Construction & Buildings Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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grassing n. The Tasmanian-made bricks have a special mix of local clay with a high shale content to reduce shrinkage. Before being used to reconstruct the walls next February, the bricks will be stored on site to allow them to stabilise, in a process known as grassing. [English Construction & Buildings Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2007)

greenboard n. When retiling shower and tub walls, this contractor stands by the outdated practice of using moisture-resistant drywall—commonly called “greenboard”—as a backer board for tile. [English Construction & Buildings] [full cite] (Oct. 12, 2006)

greenspacing n. Flooded neighborhoods like Gentilly and New Orleans East angrily rejected “greenspacing,” the term for essentially removing people and houses permanently. [English Construction & Buildings Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 28, 2006)

grossing factor n. Coleman said the numbers take into consideration what is known as the grossing factor, that amount of space other than classrooms, such as corridors and bathrooms. Most everyone agrees that the existing building lacks in this department, so for planning purposes, the grossing factor has been bumped up from 1.42 percent to 1.58 percent. [English Architecture Construction & Buildings] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 2006)

hat n. They contended city officials meddled with their original scheme, rejecting an innovative plan for terra cotta facade panels that would have screened the tower from the rain. The Department of Planning and Development insisted on brick, the architects said, and ordered up a distinctive top—a “hat,” in architectural parlance. [English Architecture Construction & Buildings] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2008)

headache ball n. Headache ball: The large, round, steel ball weighing 500 to 1,000 pounds that hangs from the end of a construction crane’s cable. It has a hook on the bottom and is used to keep the cable from rolling back up on itself. [English Construction & Buildings Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 18, 2006)

headache bar n. Our tools were round-pointed shovels of the common variety and a 6-foot steel pry bar that weights about 20 pounds.…One swings the steel bard (my Dad taught me to call it a “headache bar”) on a vertical stroke like a pile driver. [English Construction & Buildings Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2006)

hiving n. Are you concentrating on plants that include new church buildings or plants that involve cell groups meeting in places such as homes and coffee shops? Sunset has opted for the more traditional model. This is what is called “hiving” in church planting terminology. Although our two daughter churches are not clones of Sunset, they are similar. The first plant met for the first few years in a warehouse but eventually built a building. The second plant had a church building from day one. I believe both the traditional and cell group approaches are viable, but the traditional model seems to work better here in the Midwest and provides for more long-term stability. [English Construction & Buildings Religion Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 21, 2007)

hospital side n. The hospital side: The location of someone standing in the path of a beam being raised by cable. [English Construction & Buildings Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 18, 2006)

Hummer home n. Driving along the Main Line outside Philadelphia, through downtown Hagerstown or beside the town common in Tarboro, N.C., reminds us that Hummer homes are not necessarily a new phenomenon. [English Construction & Buildings Houses & Housing Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 31, 2006)

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