Term
Definition
- WCLIB 0 likes
- Acronym for West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
- Wearing Course 0 likes
- A surface treatment or covering that enhances resistance to abrasion of a pavement or slab
- Weather Cock4 likes
- A cock-shaped weather vane
- Weather Delay 2 likes
- Halt in construction due to inclement weather
- Weather Seal 2 likes
- A flanged channel mounted on an external door’s edges
- Weatherability 1 like
- The ability to withstand weathering
- Weathered 0 likes
- Stonework that has been produced with slanting surfaces so it will drain water from rain or snow
- Weatherhead 0 likes
- A weather resistant fixture for passing aerial electrical conductors into a building or structure
- Weathering 1 like
- The changes in texture, shape, color, composition or other characteristics of a material as a result of the weather
- Weathering Steel 0 likes
- A steel alloy that produces a tough protective rust layer when exposed to the atmosphere
- Weatherometer 1 like
- A testing apparatus that simulates atmospheric weathering
- Weatherproof 0 likes
- A construction which is not damaged or does not experience loss of function by exposure to elements of the weather
- Weatherstrip 0 likes
- Thin metal or other material sections that are fitted around windows and doors to stop air and moisture from entering
- Weave Bead 3 likes
- A weld bead created by transverse oscillation
- Web 0 likes
- Upright plate that connects the top and bottom flanges of a metal member
- Internal solid part of a hollow concrete block
- Wedge1 like
- A material such as wood, plastic or metal, that narrows to a sharp edge and is driven between two objects to attach or isolate them
- Weep Screed 1 like
- Plaster screed at the bottom of an external stucco wall that permits moisture to leave
- Weld 0 likes
- The joint of two pieces of metal created by fusing the pieces, usually with more metal that is melted from a rod or electrode
- To join two pieces of metal by heating until fusion of material occurs either with filler metal or without it
- Weld Crack 0 likes
- A break in the weld metal
- Weld Plate1 like
- A steel plate secured into a concrete surface to which another steel element may be welded
- Weld X-Ray 1 like
- To treat, examine, or photograph surface joints that have been welded
- Weld, Shielded Metal-Arc 0 likes
- See Shielded Metal-Arc Weld
- Welded Joint 0 likes
- Union of two or more components as a result of welding
- Welded Pipe1 like
- Piping where attachments and fittings are welded together
- Welded Railing 0 likes
- Railing areas where the components are attached with welds
- Welded Truss 0 likes
- Trusses with components connected with welds
- Welding 1 like
- Fusing metallic parts by heating and facilitating the metals to combine; a metal–joining process where coalescence occurs by heating to various temperatures, may achieve fusion with or without applying pressure or adding filler metal
- Welding Electrodes and Rod 0 likes
- The parts of the welding circuit through which current is conveyed between the electrode holder and the arc
- Welding Goggles1 like
- Goggles with tinted lenses employed during welding or oxygen cutting to protect the eyes from harmful radiation and particles
- Welding Rod3 likes
- Wire or rod filler metal employed in gas welding, brazing , and in arc-welding where the electrode does not supply the filler metal
- Welding Test 1 like
- Act or process of determining the strength of a weld; Welding examination or inspection
- Welding Tip1 like
- A welding-torch tip for welding
- Welding Torch4 likes
- A device employed in gas welding or torch brazing for combining and regulating the flow of gases
- Welding Transformer1 like
- A transformer employed to furnish current for welding
- Weldment Connection 0 likes
- The joining together of pieces to form a unit by welding
- Well 0 likes
- A pit or hole in the earth to obtain a supply of water
- An open space that spans vertically through various floors of a structure
- Wellpoint System 0 likes
- A series of vertical pipes located in the ground attached to a header and pump in order to drain marshy areas or to regulate ground seepage
- West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB) 0 likes
- P. O. Box 23145, Tigard, Oregon 97281, Tel: (503) 639-0651, URL: www.wclib.org/
- Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) 0 likes
- 1500 Yeon Building, 522 SW Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, Tel: (866) 778-9096: URL: www.realcedar.com
- Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) 1 like
- 522 SW Fifth Ave. Suite 500, Portland, Oregon 97204-2122, Tel: (503) 224-3930, URL: www2.wwpa.org/
- Wet Areas 0 likes
- Inside or outside areas exposed to occasional or constant wetting such as showers, exterior walls, roofs, exterior pavements, interior floors, and pools
- Wet Cell Battery1 like
- Cell or group of connected cells that transforms chemical energy into electrical energy
- Wet Edge Time 0 likes
- The time before an area of paint sets up without displaying lap marks when the painter adds the next stretch of paint
- Wet Film Gauge 0 likes
- A device that measures wet film thickness
- Wet Film Thickness 2 likes
- Thickness of paint liquid film right after application
- Wet Sprinkler System1 like
- A sprinkler system filled with water at design pressure for immediate use when activated
- Wet Standpipe1 like
- A fire-fighting pipeline that is always filled with water under pressure and ready for use in a building
- Wet Vent 0 likes
- A pipe that performs as a drain, waste pipe, and as a vent when not conveying liquids, serving as a waste pipe for the nearest fixture; when this fixture is not being used, but fixtures further down the line are in use, the wet vent acts as a vent pipe for those fixtures
- Wet-Bulb Temperature 0 likes
- The temperature displayed by the wet-bulb thermometer of a psychrometer
- Wetting Agent 1 like
- A substance that can decrease the surface tension of liquids, enabling the wetting of solid surfaces and allowing liquids to penetrate capillaries
- Wetting Oils 1 like
- Products employed to enhance adhesion of coatings when all mill scale and rust cannot be extracted
- Wharf 2 likes
- A structure that serves as a berthing area for vessels, enabling the loading and discharge of cargo
- Wheel Barrow1 like
- A small vehicle with handles and at least one wheel that transports small loads
- Wheel Chair Partition 1 like
- A wall in a bathroom or bathing room separating a private area that is accessible to the disabled
- Wheel Stop1 like
- A roughly 4 to 6 feet long concrete or wood bumper at the end of a parking space to stop the car from moving further
- Wheelbarrow Air Compressor2 likes
- A machine used to compress air.
- Wheelchair2 likes
- A chair mounted on wheels to be propelled by its occupant manually or with the aid of electric power, of a size and configuration conforming to the recognized standard models of the trade
- Wheeled Extinguisher2 likes
- A fire extinguisher on a wheeled cart that can moved around by a person
- White Blast 1 like
- Blast clean to white metal
- White Cedar Shingle 0 likes
- A weather-resistant light-colored cedar wood employed for roofing and siding
- White Cement1 like
- Cement composed of materials with low iron content that produce white mortar or concrete
- White Metal1 like
- Lead-base or tin–base alloy that is employed for bearings and fusible plugs
- White-Rot 0 likes
- Decay or rot creating a whitish residue that may be spongy, stringy, or appear as pocket rot in wood
- Whiting1 like
- Calcium carbonate, limestone, or chalk as a pigment; employed widely in putty production and to extend paints
- Whole House Fan3 likes
- A fan that circulates air around and out of a home; typically mounted in the ceiling
- Wide Stile Door 0 likes
- Wider than standard upright members producing the outer frame of a door
- Wilton Carpet1 like
- A textile floor covering woven on a Jacquard loom that has a velvet-like surface as a result of the cut loops of a pile
- Wind Brace 0 likes
- Metal straps or wood blocks, positioned diagonally on the inside of a wall, to fortifies the frame against lateral forces
- Wind Shelf 0 likes
- Concave ledge in a fireplace behind the damper at the bottom of the smoke chamber that directs the cold air downdraft in the flue to combine with the hot air rising in the flue
- Winder 2 likes
- A stair tread at a turn in a staircase that has a greater width at one end than the other,
- Window 0 likes
- An opening in the wall of a building or structure with a glass pane that admits light and air; closed by sashes or casements
- Window Blind2 likes
- A flexible window covering
- Window Box1 like
- A box on an exterior window sill that is used to grow plants
- Window Buck 0 likes
- Rectangular or square box containing a window that is installed in a concrete foundation or block wall
- Window Frame0 likes
- The static part of a window assembly; the window sash fits into the window frame
- Window Guard Lock 0 likes
- Tamperproof hasp with a padlock for window guards
- Window Guard, Diamond Mesh 1 like
- See Diamond Mesh Window Guard
- Window Guard, Steel Bar Grille 0 likes
- Guard produced from a steel bar grille
- Window Guard, Woven Wire 1 like
- Guard consisting of woven wire
- Window Head 0 likes
- The assembly of components at the top of a window frame
- Window Header1 like
- A horizontal structural component spanning the top of a window opening to serve as a support for the load located above it
- Window Pane4 likes
- A pane of glass located in a window
- Window Sash 1 like
- The functioning , moving portion of a window consisting of window panes and the borders
- Window Screen1 like
- A fine mesh screen mounted in a window frame to eliminate insects
- Window Seat1 like
- A seat constructed in a window recess
- Window Shade1 like
- An adjustable window covering that is used to control the amount of light admitted into an area, or to provide privacy
- Window Sill 0 likes
- The horizontal component at the bottom of a window
- Window Stool 0 likes
- Wood, masonry, or ceramic tile fitted on the window sill plate on the interior of the window against the lowest rail of the lower sash
- Window Treatment2 likes
- Hanging curtains or blinds on a window’s interior
- Window Unit1 like
- Air conditioner located in a window
- Windowwall 0 likes
- The opening in a wall surface containing a window unit or wall of window assemblies
- Wire1 like
- A metal thread or thin supple rod used for fences, conducting electricity, or binding objects together
- Wire Cut Brick 1 like
- A brick whose surfaces have wires cutting into the clay prior to baking
- Wire Glass 1 like
- Glass into which wire mesh was embedded during fabrication
- Wire Guard1 like
- Flexible metal strands fabricated as a unit to enclose moving machinery parts around an excavation or equipment, preventing injury to the operator
- Wire Hook Hanger2 likes
- Flexible hook-shaped metal strand that secures a construction component
- Wire Mesh1 like
- A longitudinal and transverse wire series arranged substantially perpendicular to each other
- Wire Mesh Partition 0 likes
- A partition composed of wire mesh.
- Wire, Aluminum 2 likes
- See Aluminum Wire
- With Framing 0 likes
- Of gypsumboard application; see Parallel Application
- Withe 0 likes
- A single row of brick or stone in a wall
- A masonry divider or partition between flues in a chimney when there is more than one flue
- Withering 0 likes
- Gloss loss frequently resulting from varnishing open-pore woods without filling the pores, using unsuitable undercoats and adding topcoat prior to the undercoat has dried
- Witness 0 likes
- A person who observed or heard an event and testifies about these events at a hearing
- Wolmanized Lumber 0 likes
- Lumber treated with Wolman salts to arrest decay
- Wonderboard ™ 1 like
- A concrete and fiberglass panel usually employed as a ceramic tile backing material on bathtub decks
- Wood Alcohol 0 likes
- Toxic alcohol produced by the destructively distilling wood
- Wood Batten 1 like
- Wood strips covering upright joints on boards employed as outside siding
- Wood Beam 0 likes
- Horizontal wood structural part supporting consistent, concentrated loads
- Wood Blocking 1 like
- Small wood pieces that secure, join, or reinforce components, or to fill spaces between parts
- Wood Bottom Plate 0 likes
- Horizontal wood lumber part on the floor sheath that supports wall studs and fastens them together; employed in Western or platform framing construction
- Horizontal component that supports the upright wall studs and posts; also known as a mudsill, and employed in balloon framing construction
- Wood Bumper 2 likes
- Wood part that absorbs impact and thwarts damage to other surfaces
- Wood Cant Strip 0 likes
- Slanted wood strip used at the edge of a roofing sheath to transition the sheath from a horizontal to upright surface
- Wood Carriage 0 likes
- Slanting beam mounted among stringers to reinforce steps of a wood staircase
- Wood Chip Mulch1 like
- Wood chips that are dispersed on the terrain to avert erosion, minimize evaporation, and enhance the soil
- Wood Chisel2 likes
- A sharp-ended manual tool that is employed to carve various shapes from wood
- Wood Column 0 likes
- Upright wood structural part that supports a beam
- Wood Cornice 0 likes
- Horizontal wood molding that may consist of multi-shaped pieces
- Wood Fascia 0 likes
- Upright flat wood part of the eaves, cornice, gable or another finish to which the gutter is attached
- Wood Fiber 0 likes
- A relatively long, narrow wood cell tapering, and closed at each end
- Shredded, stain-proof wood employed as an aggregate with gypsum plaster
- Wood Filler1 like
- Highly pigmented substance that fills and levels off the pores in open-grained woods
- Wood Floor Joist 3 likes
- Horizontal structural part of a framed floor
- Wood Floor Removal 2 likes
- Ripping up wood floors
- Wood Flooring1 like
- Floor coverings that have dressed and finished boards
- Wood Flooring Institute (WFI) 0 likes
- 111 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Suite B, Chesterfield, MI 63005, Tel: (636) 519-9663, URL: www.nwfa.org
- Wood Flour 1 like
- Fine wood particles that can pass through a 40-100 mesh screen
- Wood Frame 0 likes
- The wood floors, roofs, exterior and interior walls of a building or structure
- Wood Furring 1 like
- Wood strips added to concrete or masonry surfaces to create a planar surface and a fastening base for finish materials
- Wood Girder 1 like
- Horizontal, large wood beam that supports intense loads at separate points along its length; supports rafters, joists and other loads
- Wood Ground 1 like
- Thin wood strips applied around openings and at the edge to guide strike off of plaster in order to achieve a straight and level or plumb line for the plaster
- Wood Header 0 likes
- Wood member positioned across joist ends or at wall openings in order to reinforce joists or studs at openings in a framing assembly
- Wood Joist 2 likes
- Horizontal framing component of a floor, flat roof, or ceiling
- Wood Lath1 like
- Wood strips, 1-1/4 inches wide by 3/8 inch thick, that were employed as a plaster base
- Wood Pile 0 likes
- A thin, long wood pole located in the ground to serve as a foundation and support upright loads
- Wood Plate 0 likes
- Horizontal wood part on top or bottom of wall studs that fastens them together and supports studs, rafters, or joists
- Wood Railing Newel 0 likes
- Main wood post at the bottom of a stairway, or the main support of a winding staircase
- Wood Ridge Rafter 0 likes
- Horizontal wood supportive part at the top of a sloping roof just below the sheathing
- Wood Roof Cricket 0 likes
- Small raised wood roof area that diverts water around a curb, chimney, or other protrusions
- Wood Roof Curb 0 likes
- Wood component raised above the roof surface in order to mount equipment and other items
- Wood Roof Edge Strip 0 likes
- Wood strip along the plane of roof insulation at the edge of the roof fastened to the structural roof deck to secure the roofing membrane
- Wood Roof Nailer 0 likes
- Wood strip in the plane of roof insulation attached to the structural roof deck to secure the roofing membrane
- Wood Saddle 0 likes
- Short horizontal wood part located on top of a wood column, providing a seat for a girder
- Wood Screw1 like
- A screw for attaching items in wood
- Wood Shingle 1 like
- Cedar wood fabricated roof covering in modular widths, lengths, and rectangular shapes
- Wood Siding 0 likes
- Wood employed as an exterior surface or cladding for outside framed walls to protect from the elements
- Wood Sill Plate 0 likes
- Horizontal wood part on the bottom of wall studs to fasten them together on concrete or masonry; horizontal timbers which either lie on the masonry foundations or actually form the foundation
- Wood Sleeper 0 likes
- Wood component positioned on concrete floor to reinforce and accept the wood subfloor fastening or finish flooring
- Wood Stair Framing 1 like
- Wood structural components reinforcing stairs or stair openings
- Wood Structural Panel 0 likes
- A structural panel product mainly made of wood, including all veneer plywood, composite panels of veneer and wood-based material, and mat-formed panels
- Wood Treatment 0 likes
- Application of stains or chemicals to thwart fire, decay, or deterioration as a result of the elements
- Wood Truss 0 likes
- A structural component of wood pieces arranged in a triangle, frequently employed to brace a roof
- Wood Wool 0 likes
- Long, curly, thin strands of wood employed as an aggregate component for various particleboards
- Wood-Fibered Plaster 0 likes
- Gypsum basecoat plaster that contain wood fiber as an aggregate and employed with or without other aggregates
- Wooden Brick 0 likes
- Seasoned wood brick positioned to create a nailing area in masonry walls
- Woodwork Institute of California (WIC) 0 likes
- P. O. Box 980247, West Sacramento, CA 95798, Tel: (916) 372-9943, URL: www.wicnet.org
- Woodwork, Architectural 0 likes
- A high quality finish work employing wood for decoration
- Wool 0 likes
- Fine, soft hair from the coats of sheep and goats, also yarn produced from this hair and the fabric produced from it
- Wool-like substances including mineral wool, steel wool, and lead wool
- Wool, Mineral 0 likes
- Fibrous, lightweight, vitreous materials employed for sound and temperature insulation
- Work 0 likes
- Performance of the entire scope of a specified construction project including labor, materials, equipment, and other items necessary to fulfill all the contractual requirements
- Work Letter 0 likes
- Often referred to as Exhibit B in a lease or rental agreement, a written statement of the specific materials and amounts the owner will provide; usually related to the leasing or renting of office space by a tenant within a Building Envelope; see TI’S and Building Envelope
- Work Order 0 likes
- A written order signed by the owner or representative of a contractual issue requiring performance by the contractor
- Work Product Exclusion 0 likes
- A liability insurance policy provision that holds back coverage for damages to work produced by or on behalf of the insured
- Work Station 1 like
- An area defined by work surfaces used by one or a few employees, including ticket booths, sales counters, guardhouses, toll booths, and counter spaces in restaurant kitchens
- Workers Compensation 0 likes
- A system established by law whereby an employer is responsible for medical expenses and disabilities of workers injured on the job; payable if the employer is not at fault or if worker carelessness impacted the injury; the employer is not automatically liable for damages pertaining to pain and suffering
- Working Capital 0 likes
- Capital available for current use in the functioning of a business calculated by the current cash holdings and assets readily converted into cash minus current liabilities
- Working Day 0 likes
- A day on which construction work may be accomplished, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
- Working Drawing 0 likes
- A drawing with plan and section views, details, dimensions, and notes so that it can be constructed and reproduced without instructions; see Drawings
- Working Drawings 0 likes
- Drawings of the project that form part of the contractual documentation
- Working Stress 0 likes
- The maximum allowable stress employed in the working stress design of a component
- Working Stress Design 0 likes
- Design of concrete and masonry components where safety is achieved by limiting permissible stresses
- Workout 0 likes
- A procedure where a borrower negotiates a mortgage or trust deed restructure instead of a foreclosure
- World Changing Architects 0 likes
- World changing architects are people who design buildings that shape our world and may supervise their construction.
- Woven Carpet1 like
- Carpet produced by interlacing backing and pile yarns on a loom simultaneously
- Wraparound Deed of Trust or Mortgage 0 likes
- See All-Inclusive Deed of Trust or Mortgage
- Wrapped Drywall 0 likes
- Areas that receive entire drywall cover, such as in the doorway openings of bifold and bipass closet doors
- Wrench1 like
- A hand or power tool, that grip and turn bolts and nuts
- Wrinkle Finish 0 likes
- A varnish or enamel film with fine wrinkles or ridges employed widely as a novelty finish
- Wrongful Death 0 likes
- Unlawful homicide, whether negligent or intentional
- Wrought Iron1 like
- A resilient, flexible, soft form of iron used for forging or rolling; not cast iron

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