kinds of work.
pack - a stack of sheet material.
Pendeltyur - the door hinges that allow the design to swing open in both directions.
plafond - ceiling views of the picturesque or stucco decoration.
floating floor - a method of laying a floor covering, whereby it is mounted on resilient sound-insulating layer without capital to the fixing base.
prichalku - a kind of beacon in the form of cord to ensure smooth brick or block masonry.
riser - the vertical part of the steps stairs.
catch bunnies - see a lot of unprotected eyes to the arc welding. Painful consequences - otokshie eyes, inability to sleep.
Polly - key for gas pipes.
poryadovkoy - a device for the height of a number of checks in masonry.
tread - the horizontal part of the stairs.
FROM
Skoboplyuy, skobomot - staple gun. Tool for connecting elements with special metal clips.
Riser — water, Sewage and heating pipesMounted vertically.
Miter - a device for cutting pipe, baseboards, Baguette and similar structures at a certain angle.
trowel - a small wooden or metal tray square shape with a handle in the middle. A device used to hold a small amount of plaster.
T
Grater - a device for aligning surfaces. It is a small polystyrene foam or a wooden bar with a handle (for plaster) Or plastic with abrasive paper or mesh (for shpaklovannyh surfaces).
header - short narrow side of the brick.
In
Curing - maintaining concrete solution Wet to achieve the estimated strength.
X
Walker - a one-time movement of goods, machine or work from one point to another.
B
Clean - the required final aperture size, Furniture and so on. G., As well as finishing the surface or article, i.e., the decorative layer.
W
bead - a narrow wooden or plastic rail for fixing the glass in the frame, the door-bound or windowAs well as for decorative framing.
Jumper - Simple tool to create holes in the brick, Foam concrete or concrete walls. The tool is a short metal rod with a sharpened like a milling cutter tip.
Shura - wired or cordless screwdriver.
