The following list and diagram of construction terminology and typical locations are
some of the many items covered in our Home Inspections.
1. Anchor Bolt
2. Ash Dump
3. Base
4. Base Mold
5. Base Shoe
6. Battens
7. Belt
8. Blinds or Shutters
9. Book Shelves
10. Box Sill
11. Boiler
12. Bracing
13. Brick
14. Bridging
15. Building Paper
16. Cased Opening
17. Ceiling Joists
18. Cellar Stair Post
19. Cellar Stair Treads &
Risers
20. Cellar Stair Rail &
Post
21. Cellar Sash
22. Cellar Sash Areaway
23. Cement Floor
24. Cement Stoop
25. Cement Porch Stoop
26. Chimney Cap
27. Chimney Post
28. Cinder Fill
29. Cleanout Door
30. Wood Partition
31. Collar Beams
32. Conductor Pipe
33. Conductor Head
34. Corner Studs
35. Corner Bracing
36. Damper Control
37. Dining Nook
38. Drain Tile
39. Easing
40. Entrance Frame &
Door
41. Face String & Face
Mold
42. Fascia
43. Finish Floor - 1x2"
Strips, Deadening Felt,
Diagonal Sub Floor
44. Finish Floor
45. First Floor Joists
46. Flashing
47. Footing
48. Foundation Wall
49. Freeze
50. Furring Strips
51. Gable Studs
52. Girder
53. Girder Post
54. Grade
55. Gravel Fill
56. Gutter
57. Headers
58. Hearth
59. Inside Studs
60. Insulation
61. Interior Doors & Trim
62. Interior Window Trim
63. Lookouts
64. Main Stair Treads &
Risers
65. Mantel Shelf & Trim
66. Mold (Cornice)
67. Outside Studs
68. Picture Mold
69. Plancier
70. Plaster
71. Plaster Arch
72. Plaster Arch
Brackets
73. Plaster Base
74. Plates (Inside Studs)
75. Plates (Outside
Studs)
76. Porch Beam
77. Porch Freeze
78. Porch Soffit
79. Porch Columns
80. Porch Rafters
81. Porch Ceiling Joists
82. Post Base Blocks
(Precast Cement)
83. Rafters
84. Rails & Balusters
85. Ribbon
86. Ridge Board
87. Roof Shingles
88. Roof Boards
(Spaced)
89. Roof Boards (Laid
Close or D&M)
90. Rough Window
Opening
91. Second Floor Joists
92. Sheathing (Diagonal)
93. Siding or Wall
Shingles
94. Sill Course
95. Stair Carriage
96. Stair Partition Casing
97. Stair Landing Newel
98. Starting Tread &
Riser
99. Starting Newel
100. Stoop Foundation
101. Sub Floor
(Diagonal)
102. Tarred Felt Joint
Cover
103. Termite Shield
104. Trellis
105 Trimmers
106. Vertical Siding
107. Wall Plates
108. Wall Stringer
109. Window Frame
Note: All Items above may not be present nor within the scope of every inspection or within the scope during the time the structure was
constructed. Additional items not listed above may be present, and where possible be inspected.