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When constructing a new home, miscommunication can often cause problems. Your
carpenter might tell you: Habulin na lang sa palitada yan, and you have no idea what it
means. Let these 10 common terms help and guide you.

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these terms in mind:
Media Agua

A canopy over a window is calledmedia agua. In ancestral Filipino houses, the traditional
media agua is a scallop-bordered cloth; in a bahay kubo, its a nipa push-out or awning. In HO MES
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Dos Aguas and Quatro Aguas Roof

A dos aguas roof has two sides or slopes (a gable roof), and quatro aguas has four sides (a hip
roof). Use either of the terms when you want to specify the type of roof, e.g. Gawin nating
roof). Use either of the terms when you want to specify the type of roof, e.g. Gawin nating
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Hamba

Carpenters use wood for constructing the hamba, or jamba frame surrounding the door or
window.

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Alulod means gutter. When preparing for the rainy season, tell your handyman: Tingnan mo
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naman yung yero kung may butas. At linisin mo yung alulodpuno na siya ng dahon.

Dangkal

Length from tip of thumb to tip of pinky nger (length depends on whose hand youre using).

Dipa

Length of both arms stretched out (including torso).

Asintada
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Asintada is the alignment of the wall. Wala sa asintada means its not aligned. Asintahin is
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to align. Workers might say, Natayo na ba ang asinta? to ask whether the wall has been put
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Tambol

When unsightly pipes appear in areas like the underside of a comfort room it needs a
tambol. Its not a musical instrument but a covering. Say, Lumabas ang tubo sa pader.
Tambulan mo na lang.

Kapak

Plaster not bonding well with the wall produces a defect. Knocking on it creates a hollow
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Nagbubuntis

Theres reason to be concerned when a worker says, May nagbubuntis dito. It means a
concrete column is bulging due to weak formworks.

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