VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

A CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA

ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE CORNER - KANTO

ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS - YEROCANALADO

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 B ANADO

BRICK - LA DRILLO DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL

BEAM - BIGA DRAW PIN - PUNSOL

BOLT - PIERNO

BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN E

BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO

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
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

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

TEMPER(METAL WORK)  – SUBAN, SUBUHAL

TINSMITH - LATERO

TRELLIS - PERGOLA

TRUSS - KILO

TOP CHORD - TAHILAN

TREAD - BAYTANG

VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA

VERTICAL STUD  – PILARETE

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