Cantilever - A beam or beams projecting beyond a support member.

Story - That part of a building between any floor or between the floor and roof.

Retentions - Amounts withheld from progress billings until final and satisfactory project completion.

Take off - The material necessary to complete a job.

Fire blocking - Short horizontal members sometimes nailed between studs, usually about halfway up a wall.

Fire block - Short horizontal members sometimes nailed between studs, usually about halfway up a wall. See also 'Fire stop'.

Screed - Leveling concrete, sand or other material by pulling a board pipe or other straightedge across it in a sawing motion.

Cross Tee - Short metal "T" beam used in suspended ceiling systems to bridge the spaces between the main beams.

Easement - A formal contract which allows a party to use another party's property for a specific purpose. e.g. A sewer easement might allow one party to run a sewer line through a neighbors property.

Latch - A beveled metal tongue operated by a spring-loaded knob or lever. The tongue's bevel lets you close the door and engage the locking mechanism, if any, without using a key. Contrasts with dead bolt.

Miter - A joint formed by beveling the edges or ends of two pieces at 45-degree angles, then fitting them together to make a 90-degree angle.

Wonderboard T - A panel made out of concrete and fiberglass usually used as a ceramic tile backing material. Commonly used on bathtub decks.