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| An instrument similar to a low powered telescope, that serves as a guide for sighting straight and level lines. | transit |
| The concrete base on which the house and the foundation walls rest. | footings |
| A 1:2:4 mixture of one part cement, two parts sand, and three parts gravel plus water. | footing mix |
| A 1:2:3: mixture of one part cement, two parts sand, and three parts gravel plus water. | floor slab mix |
| It is used to reinforce a concrete floor slab to prevent cracking. | wire mesh |
| It is used to reinforce concrete walls to increase the lateral strength. | wire grid |
| The ability of the wall to resist a pushing force from the side. | lateral strength |
| A 1:3 mixture used in block work. | mortar |
| It is made by mixing cement, sand and gravel plus water. | concrete |
| The marking of where the building is to go on the construction site. | site layout |
| It holds the concrete for the footing while it hardens. | footing forms |
| It is used to level concrete footing and concrete floor slabs. | wood float |
| A long metal or wooden straight edge use to level concrete floor slab and pack down the gravel in the mixture. | screed |
| A long metal tool on a long pole used to smooth the ridges in a poured concrete floor. | bull float |
| A poured concrete floor. | slab |
| A flexible, compressible barrier that separates two different units of concrete. | expansion joint |
| A plastic sheet used as a moisture barrier to prevent ground moisture from penetrating the basement floor. | polyethelene |
| Used to smooth and pack all joints in the block work that will remain exposed. | convex jointer |
| A cement-sand mixture applied to the outside of the block wall. | parge |
| Carries waste water and sewage out of the house. | plumbing waste lines |
| Used to waterproof the walls of a foundation that will be below grade.Carries waste water and sewage out of the house. | asphalt |
| It is placed under floor slabs to keep moisture away from the bottom of the slab. | sand and gravel fill |
| A rotating machine used to float and trowel a concrete slab after it has "set up" enough to walk on. | machine trowel |
| It is used to smooth a floor slab where the machine trowel can't reach. | hand trowel |
| "L" shaped bolts inserted at the top of a block wall. | anchor bolts |
