House Construction Philippines - Definition of Terms

Definition of Terms
anteroom- a large entrance or reception room or area
apartment - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
attic - an open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
bar - a room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
basement - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

bathroom - a room equipped with washing and toilet facilities
bedroom - a room used primarily for sleeping
building - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
cabinet - a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
car port - for one or two cars; flat roof supported on poles
ceiling - the overhead inside lining of a room
closet - a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage
deck - a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
den - a room that is comfortable and secluded
dining room - a room used for dining
door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building
family room - a recreation room in a private house
floor - the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway)
foyer - a large entrance or reception room or area
furniture - artifacts that make a room ready for occupancy
garage - an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
gazebo - a small roofed structure affording shade and rest
guest room - a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
hall - an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
home - a physical structure (e.g., a house) that someone is living in
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
interior design - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals
lanai - a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
lawn - a field of cultivated and mowed grass
living room - a room in a private house where people can sit and talk and relax
lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
mansion - a large and imposing house
pantry - a small room for storing foods or wines
patio - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
rack - framework for holding objects
real estate - property consisting of houses and land
reception room - a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
residential - used or designed for residence or limited to residences
roof - a structure that covers or forms the top of a building
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
stairway - a means of access consisting of a set of steps
terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
townhouse - one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
veranda - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

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