Filipino Vernacular Terms used in Construction:

POST - halige / poste HINGE – bisagra

GIRDER - gililan
JOIST - soleras PANELED DOOR – de bandeha
FLOORING – sahig/suwelo EARTHFILL - eskumbro
GIRT - sepo MASONRY FILL – lastilyas
ADOBE ANCHOR – liyabe
BEAM – biga SOLDER – hinang
TRUSS – kilo
BOTTOM CHORD – barakilan SOLDERING LEAD – estanyo
TOP CHORD – tahilan
PURLINS - reostra

COLAR PLATE - sinturon

FASCIA BOARD – senepa
EXTERNAL SIDING – tabike
VERTICAL STUD – pilarete
HORIZONTAL STUD – pabalagbag

CEILING JOIST – kostilyahe

WINDOW SILL – pasamano
WINDOW HEAD – sombrero
WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB – hamba
OPEN STRINGER - hardinera

CLOSED STRINGER – madre de eskalera

TREAD – baytang
RISER – takip silipan
HANDRAIL – gabay
MOLDING – muldora

EAVE – sibe
PROJECTION – bolada
FRAMEWORK – balangkas
GUTTER – kanal
CONDUCTOR – alulod

WROUGHT IRON STRAP – plantsuwela

BOLT – pierno
SCAFFOLDING – plantsa
STAKE – staka
PLASTERED COURSE – kusturada

STUCCO or PLASTER - palitada

SCRATCH COAT - rebokada
PICHWORK on MASONRY – piketa A
VARNISH FINISH – monyeka ADOBE ANCHOR –----------------------- liyabe
SPACING or GAP – biyento ALIGNMENT -------------------------------
asintada
CONCRETE SLAB – larga masa
ALIGNMENT - asintada B
PLUMB LINE - hulog BEAM –--------------------------------------- biga
CEMENT TILES – baldosa BOLT –---------------------------------------
CEMENT BRICK – ladrilyo pierno
DOOR FILLET – batidora BOTTOM CHORD –----------------------
GROOVE – kanal barakilan
WOOD GRAIN – haspe
PATTERN or SCHEDULE - plantilya C
CEILING JOIST –-------------------------
kostilyahe
CEMENT BRICK –----------------------- ladrilyo
CEMENT TILES –------------------------ baldosa
CLOSED STRINGER –------------------madre de
eskalera
COLAR PLATE --------------------------- sinturon
CONCRETE SLAB –--------------------- larga
masa
CONDUCTOR –--------------------------- alulod
D
DOOR FILLET –----------------------------batidora
E SCRATCH COAT ---------------------rebokada
EARTHFILL --------------------------------
eskumbro, escombro
EAVE –---------------------------------------- sibe
EXTERNAL SIDING –------------------- tabike
F STUCCO or PLASTER -------------palitada
FASCIA BOARD –------------------------- senepa
FLOORING –--------------------------------
sahig/suwelo
FLOOR JOIST ----------------------------- soleras
FRAMEWORK –----------------------------
balangkas
G
GIRDER ------------------------------------- gililan
GIRT ----------------------------------------- sepo
GROOVE –----------------------------------- kanal
GUTTER --------------------------------–--- kanal
POST --------------------------------------- halige
/ poste
PROJECTION –------------------------- bolada
PURLINS -------------------------------- reostra
R
RISER –-------------------------------------takip
silipan
RIVET--------------------------------------- rimatse
S
SCAFFOLDING –---------------------- plantsa
SOLDER –--------------------------------hinang
SOLDERING LEAD –-----------------estanyo
SPACING or GAP –------------------- biyento
SPLIT KNOB ----------------------------poleya
STAKE –---------------------------------- staka
T
TOP CHORD –----------------------------- tahilan
TREAD –-------------------------------------
baytang
TRUSS or RAFTER –--------------------- kilo
V
VARNISH FINISH –---------------------- monyeka
VERTICAL STUD –------------------------pilarete

H
HANDRAIL –------------------------------- gabay W
HINGE -------------------------------–----- WINDOW HEAD -----------------------– sombrero
bisagra WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB –-------- hamba
HORIZONTAL STUD –----------------- WINDOW SILL –-------------------------
pabalagbag pasamano
WOOD GRAIN –-------------------------- haspe
M WROUGHT IRON STRAP –---------- plantsuwela
MASONRY FILL –----------------------- lastilyas
MITER JOINT ---------------------------- canto
mesa
MOLDING –------------------------------- muldora

O
OPEN STRINGER --------------------- hardinera

P
PANELED DOOR –--------------------- de
bandeha
PATTERN or SCHEDULE -----------plantilya
PLASTERED COURSE –------------ kusturada
PLUMB LINE -----------------------------hulog