Architecture Sounds Dirty

Jan 2012

By Jody Brown — Filed under: Coffee with an Architect

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So I just asked a simple question. “Are there any Architecture terms or phrases that sound unintentionally ….. ummm… dirty?”

Yep, 12 hours later I had 150 responses. The internet is awesome. And, you guys are disgusting.

So, here goes, I’ll list the terms I have so far. In fact, I’ll even include a pdf you can print and post in the breakroom – (HERE >> architecturesoundsdirty).

Feel free to add more in the comment section down there, or you can tweet them with the hashtag #architecturesoundsdirty

Scheduling the hardware
Nailing studs
Pipe penetrations
Fire-rated penetrations
Thru-wall penetrations
Undulating facades
Undifferentiated wedge
Shaft
Shaft liner
Fire-rated shaft
Drawer pulls
Drawer screws
Screws 12” o.c.
Latex caulk and backer rod
Column erection
Erection site
Plywood sheathing
Wall mounted hand dryer
Wood studs
Hardwood threshold
Caution, surfaces may be wet
Double-hung
Single-hung
Install blocking
Junction box
Hand blown fixtures
Crane erected
Reclaimed hardwood
Exposed beam
Drilling the pole
Driving piles
Countersinking the head
Demountable partitions
Wall mounted unit
Floor mounted
Floor mounted / ceiling braced
Ceiling mounted fixture
Roof mounted unit
Exposed conduit
Concrete vibrator
Wood trusses
Minimum headroom
Maximum headroom
Hot-mopped asphalt
Hot-dipped
To be by others
Trowel-finished
Steel erection
Simpson strong tie
Waterproofing
Dampproofing
Pulling cable
Pulling wire
Gluing it up
Tongue and groove decking
Hardwood wainscoting
Unyielding shelf
Gang nailed
King stud
Jack stud
Double header
Concrete pad
Laying out studs
Wood studs at 12” o.c.
All pressure treated wood to be screwed
Withdrawal strength
Installing grab bars
Landscaping
Natural landscaping
Hose bib
Rod anchors
Installing expansion joints
Soft-surface, rough-texture
Compacted fill
Flashing
Hip flashing
Gutter flashing
Deep grinding
Try and miter
Stuffing box
Triple interceptor
Furring strips
Full bed of caulk
Perpendicular
Perpendicular end
Tuck pointing
Running bond
Stacked bond
Flemish bond
Dry stacking
Flexible membrane flashing
She-bolt
Sex-bolt
Backfill
Infill
Taking a core sample
Butt joint
Butt glazing
Interstitial spaces
Exposed membrane
Deep datum penetration
Screws, nuts, and bolts
Sack-rubbed columns
Oil-rubbed brass
Hot-rolled steel
Extruded steel
Groin vault
Angle of repose
Rigid insulation
Blown insulation
Verify dimension in field
Outside diameter
Hot-dipped galvanized
Stacked units
Astragal
Loss of skin friction
Removable mullion
Cased opening
Standing seam
Geothermal heating
Under slab heating
Threaded rod
Spread footing
Loading dock
Recessed cans
Bead of caulk
Concealed openings
Bed of caulk
Ship lapped
Defenestration
Modulus of elasticity
Ganged vent stacks
Drip edge
Post and lintel construction
Flying buttress
Backhoe
Face mount hanger
Maximum occupant load
Uniformly distributed loads
Point load
Means of egress
Ring beam
Consolidated fill
Knuckle joint
Thru-mortise and tenon
Post-tension slab
Pre-stressed tendons
Load-bearing member
8” slab
7” riser

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I know… I know… I’m sorry { coffee with an architect }
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photo is from splorp’s photostream on flickr (used under creative commons license)

About Jody Brown: Jody Brown, is an Architect running INFILL, pllc. in Durham, NC. His work focuses on urban infill projects, mixed-use, urban design, and urban renewal. When he’s not doing that, he’s blogging about his ideals at Coffee with an Architect. In other words, he’s just an Architect, standing in front of an ideology, asking it to love him. You can follow him and his blog at www.coffeewithanarchitect.com, on facebook, or on Twitter

Cite:
Brown , Jody . "Architecture Sounds Dirty" 17 Jan 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed 22 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/199971>

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Anon11 says:

Finally a Jody Brown post that is (somewhat) informative but more importantly, funny.

# January 17, 2012 at 10:57

jeb says:

*insert obligatory abuse towards author*

# January 17, 2012 at 13:47

RMT says:

“Compression and Release”
Header
Shafts

# January 17, 2012 at 17:59

L-dogge says:

“Cementitious” should definitely be on there…

# January 17, 2012 at 18:36

Vito says:

coffee with an architect is a waste of bloody time and energy. :/

# January 17, 2012 at 23:21

man0j says:

@ Vito,
Please learn to loosen up a bit and stop taking the profession so seriously all the time. It might not help improve your designing skills..but you’ll live longer.:-)

# January 18, 2012 at 00:48

cal says: