Vernacular Terms 01

A
Abutment – tulay
Arc – arko, balantok

B
Baseboard – rodapis
Beam – biga
Bottom chord – barakilan
Brace (diagonal) - pie de gallo
Bolt – pierno
Brick – tisa
Butted – tumbok

C
Canopy – pabilyon
Ceiling joist – kostilyahe
Chb laying – asinta
Chb layed – asintada
Clinch – mag-rematse
Collar beam – ternate
Concrete slab – larga masa
Conductor/gutter - alulod
Conduit – padaluyan
Corrugated G.I. sheet – yero galbanisado
Cross bracing – krusete
Crushed stone - escombro

D
Design – debuho
Door case – hambahe
Door frame – marko ng pinto
Door head – trabesanyo, sombrero
Door fillet – batidora
Door jamb – hamba
Door panelled – de bandeha
Door sill – umbral
Drip mould – gwardya agwa

E
Earth fill – escombro, lastilyas
Eave – sibe
Easement – rekudo

F
Facade – patsade
Facia – senepa
Feet – piye, pye
Floor – suelo/ sahig
Flush – alahado/ lahado
Frame – balangkas

G
Gable – sibi
Gable roof – dos aguas
Girt – sepo, barote
Girder – guililyan
Groove – kanal
Ground – sular
Gutter – alero, alulod
G.I strap – lingueta

H
Half circle – medya luna, medya kunya
Hinge – bisagra
Hinge (cabinet) – espelon

I
Inch - pulgada

J
Jack rafter – sobre kilo
Jamb – hamba
Joist –soleras, suleras
King post – pindulo

L
Landing – mesa, pahingahan
Lath, wood strip– listong kahoy
Lathing – pagliliston
Lattice – sala-sala

M
Mason – mason, kantero
Masonry fill – lastilyas
Mezzanine – entresuelo
Mortar – paupo
Moulding (quater round) – mediacana

N
Nail setter – punsol

O
Oakum – estopa

P
Parapet – kuta, muralya
Pattern – plantilya, padron
Pavement – pabimento
Pickwork –piketa
Pile – pilote
Plastered line course – kusturada
Plate –sepo
Plumb – panghulog
Plumb line – hulog
Post – halige
Purlin – reostra, parlina
Putty – masilya
Projection - bolada

Q
Queen post – sobre pindulo

R
Rabbet – vaciada, basyada
Rafter – kilo, tahilan
Ramp – sumyinta
Rebar - kabilya
Ridge – palupo
Ridge roll – caballete
Rise – senepa
Riser – takip
Rivet - rimatse
Roof – atip
Rubble – eskombro, tigkal-tigkal

S
Scaffolding, platform – andamyo
Scratch coat – rebokada
Septic tank – poso negro
Sheet - plantsa
Sketch – krokis
Siding (external) – tabike
Sill (floor) – guililan
Sink – prigadero
Skirt – senepa
Slab – kustado
Soffit – sepeto, intrados
Slope –bahada
Solder - hinang
Spacing – beinto
Stake – estake, estaka
Steel – asero
Stirrup, ties – anilyo
Stringer – sepo, tahilan
Stringer (close) – madre
Stringer (open) – hardinera
Stud – pamakuan
Stud (vertical) – pilarete
Stud (horizontal) – pabalagbag

T
Tenon – mitsa
Tile – baldosa
Tinsmith - latero
Top chord – kilo
Thread – roskas
Tread - baytang
Truss – kilo

V
Varnished – varnisado, monyeka
Vault – balantok, bodega

W
Wainscoat – entablemento, arimadilyo
Washer – pitsa, tsapa
Weatherstrip – baryete
Window grille - rehas
Wood grain – haspe
Wood plank - tabla

Y
Yoke – sinturon, pamatok