VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

A 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 D
AWNING - MEDIA AGUA DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO
DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON
B 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 E
BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO
EAVE - SIBE
C EAVE - ALERO
CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE
CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA
CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA
CAST IRON - PUNDIDO F
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 N
FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL
NAILERS - PAMAKUAN
G NAILS - PAKO
GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS NEWEL POST - TUKOD
G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO
GIRDER - KULING NUT - TUERKA
GIRT - SEPO
GROOVE - KANAL O
GUTTER - KANAL OAKUM - ESTOPA
OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA
H OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA
HALL - CAIDA
HANDRAIL – GABAY P
HINGE – BISAGRA
HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA
PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILYA
I PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA
INCHES – PULGADA PENDULUM (KING POST) - PENDULON
IRON - HIERO PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA
PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO
J PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA
JAMB - HAMBA PLANK BOARD - SENEPA
JOIST – SULERAS PLASTER - PALITADA
PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA
K PLUG - TAPON
PLUMBING - TUBERIA
L 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 Q
MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS QUARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA
MITER - CANTO MESA
MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS R
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 W
RIVETS - RIMATSE WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS
ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER – TAKIP SILIPAN WALL POST – BAGAD
WASHER - PITSA
S 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 X
SLOPE - BAHADA
SOLDER - HINANG Y
SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO
SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO Z
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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