Interior Construction & Utilities 2025

Baldosa

A thin rectangular unit used as a finish for walls, floors or roofs, such as ceramic tile, structural clay tile, asphalt tile, cork tile, resilient tile, and roofing tile.

Kanto

A place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet.

Abang

A peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head, used for holding together components of a structure.

Finish Coat

Usually made richer in the proportion of 1 part of Portland cement to 2 parts of sand.

Sand-Blast Finish

Produces a granulated finish somewhat similar to sandstone but not so uniform, because the aggregates are likely to be brought out irregularly.

Ceramic Tile

Small surfacing units made from clay or mixture of clay with other ceramic materials and fired according various processes.

Pavers

These are standard size unglazed tiles resembling ceramic mosaic tiles in composition and physical characteristics but usually having facial area of 6 sq. in. or more.

Plank Flooring

This type of flooring consists of square-edged boards 8" or more in width as are commonly found in old Spanish-period houses.

Binding Joist

A beam which supports the common joists of a wood floor above and the ceiling joists below; commonly joins two vertical posts.

BulkHead

Boxlike structure on the roof providing access to a stairwell of an elevator shaft.

Insulated 1/8" tempered glass

Which among the following will admit the least amount of heat?

232.16ft^2

What would be the total floor area to be covered if the room has a 329ft2 less the T&B with 9m2 area?

352pcs

How many tiles would be needed in the area from the previous question?

CHB

Concrete Hollow Block, a construction material used for walls.

Vapor Barrier

A material used to prevent moisture from passing through walls, floors, and ceilings.

Handrails

Support structures installed to provide safety on stairs or ramps.

Lock Set

An assembly of parts making up a complete locking system including knobs, plates, and locking mechanism.

Oil or Spring Buffers

Devices placed at the bottom of the elevator pit to cushion the stop of a falling car.

Buffer

A piston or spring device for absorbing the impact of a descending elevator car or counterweight.

Tracks

Steel angles attached to the truss that guide the steps rollers in an escalator.

Driving Machine

The component that provides the motive power for the escalator unit.

Concrete Hallow Blocks

Blocks used in construction, measured in pieces needed for wall completion.

Liters of Paint

Volume of paint required to cover a specified area with multiple coats.

Plywood

A type of engineered wood made from thin layers of wood veneer.

Waterproofing

The process of making an object or structure water-resistant.

Soft Cost

Expenses in a construction project that are not directly related to physical construction.

Flush Bolt

A bolt that is flush with the face or edge of a door.

Protective Plate

A plate surrounding the keyhole of a door or light switch.

Ceiling Height

The vertical measurement from the floor to the ceiling.

Room Dimensions

The measurements of a room's length and width.

Paint Coats

Layers of paint applied to a surface for coverage.

Wall Measurements

The dimensions of a wall, typically given in feet or meters.

Construction Partitions

Dividers within a building that separate different areas.

Elevator Pit

The space at the bottom of an elevator shaft.

Latrina

A term referring to a toilet or restroom.

Zaguan

A type of entryway or passage in a building.

Escutcheon

A protective plate surrounding the key hole of a door or a light switch.

Panic Bolt

A door opening mechanism designed for use in fire exit doors.

Astragals

Vertical members used between double doors to seal the opening, act as a door stop, or provide extra security when the doors are closed.

Brad Nail

A small finishing nail, usually of the same thickness throughout, with a head that is almost flush with the sides or a head that projects slightly to one side.

Spandrel

An opaque glass for concealing the structural elements in curtain wall construction, produced by fusing a ceramic frit to the interior surface of tempered or heat-strengthened glass.

Tinted

Glass that has a chemical admixture to absorb a portion of the radiant heat and visible light that strike it.

Strap Hinge

A hinge having two long leaves for securing to the adjacent faces of a door and door jamb.

Parliament Hinge

An H-shaped hinge having a protruding knuckle so that a door can stand away from the wall when fully opened.

Cross Garnet

A T-Shaped strap hinge with the crosspiece as the stationary member and that long stem being the movable leaf.

Spring Hinge

A hinge containing the coiled spring in its barrel for closing a door automatically.

Pintle

A pin or bolt on which something turns, such as a gudgeon of a hinge.

Castellated Beam

A steel beam fabricated by dividing the web of a wide flange with a lengthwise zigzag cut, then welding both halves together at the peaks, thus increasing its depth without increasing its weight.

Valley Jack

A jack rafter extending from a valley rafter to a ridge.

Riser

A water supply pipe extending vertically to one full storey or more to convey water into pipe branches or plumbing fixtures.

Maximum Demand

Refers to the maximum water discharge for plumbing fixtures in terms of units.

Vent Pipe

This is used for ensuring the circulation of air in a plumbing system and for relieving the negative pressure exerted on trap seal.

Potable

One main requirement of water, when it is being used for a concrete mix.

Idle Sheave

A pulley for tightening and guiding the hoisting cables of an elevator system.

Guide Rail

One of the vertical steel tracks controlling the travel of an elevator car or counterweight.

Truss

A welded steel frame which supports the moving stairway equipment.

People Mover

Any of various forms of mass transit, as moving sidewalks or any automated driverless, used for shutting people around airports or in congested urban areas.

Cellular Metal Floor Raceway

Found usually in office landscaping, it is an integrated structural/electrical system in a cellular metal floor.

Underfloor Ducts

This is installed beneath or flush with the floor and are available in two basic designs either in metal or in concrete.

Guililan

What do you call a beam which carries other beams?

Lastilyas

Insulation material used to fill the voids in masonry units.

Paupo

Workable paste used to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units together, fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, and sometimes add decorative colors or patterns in masonry walls.

Anilyo

What do you call the ties in the beams to resist shear stress?

Pilarete

What is the supporting member of the stair treads?

Baryete

A narrow strip of metal, wood, rubber, or the like placed between a door or window sash and its frame to exclude rain, wind, etc.

Header

What does the trimmer studs support?

Damper

A movable plate for regulating draft in an air outlet, air duct, the throat of a fireplace.

Water Meter

Device used to measure in litres or gallons the amount of water that passes through the water service.

KS

Which of the following is not a T&B fixture?

Gate valve

Used mainly to completely close or completely open the water line.

Globe Valve

Controls the flow of water with a movable spindle.

Angle valve

Operates the same manner of controlling the flow of water and is used to make a 90 deg turn in a water line.

None of the Above

What is division 9 of the Master Format?

Division 5

You designed an interior using entirely wood, including all connections, all splices, all joineries needed, what division in the master format would you least use?

Ribbed Mat Footing

What type of shallow foundation is a mat foundation reinforced by a grid of ribs?

Bored Piles

Which of the following deep foundation systems will cause the least disturbance to adjacent occupants?

Column

What is a structural member that is designed primarily to support axial, compressive loads?

Phenolic Boards

Boards used in formworks that can be reused for succeeding applications of concrete.

Trimmer Studs

Supports the header in a framing system.

Western Framing

A light wood frame having studs only one storey high, with each storey resting on top plates or sill plates.

Floor Decking

The surface on which non-bearing walls rest in wood plank-and-beam framing.

Bisagra

The hinge that connects a door to its jamb.

Glass

A hard, brittle, chemically inert material produced by fusing silica with a flux and stabilizer.

Design-Build Contract

A type of contract where the contractor uses their own designer for both design and construction, with only one contract between the contractor and the client.

Site, Budget, Schedule, Program

The four initial considerations at the beginning of a project.

Hard Costs

Costs that include tangible items in the construction budget.

Stud Finder

A tool used to locate wood studs in a drywall framing system covered with sheathing.

Cement

The most important ingredient of concrete.

Concrete

A building compound/mixture that has the ability to bond with steel reinforcements.

Stirrups

Ties for beams to resist shear stress.

Trimmer

A supporting joist that carries an end portion of a header.

Grout

A mixture used to fill gaps and provide support in masonry.

Polyurethane Compound

A type of material used for various construction applications.

Sofa

An item not included in the hard costs of the construction budget.

10% Additional Tiles

An item that is included in the construction budget.

Overhead Cabinet

A type of cabinet included in the hard costs of the construction budget.

Toilet

An item included in the hard costs of the construction budget.

Caida

A term related to construction, possibly referring to a type of door or frame.

Dulang

A term related to construction, possibly referring to a type of wood or material.

Puersa

A term related to construction, possibly referring to a type of door.