Filipino Construction Terms in Architecture

VERNACULAR TERMS ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA ALIGNED - KALINYA ALTERNATE ALTERNATE /STAGGERED - UNOSINOTRA ANCHOR - LIYABE ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA

CONCRETE SLAB - LARGA MASA

FLOOR SILL - GUILILAN

NAILERS - PAMAKUAN

CONDUCTOR - ALULOD

FLUSH - ALAHADO

NAILS - PAKO

CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA KONTRATISTA

FOREMAN - KAPATAS

NEWEL POST - TUKOD

CORNER - KANTO

FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO

CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS – YERO CANALADO GALBANISADO CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO

G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA

OAKUM - ESTOPA

GIRDER - KULING

OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA

DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO

GIRT - SEPO

OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA

DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON

GROOVE - KANAL

DIGLEAD - TINGGA, ESTOPA

GUTTER - KANAL

AWNING - MEDIA AGUA

BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS BARREL BOLT - TRANKILYA BASEBOARD - RODAPIS BATH TUB - BANIERA BRACE - PIE DE GALLO BRICK - LA DRILLO BEAM - BIGA BOLT BOLT - PI ERNO BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN

NUT - TUERKA GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS

DISH RACK - BANGGUERAHAN DOOR FILLET - BATIDORA

HALL - CAIDA

PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA

DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO PINTUAN

HANDRAIL – GABAY

PENDULUM !KING POST" - PENDULON

DOOR JAMB - HAMBA PINTUAN

HINGE – BISAGRA

PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA

DOWEL - ABANG

HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG

PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO

DOWN SPOUT - TUBO DE BANADO

LISOGALBANISADO

DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL

INCHES – PULGADA

PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA

DRAW PIN - PUNSOL

IRON - HIERO

PLANK BOARD - SENEPA PLASTER - PALITADA

BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE

CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA CAST IRON - PUNDIDO

EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO

 JAMB - HAMBA HAMBA

PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA

EAVE - SIBE

 JOIST – SULERAS SULERAS

PLUG - TAPON

EAVE - ALERO

CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA CHB LAYING - ASINTA CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA COLAR PLATE - SINTURON COLUMN - KOLUMNA, HALIGUE

PLUMBING - TUBERIA

EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE

LABORER – PIYON

PLUMB LINE - HULOG

ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA

LEAN-TO ROOF – SIBE

PLUM BOB - HULOG

LOW TABLE – DULANG

POST - HALIGE / POSTE

CEILING - KISAME CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE

PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA PATTERN PATTERN OR S CHEDULE - PLANTILYA PLANTILYA

FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA

PROJECTION – BOLADA

FAUCET - GRIPO

MASON - KANTERO

PURLINS - REOSTRA

FEET - PIYE

MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS

PUTTY - MASILYA MASILYA

FILL - TAMBAK 

MITER - CANTO MESA

FILLER – TAPAL, DAGDAG

MIX OF CEMENT  GRAVEL - LASTILYAS

FILLET - BATIDURA

MORTAR - PAUPO

FLOORING - SAHIG, SUELO

MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA

FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL

MOULDING - MULDURA

FLOOR JOISTS - SOLERAS

NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL

#UARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA

RABBET - VACIADA

RAFTERS - KILO

STRINGER !CLOSED" - MADRE !DE

REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA BAKAL

ESCALERA"

RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE

STRINGER !OPEN" - HARDINERA

RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP, SILIPAN

STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA

RIVETS - RIMATSE

STUD !HORIZONTAL" - PABALAGBAG

ROOF - ATIP, BUBONG RISER – TAKIP

STUD !VERTICAL" - PILARETE

SILIPAN  TEMPER!METAL WORK" – SUBAN, SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO

SUBUHAL

SCRATCH COAT - REBOCADA

 TINSMITH - LATERO

SCREW - TURNILYO

 TRELLIS - PERGOLA

SHEET - PLANTSA

 TRUSS - KILO

SHOWER - DUTCHA

 TOP CHORD - TAHILAN

SIDING !EXTERNAL" - TABIKE

 TREAD - BAYTANG

SINK - PRIGADERO

VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA

SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS

VERTICAL STUD – PILARETE

WIRING KNOB – POLEYA WINDOW OR DOOR  JAMB – HAMBA WOOD GRAIN – HASPE WOOD PLANK  – TABLA

SLAB !ROUGH" - LARGA MASA SLOPE - BAHADA

WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS

SOLDER - HINANG

WALL POST – BAGAD

WROUGHT IRON

SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO

WASHER - PITSA

STRAP –

SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO

W. I. STRAP - PLANCHUELA

SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO

WINDOW HEAD - SUMBRERO

STAKE - ESTAKA

WINDOW SILL - PASAMANO

PLANTSUWELA