Business / Construction Glossary

Cooling Load: The amount of cooling required to keep a building at a specified temperature during the summer, usually 78° F, regardless of outside temperature.

Coped: Removing the top and bottom flange of the end(s) of a metal I-beam. This is done to permit it to fit within, and bolted to, the web of another I-beam in a 'T' arrangement

Coped Joint: Cutting and fitting woodwork to an irregular surface.

Corbel: The triangular, decorative and supporting member that holds a mantel or horizontal shelf.

Corner Bead: A strip of formed sheet metal placed on outside corners of drywall before applying drywall 'mud'.

Corner Boards: Used as trim for the external corners of a house or other frame structure against which the ends of the siding are finished.

Corner Braces: Diagonal braces at the corners of the framed structure designed to stiffen and strengthen the wall.

Cornice: Overhang of a pitched roof , usually consisting of a fascia board, a soffit and appropriate trim moldings.

Counter Flashing: A metal flashing usually used on chimneys at the roofline to cover shingle flashing and used to prevent moisture entry.

Counterfort: A foundation wall section that strengthens (and generally perpendicular to) a long section of foundation wall

Course: A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof. Parallel layers of building materials such as bricks, or siding laid up horizontally.

Cove Molding: A molding with a concave face used as trim or to finish interior corners.

Crawl Space: A shallow space below the living quarters of a house, normally enclosed by the foundation wall and having a dirt floor.

Credit Rating: A report ordered by a lender from a credit agency to determine a borrower's credit habits.

Cricket: A second roof built on top of the primary roof to increase the slope of the roof or valley. A saddle-shaped, peaked construction connecting a sloping roof with a chimney. Designed to encoura . . . View Full Definition

Cripple: Short vertical '2 by 4's or 6's' frame lumber installed above a window or door.

Cross Bridging: Diagonal bracing between adjacent floor joists, placed near the center of the joist span to prevent joists from twisting.

Cross Tee: Short metal 'T' beam used in suspended ceiling systems to bridge the spaces between the main beams.

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