City of Virginia Beach Pattern Book
Ducts – The elements of a heating or cooling system that let out into the rooms of a home or building. Usually round or rectangular metal pipes installed for distributing warm (or cold) air from the furnace or air conditioning unit to rooms in the home. Also a tunnel made of galvanized metal or rigid fiberglass, which carries air from the heater or ventilation opening to the rooms in a building. Durock® – See “cement board.”
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Easement – A formal contract that allows a party to use the property of another party for a specific, limited purpose, typically for passage from one place to place. For instance, a sewer easement might allow one party to run a sewer line through a neighbor’s property, or a sidewalk easement allows the public to walk across the front of a private property.
Eaves – The horizontal exterior overhang of a roof.
Egress – A means of exiting the home. An egress window is required in every bedroom and basement for escape in case of a fire. Normally a 4- by 4-foot window is the minimum size required by code.
Electrical rough – Work performed by the electrical contractor after the plumber and heating contractor are complete with their phase of work. Normally all electrical wires, and outlet, switch, and fixture boxes are installed (before insulation).
Pattern Book Appendices: Appendix B: Glossary: Construction Terms
Escutcheon – An ornamental plate that fits around a pipe extending through a wall or floor, to hide the cut out hole.
Estimate – The amount of labor, materials, and other costs that a contractor anticipates for a project as summarized in the contractor's bid proposal for the project.
Estimating – The process of calculating the cost of a project. This can be either a formal or a quick and imprecise process.
Exposed aggregate – A method of finishing concrete which washes the cement/sand mixture of the top layer of the aggregate (usually gravel). Often used for driveways, patios and other exterior surfaces.
The exterior envelope – The portion of the building that consists of all
components environment. protecting Includes the roofing, building from the
porches, flashing trim, caulking, waterproof decking, venting systems, chimneys and other elements which relate to the exterior surfaces of the structure.
Extras – Additional work, not included in the original plan, that the client may request of a contractor. Extras increase the cost of building the home, but are billed separately and do not alter the original contract amount.
outside siding, windows, exterior doors,
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