So I just asked a simple question. “Are there any Architecture terms or phrases that sound unintentionally ….. ummm… dirty?”
Yep, 12 hours later I had 150 responses. The internet is awesome. And, you guys are disgusting.
So, here goes, I’ll list the terms I have so far. In fact, I’ll even include a pdf you can print and post in the breakroom – (HERE >> architecturesoundsdirty ).
Feel free to add more in the comment section down there, or you can tweet them with the hashtag #architecturesoundsdirty
- Scheduling the hardware
- Nailing studs
- Pipe penetrations
- Fire-rated penetrations
- Thru-wall penetrations
- Undulating facades
- Undifferentiated wedge
- Shaft
- Shaft liner
- Fire-rated shaft
- Drawer pulls
- Drawer screws
- Screws 12” o.c.
- Latex caulk and backer rod
- Column erection
- Erection site
- Plywood sheathing
- Wall mounted hand dryer
- Wood studs
- Hardwood threshold
- Caution, surfaces may be wet
- Double-hung
- Single-hung
- Install blocking
- Junction box
- Hand blown fixtures
- Crane erected
- Reclaimed hardwood
- Exposed beam
- Drilling the pole
- Driving piles
- Countersinking the head
- Demountable partitions
- Wall mounted unit
- Floor mounted
- Floor mounted / ceiling braced
- Ceiling mounted fixture
- Roof mounted unit
- Exposed conduit
- Concrete vibrator
- Wood trusses
- Minimum headroom
- Maximum headroom
- Hot-mopped asphalt
- Hot-dipped
- To be by others
- Trowel-finished
- Steel erection
- Simpson strong tie
- Waterproofing
- Dampproofing
- Pulling cable
- Pulling wire
- Gluing it up
- Tongue and groove decking
- Hardwood wainscoting
- Unyielding shelf
- Gang nailed
- King stud
- Jack stud
- Double header
- Concrete pad
- Laying out studs
- Wood studs at 12” o.c.
- All pressure treated wood to be screwed
- Withdrawal strength
- Installing grab bars
- Landscaping
- Natural landscaping
- Hose bib
- Rod anchors
- Installing expansion joints
- Soft-surface, rough-texture
- Compacted fill
- Flashing
- Hip flashing
- Gutter flashing
- Deep grinding
- Try and miter
- Stuffing box
- Triple interceptor
- Furring strips
- Full bed of caulk
- Perpendicular
- Perpendicular end
- Tuck pointing
- Running bond
- Stacked bond
- Flemish bond
- Dry stacking
- Flexible membrane flashing
- She-bolt
- Sex-bolt
- Backfill
- Infill
- Taking a core sample
- Butt joint
- Butt glazing
- Interstitial spaces
- Exposed membrane
- Deep datum penetration
- Screws, nuts, and bolts
- Sack-rubbed columns
- Oil-rubbed brass
- Hot-rolled steel
- Extruded steel
- Groin vault
- Angle of repose
- Rigid insulation
- Blown insulation
- Verify dimension in field
- Outside diameter
- Hot-dipped galvanized
- Stacked units
- Astragal
- Loss of skin friction
- Removable mullion
- Cased opening
- Standing seam
- Geothermal heating
- Under slab heating
- Threaded rod
- Spread footing
- Loading dock
- Recessed cans
- Bead of caulk
- Concealed openings
- Bed of caulk
- Ship lapped
- Defenestration
- Modulus of elasticity
- Ganged vent stacks
- Drip edge
- Post and lintel construction
- Flying buttress
- Backhoe
- Face mount hanger
- Maximum occupant load
- Uniformly distributed loads
- Point load
- Means of egress
- Ring beam
- Consolidated fill
- Knuckle joint
- Thru-mortise and tenon
- Post-tension slab
- Pre-stressed tendons
- Load-bearing member
- 8” slab
- 7” riser
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I know… I know… I’m sorry { coffee with an architect }
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