Building and Construction

Building and construction

Architecture and town planning Types of buildings architect block of flats boulevard bungalow car park (BrE) / parking lot (AmE) castle cobbled church community greenspace cottage crossroads detached house designer factory flower bed mansion house housing estate office building industrial area palace landscape architecture semi-detached house illegal construction (without planning permission) skyscraper market summer cottage monument terraced house outskirts tower block overpass pavement (BrE) / sidewalk (AmE) Parts of a building pedestrian / zebra crossing 1 aerial (BrE) / antenna (AmE) playground attic / loft rebuild 2 back door residential district 3 balcony roundabout 4 basement shopping district chain-link fence square 5 chimney suburb 6 doorstep subway (BrE) / underpass (AmE) 7 downpipe 8 dustbin Building professionals 9 eaves bricklayer 10 fire escape building inspector floor carpenter 11 French window (BrE) / French door (AmE) concrete placer 12 front door draughtsman 13 garden (BrE) / yard (AmE) electrician 14 gutter floor-layer 15 heating glazier 16 lawn heavy equipment operator 17 lightning conductor interior designer load-bearing wall joiner partition wall labourer 18 picket fence locksmith 19 porch master builder 20 roof painter and decorator 21 shutter plasterer 22 skylight plumber 23 slate quantity surveyor 24 stairs site manager storey steel erector 25 terrace steel fixer 26 window pane 17 1 tiler 27 window sill 22 28 tinsmith 28 window 20 14 welder 5 25 21 9 23 11 3

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Building materials Tools bar 1 axe board 2 brick trowel brick 3 brush building stone 4 bucket cement 5 chisel clinker 6 circular saw concrete 7 drilling machine expanded polystyrene (EPS) 8 hammer foam 9 hammer drill glue 10 ladder gravel 11 paint roller grease 12 pliers gypsum 13 rechargeable screwdriver hollow block 14 riveting machine insulation materials 15 sandpaper lime 16 saw marble 17 screwdriver masonry mortar 18 shovel mastic 19 sledgehammer plaster mortar 20 spade plastics 21 spatula plywood 22 spirit level precast concrete units 23 wheelbarrow reinforcing steel roofing felt 14 roofing tile 6 sand 16 steel tar paper 21 terracotta 17 tile timber 9

Builders’ hardware 15 22 door handle hinge lock 20 nail 2 5 8 nut radiator rivet 4 screw tap 18 valve 12 10 washer

Construction site 19 building site fencing scaffolding 7 site hut site office 11 3 storage area temporary power network

Building machinery bulldozer 23 concrete mixer 13 crane dumper truck / dumpster 1 excavator pump roadroller

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Useful phrases I am a skilled construction worker. I am experienced in tiling. I have completed a vocational course in building. I specialise in interior design and decoration. Who is in charge of the construction? What kind of job is it? What are my working hours? Can I see the plans of the building? How will the building be orientated? How big is the building site? Can I see the building permit? In my opinion, the house needs major repairs. The building is in danger of collapse. The roof is leaking. Secure the area around the house. Please remember that it is only a temporary repair. How high is this wall? How thick should the load-bearing walls be? Can you tell me the width of the door frame? What is the floor going to be made of? Where are the fuses? Where is the main gas valve? Where does the electrical wiring go? Where shall I put the partition wall? Where should I drill the holes? How shall I paint this room? Should we replace the windows? Can you handle construction equipment? Could you give me my tool box? Here is the receipt for the ceramic tiles. I will need a few additional tools. I will need a set of seals.