Terms
Pool enclosure terms, short.
The words on the engineer's sheet and the job site, with what the app models today.
Pool cageIn the app today
A screen enclosure over a pool, made of an aluminum frame and screen.
LanaiReference
A covered outdoor living area attached to the house, often screened.
Self mating beamIn the app today
An aluminum beam with two interlocking halves. Often called SMB and used as a roof beam.
2x2 through 2x10In the app today
Aluminum member sizes named by cross section in inches. The engineer's sheet says which size goes where.
Chair railIn the app today
The horizontal member between posts at about seat height.
PurlinIn the app today
A horizontal member across the roof beams that carries the roof screen.
K braceReference
Diagonal bracing between posts that stiffens the frame sideways.
Super gutterIn the app today
A large gutter at the house wall that the roof beams tie into.
Gutter cleatReference
A small bracket that fastens a gutter or member to its support.
GussetReference
A flat plate that joins members at a corner to stiffen it.
MansardIn the app today
A roof with a steep lower slope and a shallow upper slope.
HipIn the app today
A roof that slopes on every side up to a ridge or point.
GableIn the app today
A roof with two slopes that meet at a ridge, with a triangle at each end.
FasciaReference
The trim along the roof edge.
FooterReference
The concrete footing under a post or wall.
SplineReference
The cord pressed into the frame channel to hold the screen mesh in place.
18/14 screenIn the app today
Standard mesh with 18 strands one way and 14 the other per inch.
20/20 No See UmIn the app today
A finer mesh that keeps out very small insects.
17/14 and 17/20 Super ScreenIn the app today
A heavier, stronger mesh in two weaves.
Pet screenIn the app today
A tough vinyl coated mesh made to resist claws.
Florida glassIn the app today
A privacy screen type. It is one of the eleven screen types in the app.
HVHZReference
High Velocity Hurricane Zone. Miami Dade and Broward counties are in it and the engineer handles those jobs.
NOAReference
Notice of Acceptance. A Miami Dade product approval.
Design pressureReference
The wind load a structure or product must be designed to resist. It is set by the engineer.
TakeoffIn the app today
The count of every piece and length a job needs.
Material listIn the app today
The takeoff by section for the installer. Member sizes come only from the engineer's sheet.
Installer packetIn the app today
One export with the material list, the layout sheet and the plan for the crew or sub.
In the app today means the app models it or uses it. Reference means a term you will hear on the job that the app does not model.
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