VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA

ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE

CORNER - KANTO

ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA

CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS - YEROCANALADO

ALIGNED - KALINYA

GALBANISADO

ALTERNATE OR STAGGERED - UNOSINOTRA

CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO

ANCHOR - LIYABE
ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA

AWNING - MEDIA AGUA

DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO

DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON

DIGLEAD - TINGGA , ESTOPA

BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA

DISH RACK - BANGGUERAHAN

BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS

DOOR FILLET - BATIDORA

BARREL BOLT - TRANKILYA

DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO PINTUAN

BASEBOARD - RODAPIS

DOOR JAMB - HAMBA PINTUAN

BATH TUB - BANIERA

DOWEL - ABANG

BRACE - PIE DE GALLO

DOWN SPOUT - TUBO DE BANADO

BRICK - LA DRILLO

DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL

BEAM - BIGA

DRAW PIN - PUNSOL

BOLT - PIERNO
BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN

BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE

EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO
EAVE - SIBE

EAVE - ALERO

CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA

EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE

CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON

ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA

CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA
CAST IRON - PUNDIDO

CEILING - KISAME

FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA

CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE

FAUCET - GRIPO

CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO

FEET - PIYE

CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA

FILL - TAMBAK

CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA

FILLER - TAPAL , DAGDAG

CHB LAYING - ASINTA

FILLET - BATIDURA

CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA

FLOORING - SAHIG, SUELO

COLAR PLATE - SINTURON

FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL

COLUMN - KOLUMNA , HALIGUE

FLOOR JOISTS - SOLERAS

CONCRETE SLAB - LARGA MASA

FLOOR SILL - GUILILAN

CONDUCTOR - ALULOD

FLUSH - ALAHADO

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FOREMAN - KAPATAS

FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL

NAILERS - PAMAKUAN

NAILS - PAKO

GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS

NEWEL POST - TUKOD

G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA

NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO

GIRDER - KULING

NUT - TUERKA

GIRT - SEPO
GROOVE - KANAL

GUTTER - KANAL

OAKUM - ESTOPA
OPEN STRINGER HARDINERA

OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA

HALL - CAIDA
HANDRAIL GABAY

HINGE BISAGRA
HORIZONTAL STUD PABALAGBAG

PANEL DOOR DE BANDEHA

PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILYA

PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA

INCHES PULGADA

PENDULUM (KING POST) - PENDULON

IRON - HIERO

PICK WORK ON MASONRY PIKETA

PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO

PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA

JAMB - HAMBA

PLANK BOARD - SENEPA

JOIST SULERAS

PLASTER - PALITADA
PLASTERED COURSE KUSTURADA

PLUG - TAPON
PLUMBING - TUBERIA

PLUMB LINE - HULOG

LABORER PIYON

PLUM BOB - HULOG

LEAN-TO ROOF SIBE

POST - HALIGE / POSTE

LOW TABLE DULANG

PROJECTION BOLADA
PURLINS - REOSTRA
PUTTY - MASILYA

M
MASON - KANTERO

MASONRY FILL LASTILYAS

QUARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA

MITER - CANTO MESA

MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS

MORTAR - PAUPO

RABBET - VACIADA

MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA

RAFTERS - KILO

MOULDING - MULDURA

REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA BAKAL

RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE

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RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP , SILIPAN

RIVETS - RIMATSE

WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS

ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER TAKIP SILIPAN

WALL POST BAGAD

WASHER - PITSA

W. I. STRAP - PLANCHUELA

SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO

WINDOW HEAD - SUMBRERO

SCRATCH COAT - REBOCADA

WINDOW SILL - PASAMANO

SCREW - TURNILYO

WIRING KNOB POLEYA

SHEET - PLANTSA

WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB HAMBA

SHOWER - DUTCHA

WOOD GRAIN HASPE

SIDING (EXTERNAL) - TABIKE

WOOD PLANK TABLA

SINK - PRIGADERO

WROUGHT IRON STRAP PLANTSUWELA

SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS

SLAB (ROUGH) - LARGA MASA

SLOPE - BAHADA
SOLDER - HINANG

SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO

SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO

SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO

STAKE - ESTAKA
STRINGER (CLOSED) - MADRE (DE ESCALERA)
STRINGER (OPEN) - HARDINERA
STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA
STUD (HORIZONTAL) - PABALAGBAG
STUD (VERTICAL) - PILARETE

T
TEMPER(METAL WORK) SUBAN, SUBUHAL
TINSMITH - LATERO
TRELLIS - PERGOLA
TRUSS - KILO
TOP CHORD - TAHILAN
TREAD - BAYTANG

V
VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA
VERTICAL STUD PILARETE

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