Construction Glossary

Construction Industry jargon made simple- browse our glossary of Construction terms rendered in plain English. Click on any word below for a definition and related terms.

A

AAISI

Aggregate

Allowance

Architect

Anchor bolts

Astragal

B

Base Angle

Bidder

Bid Security

Blue print

Boiler

Boilermakers

Bond

Brickmasons

Broom finish

Building Code

Building Inspector

C

Carpenters

Cement

Cement Board

Cement Mason

Change order

Contract

Contractor

D

Deed

Drywall

Drywall installer

E

Earnest money agreement

Easement

Electrician

Elevator technician

Engineered wood

Equipment operator

Estimate

F

Fixed price contract

Flooring installer

G

Galvanizing

General contractor

Glazier

Green Board

Grout

H-I

Hazardous materials removal worker

I-Beam

Insulation worker

Ironworker

J-L

Laborer

Lien

Load

Load-bearing wall

M-N

Manufacturers specifications

Manufactured wood

P-Q

Painter

Paperhanger

Particle board

Payment schedule

Pilaster

Plans

Plaster

Plasterer

Plumber

Portland cement

Pressure treated lumber

Procurement agency

Purchasing agent

R

Rebar

RFB (Request for Bids)

RFP (Request for Proposal)

Remodeling contractor

Roof certification

Roofer

S

Scratch coat

Sheet metal workers

Square unit

Solicitation

Specialty contractor

Specifications or specs

Steel

Stucco

Stucco mason

Stud

Subcontractor

Subfloor

Supplemental Agreement

Surety

Suspended ceiling

TUV

Terrazzo

Time and materials contract

Treated lumber

Turnkey

Veneer

WXYZ

Wall stud

Warranty

Zoning