ENGLISH - TAGALOG CONSTRUCTION

TERMS
Aligned kalinya
Alternate or staggered uno sinotra
Anchor liyabe
Astragal batidura
Balusters barandilla
Beam biga
Banisters barandillas
Barrel bolt trankilya
Baseboard rodapis
Bath tub baniera
Bolt pierno
Bottom chord tirante barakilan
Brace Pie de gallo
Brick la drillo
Canopy Media agua
Cabinet hinge Espolon
Carpentry Karpinteria
Cast iron Pundido
Ceiling Kisame
Ceiling joists Kostil yahe
Cement brick La drilyo
Cement tiles Balidosa
Chain bolt Kadena
Collar Sinturon
Column Kolumna , haligue
Concrete slab Larga masa
Contactor Kontrtista
Corrugated G.I. sheets Yero canalado galbanisado
Closed stringer Escalera
Crushed stone Eskombro
Diagonal brace Sinturon
Door head Sombrero pintuan
Door jamb Hamba pintuan
Down spout Tubo de banado
Drawbore pinor Punsol
Draw pin Punsol
Earth fill Escumbro
Eave Alero
 Electrician Electrisista
Exterior siding Tabike
Faucet Gripo
Fascia board Senepa
Feet Piye
Fill Tambak
Flooring Suelo
Filler Tapal , dagdag
Floor joists Soleras
Fillet Batidura
Floor sill Batidura
Flush Alahado
Foundation Pundasyon
Foreman Kapatas , maestro de obra
Framework Balangkas
Gable roof Dos aguas
Girts, girders Sepo
Gravel Graba
Groove Canal
Grooved Kanalado
Gutter Alulod , canal
Handrail Gabay
Hinge Bisagra
Hip roof Kuatro aguas
Horizontal stud Trabe-anzo
Inch Pulgada
King post Pendulum
Laborer Piyon
Landing Mesa pahingan
Lavatory Lababo
Laying of chb or adobe stone Asinta
Lean to roof Sibe
Level Lebel
Machine bolt Pierno pasante
Mason Kantero
Masonry Kanteria
Masonry fill Lastilyas
Mitro Canto mesa
Mix of cement n gravel Lastilyas
Mortar Paupo
Mortar joints Kostura
Molding Moldura
Nailery Pamakuan
 Nails Pako
Newel post Tukod
Nut Tuerka
Niccolite bar Estanyo
Oakum Estopa
Open stringer Hardinera
Overhang or projector Bolada
Panel Bandeha
Paneled door De bandeha
Pattern Plantilya
Pea gravel Grabita
Pendulum (king post) Pendulon
Pick work Piketa
Dig lead Tingga , estopa
Plain G.I. sheet Yero liso galbanisado
Plain G.I. strap Lingueta
Plank board Senepa
Plaster Palitada
Plug Tapon
Plum bob Hulog
Plumbing Tuberia
Plumb line Hulog
Post Poste, haligue
Projection Bolada
Purlin Reostra
Putty Rasilya
Quarter round Media cana **
Rabbet Vaciada
Rafters Kilo
Reinforcing bar Cabilla bakal
Ridge roll Caballete
Riser Senepa, takip, silipan
Rivets Rimatse
Roof Atip, bubong
Scaffolding Andamiyo
Scratch coat Rebokada
Screw Turnilyo
Sheet Plantsa
Shower Putsha
Sidings Tabike
Sink Prigadero
Sketch plan Krokis
Slab (rough) Larga masa
 Slope Bahada
Soler bar Estaniyo
Spacing Biento
Split knob Poleya
Stairs Hagdanan
Stake Staka
Stringer Madre, madrina
Stucco Palitada
Thread Roskas
Tinsmith Latero
Top chord Kilo, tahilan
Transom Espeho
Tread Baiting, perdano
Trellis Pergola
Truss Kilo
Varnished Varnisado
Vertical stud Pilarete
Wainscoting tiles Asolehos
Washer Pitsa, tsapa
Water closet Inidora
Window grill Rehas
Window head Sombrero bintana
Window jamb Hamba
Window sill Pasamando
Wood grain Haspe
Wood plank Tabla
Wrought iron strap Plantsuela

BISAYA CONSTRUCTION TERMS

Balisbis Eaves, overhanging portion of a roof.

Agwa A roof projecting beyond the wall at a downward angle over the whole
 length or width of a house, or just over a window or door.

Andana To construct a house in multiple storeys.

Atup A roof
Baldusa Tiles
Bangun Main floor beams of a house to which the joists (busaug) are nailed
Baraka A room added to a house as an extension
Bubung Covering at the ridge of the roof. 2 household unit living under one
roof.
Bulada The portion of a roof which projects beyond the wall, v [a; b6(l)]
provide a building with an overhanging roof.
Bungbung Wall of a building, side covers of any box-like thing, enclose with,
make into a wall.
Busaug Floor joist
Dikit Hip of a roof.
Gawang Hole in flooring or in a wall
Idipisyu Building
Kayda Covered porch in the front of a house and an extension of the main
floor, make a front porch in a house, make into a front porch.
Kulumna Column, pillar in a large building.
Kunstruksiyu Construction site.
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Kwartu Room
Ladila Trowel for plastering or smoothing out cement
Lag-i Thin piece of bamboo or rattan used for flooring, fencing, or tying

Lawak Room in a house or building,

Libwas To put a new roof on a house
Malabagakay Rattan building.
Milibiki A carpentry tool used for boring wood,
Natad Yard of a house or building.
Paga Shelf put above the stove
Palapala Horizontal trellis for plants to grow on. 2 temporary shed without
walls with a flat roof
Palita Brick trowel
Palku Balcony of a theater or a house
Palud shingle of palm thatch, usually nipa but also lumbiya, used for roofing
or
walling. It is made by wrapping the leaflet a- round a piece of bamboo
and sewing it.

Pansayan To make a comfort room.

Pantaw Porch which may or may not be roofed and/or walled
Partisiyun Partition, room divider,
Parulus A long, heavy horizontal beam that supports the framework of a
bridge, bottom of a building, or a roof
Paspasanan Batten running under the eaves of a roof.
Patyu Open, round booth built in the center of a plaza. patio, grounds
enclosed within a building.
Pisu Storey of a building.
Planhay A sloping gradually.
Plasing Flashing at the edge of a roof, to put up the flashing at the edge of a
roof.
Puthaw Iron
Sala Living room.
Salug Floor, level
Sibay Small improvised hut built fronting a stage as a box for viewers
Suiambi An extension to a house, appended to a side or end, usually used for
storage
Sunug A small room added to a house, usually to a small shack, v [a; a]
make such a small room.
Tayils Tiles
Tension To construct an extension of a house, hip roof with sloping ends and
sloping sides, v [cl] construct a hip roof.
Tikup Door or window shutter,
Wanang Wide or roomy space