housebuilder
Residential construction professional
A housebuilder is a person or company that constructs houses, typically on a commercial scale.
The term is more common in British English than American, where homebuilder or home builder predominates.
Large housebuilders develop entire subdivisions: The housebuilder announced plans for three hundred new homes.
Temporary elevated work structure
- hammerTool for striking nails
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- lumberSawn wood for building
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
concrete · framing · roofing · insulation · plumbing · electrical · wiring · joists
Timber construction tradesperson
- masonBuilder using brick, mortar
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- framerOne who constructs frameworks
- rooferBuilding-top construction worker
plumber · electrician · bricklayer · plasterer · tiler · glazier · cabinetmaker · drywaller
Detailed technical drawing
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- columnVertical structural element
- archCurved spanning structure
- domeRounded vault forming roof
cornice · pediment · gable · lintel · portico · truss · floor-plan · elevation
Sawn wood for building
- concreteSolid building mixture
- brickFired clay building unit
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
shingle · rebar · plywood · insulation · siding · sheathing · stucco · timber
Animal-built shelter for young
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- denPrivate room or lair
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
drey · lair · roost · sett · web · beaver · termite · swallow
Secure ground position
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- basementSubterranean building level
- pilingsEmbedded structural columns
- slabThick flat piece
reinforcement · excavation · underpinning · piers · groundwork · leveling · trenches · crawlspace
scaffold
Temporary elevated work structure
drywall · concrete · framing · roofing · insulation · plumbing · electrical · wiring · joists · studs
carpenter
Timber construction tradesperson
- masonBuilder using brick, mortar
- woodworkerTimber craftsperson
- framerOne who constructs frameworks
roofer · plumber · electrician · bricklayer · plasterer · tiler · glazier · cabinetmaker · drywaller · painter
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
dome · cornice · pediment · gable · lintel · portico · truss · floor-plan · elevation · rendering
lumber
Sawn wood for building
drywall · shingle · rebar · plywood · insulation · siding · sheathing · stucco · timber · stone
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
warren · drey · lair · roost · sett · web · beaver · termite · swallow · prairie-dog
footing
Secure ground position
slab · reinforcement · excavation · underpinning · piers · groundwork · leveling · trenches · crawlspace · waterproofing
housebuilderrenovator
One who restores property
remodeler · refurbisher · restorer · house flipper · maintenance worker