Filipino Construction Terms

FILIPINO CONSTRUCTION TERMS

1. POSTE - HALIGE 2. GUILILAN - GIRDER 3. SULERAS - JOIST 4. SAHIG, SUELO - FLOORING 5. SEPO - GIRT 6. BIGA - BEAM 7. BARAKILAN - BOTTOM CHORD 8. REOSTRA - PURLIN 9. SENEPA - FASCIA BOARD 10. KOSTILYAHE - CEILING JOIST 11. TABIKE - SIDING (EXTERNAL) (EXTERNAL) 12. PILARETE - STUD (VERTICAL) 13. PABALAGBAG - STUD (HORIZONTAL) 14. PASAMANO - WINDOW SILL 15. SUMBRERO - WINDOW HEAD 16. HAMBA - WINDOW JAMB / DOOR JAMB 17. SINTURON - COLLAR PLATE 18. HARDINERA - STRINGER (OPEN) 19. MADRE (de escalera) - STRINGER (CLOSED) 20. BAYTANG - TREAD 21. TAKIP (SILIPAN) - RISER

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22. GABAY - HANDRAIL 23. MULDURA - MOULDING 24. SIBE - EAVE 25. BOLADA - PROJECTION 26. BALANGKAS - FRAME WORK  27. KANAL - GUTTER 28. ALULOD - CONDUCTOR 29. PLANCHUELA - W. I. STRAP 30. PIERNO - BOLT 31. PLANCHA - SCAFFOLDING 32. ESTAKA - STAKE 33. KUSTURADA - PLASTERED COURSE 34. PALITADA - STUCCO OR PLASTER 35. REBOCADA - SCRATCH COAT 36. PIKETA - PICKWORK (on masonry)

37. MONYEKA - VARNISH FINISH 38. BIENTO - SPACING OF GAP 39. LARGA MASA - CONCRETE SLAB (rough) 40. ASINTADA - ALIGNMENT 41. HULOG - PLUMB LINE 42. BALDOSA - CEMENT TILE 43. LADRILYO - CEMENT BRICK 

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44. BATIDORA - DOOR FILLET 45. KANAL - GROOVE 46. HASPE - GOOD GRAIN 47. PLANTILYA - PATTERN / SCHEDULE 48. BISAGRA - HINGE 49. DE BANDEHA - PANELED DOOR 50. ESCOMBRO - EARTHFILL 51. LASTILYAS - MASONRY FILL 52. LIYABE - ADOBE ANCHOR 53. HINANG - SOLDER 54. ESTANYO - NICOLITE BAR 55. SUBAN, SUBUHAL - TEMPER (metal work) 56. PIE DE GALLO - DIAGONAL BRACE 57. PUNSOL - NAIL SETTER 58. POLEYA - WIRING KNOB 59. ESPOLON - CABINET HINGE

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