Modular Building Definitions - Glossary of Modular Building Terms

Glossary of Modular Terms:

Bump Out - A modular section that is built in the factory when the modular design is wider or longer than normal modular shipping dimensions.

"A" Dormers - a pre-assembled

Backfill -

Carrier

Crane Pad

Eave Flip

King Post

King Wall

Knee Wall

Lally Columns

Marriage Wall

Marriage Line

Module

OSHA

Pick Points

Ridge Flip

Spreader Bars

Set Crew

Set Day

Shimming

Shipped Loose Material

Sill Sealer

Spreader Bars

Tag Lines

Toter

Weathertight

Shed Dormer

Component Roof

Finish Work

Field Contractor

Flitch plate beam

Local building official

Not in Contract

Ship Loose Material

Sill Plate

As Built Drawings

Roof System

Luan Umderlayment

Micro Lam

Wind Zones
Gable Overhang
Colonial Eave Return
Roof Pitch
Walk out Bay
Direct Vent Gas Fireplace
Hearth
Baseboard Heating
Furnace
Boiler
Supply and Return Lines
Vent Fan
Vanity
Electrical panel box
Jack
Hard wired
Trim
Water Heater
Tankless Water heater