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Lesson 4 - Masonry Units Flashcards

1
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building with units of various materials, natural or manufactured. Usually with the use of mortar as a bonding agent

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Masonry

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2
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a masonry of unit of clay, formed into a rectangular prism while plastic and hardened by drying in the sun or firing in a kiln

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Brick

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Methods of Brick Forming

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Soft Mud
Sand-Struck
Water-Struck
Stuff-Mud
Dry Process

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Methods of Brick Drying

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Sun Drying
Kiln Drying or Autoclave

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5
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firing brick alternatively with too much or too little air to vary face color

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Flashing

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6
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rejected due to inferior quality

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Cull

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7
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Parts of Brick Masonry (WALL)

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Wythe or Withe
Course
Range
Closer
Joint (Bed, Head, Collar)

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Types of Bricks

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Commom Brick
Facing Brick
Firebrick

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9
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Types of Facing Brick

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FBX - chippage
FBS - wide color range
FBA - non uniform size

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10
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Grade of Facing Brick

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SW - severe weathering
MW - moderate weathering
NW - negligible weathering

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11
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art of bonding bricks effectively

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Brick Working

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12
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6 types of brick laying

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Rowlock
Shiner
Sailor
Soldier
Stretcher
Header

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13
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Cut Bricks

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Soap
Bat

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14
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Types of Brick Working

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Brick Laying
Brick Joints
Brick Bonding

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15
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Types of Brick Joints

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Tooled Joint
Troweled Point
Point or Pointing

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16
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Types of Tooled Joint

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Concave
V-joint
Raked

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17
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Types of Troweled Point

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Weather
Flush
Struck

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18
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Types of Point or Pointing

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Tuck
Tuck and Pat
Bastard
Flat Joint

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19
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the arrangement of masonry units

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Bond

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20
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Types of Brick Bonding

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Running Bond
Stack Bond
Common Bond
Flemish Bond
English Bond
Garden Wall

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21
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Types of Brick Wall Masonry

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Solid Masonry
Composite Wall

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22
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supports, strengthens and protects a facing

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Backing

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23
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ornamental layer which also acts as a protective layer

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Facing

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24
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non-structural facing supported and bonded to a backing

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Adhered Veneer

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25
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a veneer secured to a backing using fasteners

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Anchored Veneer

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26
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Types of Composite Walls

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Faced Wall
Cavity Wall
Veneered Wall
Grouted Masonry
Reinforced Grouted Masonry

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27
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fluid mortar used to fill narrow cavity into sold mass

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Grout

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28
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total height to be filled with grout

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Grout pour

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29
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increment of grout height with in a grout pour

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Grout lift

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30
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Low-lift grifting

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≤ 8” or 6 times grout width

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31
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high lift grouting

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≤ 6”

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32
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rock or piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for particukar purpose

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Stone

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33
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Production of Masonry Stone

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Fieldstone
Dressed Stone
Finished Stone
Dimension Stone

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34
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Types of Rock/Stone According to Formation

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Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous

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35
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Types of Sedimentary

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Limestone
-Travertine
-Dolomite
-Oolite
Sandstone
-Bluestone
-Brownstone
-Soapstone

36
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Types of Metamorphic

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Marble - from limestone
Verd Antique - mottled serpentine
Slate - compressed clay or shale
Quartzite - compact, quartz
Gneiss - banded or foliated

37
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Types of Igneous

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Granite - hard, coarse grained
Obsidian - volcanic glass
Malachite - green to nearly black
Serpentine - hydrous magesium silicate
Basalt - extrusive type of igneous rock
Volcanic Tuff - products of an explosive volcanic eruption

38
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deposition of sediments, soft stone

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Sedimentary

39
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undergone changes in texture, structure, or composition due to natural agents

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Metamorphic

40
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crystalized molten magma

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Igneous

41
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Types of Stone Laying

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Rubble
Ashlar

42
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Types of Rubble

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Random
Coursed
Squared
Cyclopean

43
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Types of Ashlar

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Random
Coursed
Broken

44
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rough fragments of broken stone or the masonry built of such stone

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Rubble

45
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squared building stone finely dressed on all faces adjacent to those of other stone so as to permit very thin mortar joints

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Ashlar

46
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Types of Joints Treatments

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Squared
Rusticated

47
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Types of Rusticated

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Pitch Faced (Beveled, Chamfered)
Sank Draft (Sunk/Rabbeted)

48
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line or border as a guide for the stonecutter in leveling surfaces

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Draft

49
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smooth uniform margin

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Draft Margin

50
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Types of Surface Treatment

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Sawn Finish (Chat-Sawn, Shot-Sawn)
Flame Finish (Thermal Finish)
Tooled Finish (Quarry-Faced, Boasted Surface, Batted Surface)
Rough Finish
Smooth Finish (Honed, Polished/Glassed)

51
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precast masonry unit of portland cement, fine aggregate, and water, molded into various shapes

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Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU)

52
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hollow or solid concrete masonry unit

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Concrete Block

53
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Parts of Concrete Block

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Gross Cross-Sectional Area
Net Cross-Sectional Area
Web
Core/Cell
Face Shell

54
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total cross-sectional area

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Gross Cross-Sectional Area

55
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the total cross-sectional area minus the area of cellular space

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Net Cross-Sectional Area

56
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a cross wall of a hollow masonry unit

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Web

57
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a molded open space in a hollow masonry unit

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Core/Cell

58
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on of the twoo sidewalls of a hollow masonry unit

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Face Shell

59
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CMU by Classification

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Hollow Masonry Unit
- net cross sectional area <75% gross cross sectional area
Solid Masonry Unit
- net cross sectional area ≥75% gross cross sectional area

60
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Types of CMU by Use/Form (Walls)

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Stretcher Block - 8”
Partition Block - 4”-6”
Bullnose Block
Corner Block
Return-Corner Block
Double-Corner Block
Open End Block
Sash or Jamb Block

61
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Types of CMU by Grades

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Grade N - for general use
Grade S - weather proof or not exposed

62
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Types of CMU by Moisture Content

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Type I - with specified unit
Types II - without

63
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Types of CMU by Weight

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Normal Weight ——– Lightweight

               ≥ 2000kg/m³ >
64
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Types of CMU by Finishes

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Split Face
Faced
Scored
Shadow

65
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Types of CMU by Bonding

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Mortar Bond
Surface Bond

66
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plastuc mixture of cement and/or lime, sand and water, used as a bonding agent in masonry construction

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Mortar

67
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Types of Mortar According to Grade

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Type M
Type S
Type N
Type O
Type K

68
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column of the same thickness as wall and is as wide as 0.30 - 0.40 meters. it also serves as a vertical support for walls

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Stiffener Column

69
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a masonry course grouted and reinforced to serve as a beam, a horizontal tie, or a bearing course for a structural member

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Bond Beam

70
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a beam supporting the weight above an opening

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Lintel Beam

71
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any of various fired clay tiles used for surfacing walls, floor, and counter tops

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Ceramic Tiles

72
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Types by Use (Tiles)

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Floor Tiles
Wall Tiles
Base or Baseboards
Trimmer
Listel
Ceramic Mosaic

73
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Types by Strength (Tiles)

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Porcelain - hard, vitreous translucent

Non Porcelain - common type of ceramic tile

74
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installation of tiles

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Tile Setting

75
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Types of Tile Setting

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Thick-Set
Thin-Set

76
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Types of Roof Tiles According to Use

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Field Tile
Edge Tile
- Ridge Tile
- Hip Tile
- Rake Tile
- Arris Tile
Eaves Closer/Bird Stop

77
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Types of Course (Tiles)

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Eaves Course
- Tilting Tile
- Starter Tile
Barge Course

78
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Basic Profiles (Tiles)

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Mission Tiles
Pantile
Pan and Roll Tiling
Interlocking Tile

79
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Terminologies in Clay Tile Roof Installation

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Batten
Underlayment
Sheathing
Insulation

80
Q

thin roofing material lain in overlapping rows

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Roof Shingles

81
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overlapping with a break or staggered joints

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Imbrication

82
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Common Shingle Materials

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Asphalt Shingle
Steel Shingle
Wood Shingle
Wood Shake
Concrete Shingle
Slate Shingles

83
Q

materials used for exterior flooring

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Paving Units

84
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Types of Paving Material

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Brick Unit Paver
Concrete Unit Paver
Interlocking Paver
Cobblestone Paver
Grid or Turf Block Paver
Cutstone Paver

85
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Paving Installation

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Paving Material
Base
Subgrade
Earth

86
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Types of Paving Installation Methods

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Flexible Base Method - 1” to 2”
Rigid Base Method - 4” to 6”

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