VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA
KONTRATISTA
CORNER - KANTO
A CORRUGATED
CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS - YEROCANALADO
ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE GALBANISADO
ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO

ALIGNED - KALINYA
ALTERNATE OR STAGGERED - UNOSINOTRA
ANCHOR - LIYABE
ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA
AWNING - MEDIA AGUA
B DOOR FILLET - BATIDORA
BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA
BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS
BARREL BOLT - TRANKILYA
BASEBOARD - RODAPIS
BATH TUB - BANIERA
BRACE - PIE DE GALLO
BRICK - LA DRILLO
BEAM - BIGA
BOLT - PIERNO
BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN
BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE
C ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISIST
CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA
CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON
CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA
CAST IRON - PUNDIDO
CEILING - KISAME
CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE
CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO
CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA
CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA
CHB LAYING - ASINTA
CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA
COLAR PLATE
PLATE - SINTURON
SINTURON
COLUMN - KOLUMNA , HALIGUE
CONCRETE SLAB - LARGA MASA
CONDUCTOR - ALULOD
D
DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO
DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON
DIGLEAD - TINGGA , ESTOPA
DISH RACK - BANGGUERAHAN
DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO PINTUAN
DOOR JAMB - HAMBA PINTUAN
DOWEL - ABANG
DOWN SPOUT - TUBO DE BANADO
DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL
DRAW PIN - PUNSOL
E
EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO
EAVE - SIBE
EAVE - ALERO
EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE
ELECTRISISTA
A
F
FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA
FAUCET - GRIPO
FEET - PIYE
FILL - TAMBAK
FILLER - TAPAL , DAGDAG
FILLET - BATIDURA
FLOORING - SAHIG, SUELO
FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL
FLOOR JOISTS - SOLERAS
FLOOR SILL - GUILILAN
FLUSH - ALAHADO
FOREMAN - KAPATAS
KAPATAS
FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

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GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS NUT - TUERKA
G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA
GIRDER - KULING O
GIRT - SEPO OAKUM - ESTOPA
GROOVE - KANAL OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA
GUTTER - KANAL OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA

H P
HALL - CAIDA
HANDRAIL – GABAY PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA
HINGE – BISAGRA PATTERN
PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILY
PLANTILYA
A
HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA
PENDULUM KING POST! - PENDULON
I PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA
INCHES – PULGADA PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO
IRON - HIERO PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUET
LINGUETA
A
PLANK BOARD - SENEPA
J PLASTER - PALITADA
JAMB - HAMBA PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA
JOIST – SULERAS
SULERAS PLUG - TAPON
PLUMBING - TUBERIA
K PLUMB LINE - HULOG
PLUM BOB - HULOG
L POST - HALIGE " POSTE
LABORER – PIYON PROJECTION – BOLADA
LEAN-TO ROOF – SIBE PURLINS - REOSTR
REOSTRA
A
LOW TABLE – DULANG PUTTY - MASILYA

Q
M #UARTER
#UARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA
MASON - KANTERO
MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS R
MITER - CANTO MESA RABBET - VACIADA
MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS RAFTERS - KILO
MORTAR
MORTAR - PAUPO REINFORCING
REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA BAKAL
MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE
MOULDING - MULDURA RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP , SILIPAN
RIVETS - RIMATSE
N ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER – TAKIP SILIPAN
NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL
NAILERS - PAMAK
PAMAKUAN
UAN S
NAILS - PAKO SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO
NEWEL POST - TUKOD SCRATCH COAT - REBOCADA
NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO SCREW - TURNILYO
TURNILYO

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SHEET - PLANTSA U
SHOWER - DUTCHA
SIDING EXTERNAL! - TABIKE V
SINK - PRIGADERO VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA
SKETCH
SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS VERTICAL
VERTICAL STUD – PILARETE
SLAB ROUGH! - LARGA MASA
SLOPE - BAHADA
SOLDER - HINANG
SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO W
SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO WAINSCOTING
WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS
SPACING
SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO WALL POST – BAGAD
STAKE - EST
ES TAKA WASHER - PITSA
STRINGER CLOSED! - MADRE DE ESCALERA! W. I. STRAP - PLANCHUELA
STRINGER OPEN! - HARDINER
HARDINERA
A WINDOW HEAD - SUMBRERO
STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA WINDOW SILL - PASAMANO
STUD HORIZONTAL! - PABALAGBAG WIRING KNOB – POLEY
POLEYA
A
STUD VERTICAL! - PILARETE WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB – HAMBA
WOOD GRAIN – HASPE
WOOD PLANK – TABLA
T
WROUGHT IRON STRAP – PLANTSUWELA
TEMPERMETAL
TEMPERMETAL WORK! – SUBAN
SUBAN,, SUBUHAL
TINSMITH - LATERO
LATERO
X
TRELLIS - PERGOLA
TRUSS - KILO
KILO
Y
TOP CHORD - TAHILAN
TAHILAN
TREAD - BAYT
BAYTANG
ANG
Z

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