MAINIT, SERVANTES P.

BS-ARCHI 5-2

2011-01328-MN-0
ARCHITECTURE COMPREHENSIVE COURSE

VERNACULAR TERMS IN CONSTRUCTION

OAKUM ESTOPA - loose fiber obtained by untwisting old rope, used
especially in caulking wooden ships

RIDGE ROLL CABALLETE - a metal, tile, or wood strip rounded at the top
and used as finishing for the ridge of a roof

ASTRAGAL BATIDURA - a convex molding or wooden strip across a

surface or separating panels, typically semicircular in crosssection

BRACE PIE DE GALLO - a device that clamps things tightly together or

that gives support, in particular

PLAIN G.I. SHEET YERO LISOGALBANISADO - iron that is coated with zinc
to protect it from rust

DOWNSPOUT TUBO DE BANADO - a pipe to carry rainwater from a roof

to a drain or to ground level

CANOPY MEDIA AGUA - an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up

over something

REINFORCING BAR CABILLA BAKAL - a steel bar or mesh of steel wires

used as a tension device in reinforced concrete and reinforced
masonry structures to strengthen and hold the concrete in
tension

TRELLIS PERGOLA - a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly

used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants

PANEL DOOR DE BANDEHA

- a door having panels framed by stiles
and rails of greater thickness