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FILIPINO CONSTRUCTION TERMS

VERNACULAR TAGALOG TERMS USED IN CONSTRUCTION

1. POSTE - COLUMN 40. ASINTADA - ALIGNMENT


HALIGE - WALL 41. HULOG - PLUMB LINE
2. GUILILAN - GIRDER 42. BALDOSA - CEMENT TILE
3. SULERAS - JOIST 43. LADRILYO - CEMENT BRICK
4. SAHIG, SUELO - FLOORING
44. BATIDORA - DOOR FILLET
5. SEPO - GIRT
45. KANAL - GROOVE
6. BIGA - BEAM
46. HASPE - GOOD GRAIN
7. BARAKILAN - BOTTOM CHORD
8. REOSTRA - PURLIN 47. PLANTILYA - PATTERN / SCHEDULE
9. SENEPA - FASCIA BOARD 48. BISAGRA - HINGE
10. KOSTILYAHE - CEILING JOIST 49. DE BANDEHA - PANELED DOOR
11. TABIKE - SIDING (EXTERNAL) 50. ESCOMBRO - EARTHFILL
12. PILARETE - STUD (VERTICAL) 51. LASTILYAS - MASONRY FILL
13. PABALAGBAG - STUD (HORIZONTAL) 52. LIYABE - ADOBE ANCHOR
14. PASAMANO - WINDOW SILL 53. HINANG - SOLDER
15. SUMBRERO - WINDOW HEAD 54. ESTANYO - NICOLITE BAR
16. HAMBA - WINDOW JAMB / DOOR JAMB 55. SUBAN, SUBUHAL - TEMPER (metal work)
17. SINTURON - COLLAR PLATE 56. PIE DE GALLO - DIAGONAL BRACE
18. HARDINERA - STRINGER (OPEN)
57. PUNSOL - NAIL SETTER
19. MADRE (de escalera) - STRINGER (CLOSED)
58. POLEYA - WIRING KNOB
20. BAYTANG - TREAD
21. TAKIP (SILIPAN) - RISER 59. ESPOLON - CABINET HINGE
22. GABAY - HANDRAIL
23. MULDURA - MOULDING
24. SIBE - EAVE
25. BOLADA - PROJECTION
26. BALANGKAS - FRAME WORK
27. KANAL - GUTTER
28. ALULOD - CONDUCTOR
29. PLANCHUELA - W. I. STRAP
30. PIERNO - BOLT
31. PLANCHA - SCAFFOLDING
32. ESTAKA - STAKE
33. KUSTURADA - PLASTERED COURSE
34. PALITADA - STUCCO OR PLASTER
35. REBOCADA - SCRATCH COAT
36. PIKETA - PICKWORK (on masonry)
37. MONYEKA - VARNISH FINISH
38. BIENTO - SPACING OF GAP

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