KELOWNAFORNIA

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY

www.Kelownafornia.ca

info@kelownafornia.ca
250-212-1641

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Welcome to Kelownafornia Construction Management online. We are a proficient construction company based in Kelowna B.C. Canada, proudly serving the greater Okanagan with high quality commercial and residential renovations, additions and custom builds at competitive rates. We are committed on trust, innovation, passion, quality and professionalism in all projects we undertake in the construction industry.

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Our Vision – To provide the residents and business owners in the Okanagan with a foundation, trust and peace of mind with their construction needs.

Our Mission – To be the most respected Construction Company in our industry by creating value to property and making our clients vision and dream home or business into a custom built reality.

Our Values – Strength in becoming a solid partner with our clients based on integrity, professionalism and competency. We are passionate about building and are fully committed to any project we undertake as if building for our own family.

Safety - Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is our priority. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all our employees, subcontractors and the public.

Kelownafornia, we care! - With the growing construction demands in Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley due to the increase of tourism and residents, we also have a strong ethic and regard to preserve the beautiful environment we live in and work closely to provide and maintain natural surroundings in and near all our projects.

GLOSSARY OF CONSTRUCTION TERMS
A/C Condenser A/C Disconnect A/C Aerator Aggregate Air space Allowance(s) Amortization Anchor bolts Annual Percentage Rate (APR) Apron Architect Area wells Assessment Assumption Astragal Attic access Attic Ventilators Back Charge Backfill Backing Backout Ballast Balloon Balloon framed wall Balusters Balustrade Barge board Barge Base or baseboard Base shoe Basement window inserts Bat Batt Batten Bay window Beam Bearing header Bearing partition Bearing point Bearing wall Bedrock Bid bond Bid shopping Bid Bidding requirements Bifold door Binder Bipass doors Blankets Block out Blocked (door blocking) Blocked (rafters) Blocking Blow insulation Blue print(s) Blue stake Board foot Bond or bonding Boom Bottom chord Bottom plate Brace Breaker panel Brick ledge Brick lintel Brick mold Brick tie Brick veneer Bridging Buck Builder's Risk Insurance Building codes Building insurance Building paper Built-up roof Bull nose (drywall) Bundle Butt edge Butt hinge Butt joint Buy down By fold door By pass doors Caisson Cantilever Cantilevered void Cap flashing Cap Capital and interest Capital Capped rate Casement Window Casement Casing Caulking CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) Ceiling joist Celotex ™ Cement Ceramic tile CFM (cubic feet per minute) Chair rail Chalk line Change order Chase Chink Chip Board Circuit Breaker Circuit Class "A" Class "C" Clean out Clip ties CO Cold air return Collar beam Collar Column Combustion air Combustion chamber Compression web Compressor Concrete block Concrete board Concrete Condensation Condensing unit Conditions, Convenants, and Restrictions (CC and Rs) Conduction Conductivity Conduit, electrical Construction Contract Construction drywall Construction, frame Continuity tester Contractor Control joint Convection Cooling load Coped joint Coped Corbel Corner bead Corner boards Corner braces Cornice Counter flashing Counterfort Course Cove molding Crawl space Credit rating Cricket Cripple Cross bridging Cross Tee Crown molding Culvert Cupping Curb stop Curb Cut-in brace Dado Damper Dampproofing Daylight De-humidistat Dead bolt Dead light Deck, decked Dedicated circuit Default Delamination Disconnect Discount rate Door operator Door stop Doorjamb, interior Dormer	Double glass Double hung window Down payment Downspout Drain tile Draw Drip cap Drip Dry in Drywall (or Gypsum Wallboard (GWB), Sheet rock or Plasterboard) Ducts Due-on-sale Dura board, dura rock DWV (drain-waste-vent) Earnest Money Earthquake Strap Easement Eaves Egress Elbow (ell) Electric lateral Electric resistance coils Electrical entrance package Electrical Rough Electrical Trim Elevation sheet Equity Escrow Escutcheon Estimate Estimating Evaporator coil Expansion joint Expansive soils Exposed aggregate finish Extras Face nail Faced concrete Facing brick Fascia Felt Female Ferrule FHA strap Field measure Finger joint Fire block Fire brick Fire retardant chemical Fire stop Fire Fireplace chase flashing pan Fish tape Fishplate (gusset) Fixed price contract Fixed Rate Mortgage Fixed rate Flagstone (flagging or flags) Flakeboard Flame retention burner Flashing Flat mold Flat paint Flatwork Floating wall Floating Flue collar Flue damper Flue lining Flue Fluorescent lighting Fly rafters Footer, footing Forced air heating Form Foundation ties Foundation waterproofing Foundation Frame Inspection Framer Framing Frieze Frost lid Frost line Furring strips Fuse Gable Gang nail plate Gas lateral Gate valve GF C I, or G F I Girder Glazing Globe valve Gloss enamel Glued Laminated Beam (Glulam) Grade beam Grade Graduated Payment Mortgage (GPM) Grain Grid Ground fault Ground iron Ground Groundwater Grout Gusset Gutter Gyp board-Drywall Gypsum plaster H Clip H V A C Hardware Haunch Hazard insurance Header Hearth Heat meter Heat pump Heat Rough Heat Trim Heating load Heel cut Highlights Hip roof Hip Home run (electrical) Honey combs Hose bib Hot wire Humidifier Hurricane clip I-beam I-joist Incandescent lamp Index Infiltration Inside corner Insulating glass Insulation board, rigid Insulation Interest Interior finish Irrigation J Channel Jack post Jack rafter Jamb Joint cement or Joint compound Joint tenancy Joint trench Joint Joist hanger Joist Jumpers Keeper Keyless Keyway Kilowatt (kw) King stud Knot Laminated shingles Laminating Landing Lap Latch Lateral (electric, gas, telephone, sewer and water) Lath Lattice Ledger (for a Structural Floor) Ledger strip Leech field Let-in brace Level Payment Mortgage Level Lien Light Limit switch Lineal foot Lintel	Load bearing wall Loan to value ratio Loan Lookout Louver Lumens Male Mantel Manufactured wood Manufacturer's specifications Masonry Mastic Mechanics lien Metal lath Microlam Milar (mylar) Millwork Miter joint Molding Monopost Mortar Mortgage broker Mortgage company Mortgage deed Mortgage loan Mortgage Origination Fee Mortgage Mortgagee Mortise Mudsill Mullion Muntin Muriatic acid Mushroom Nail inspection Natural finish NEC (National Electrical Code) Neutral wire Newel post Nonbearing wall Nosing Notch Note Nozzle O C - On Center Oakum Open hole inspection Oriented Strand Board or OSB Outrigger Outside corner Overhang P trap Pad out, pack out Padding Paint Pallets Panel Paper, building Parapet Particle board Parting stop or strip Partition Paver, paving Payment schedule Pedestal Penalty clause Penny Percolation test or perc. test Performance bond Perimeter drain Permeability Permit Pier Pigment Pigtails, electrical Pilot hole Pilot light Pitch PITI Plan view Plate Plenum Plot plan Plough, plow Plumb bob Plumb Plumbing boots Plumbing ground Plumbing jacks Plumbing rough Plumbing stack Plumbing trim Plumbing waste line Ply Plywood Point load Portland cement Post Post-and-beam Power vent Premium Preservative Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) Pressure-treated wood Primer Principal Property survey Pump mix Punch list Punch out Putty PVC or CPVC Quarry tile Quarter round R factor or value R Value Rabbet Radiant heating Radiation Radon system Radon Rafter Rafter, hip Rafter, valley Rail Railroad tie Rake fascia Rake siding Rake Ranch Ready mixed concrete Rebar, reinforcing bar Receptacle Recording fee Redline, red lined prints Reducer Reflective insulation Refrigerant Register Reglaze Relief valve Remote Retaining wall Retentions Ribbon (girt) Ridge board Ridge shingles Ridge Rim joist Rise Riser and panel Riser Road base Rock 1, 2, 3 Roll roofing Roll, rolling Romex Romex Roof jack Roof joist Roof sheathing or sheeting Roof valley Rough opening Rough sill Roughing-in Run, roof Run, stair Sack mix Saddle Sales contract Sand float finish Sanitary sewer Sash balance Sash Saturated felt Schedule (window, door, mirror) Scrap out Scratch coat Screed, concrete Screed, plaster	Scribing Scupper Sealer Seasoning Self-sealing shingles Semigloss paint or enamel Septic system Service entrance panel Service equipment Service lateral Setback Thermostat Settlement Sewage ejector Sewer lateral Sewer stub Sewer tap Shake Shear block Sheathing, sheeting Shed roof Sheet metal duct work Sheet metal work Sheet rock-Drywall Shim Shingles Shingles, siding Short circuit Shutter Side sewer Siding Siding, (lap siding) Sill cock Sill plate (mudsill) Sill plate Sill seal Sill Single hung window Skylight Slab on grade Slab, concrete Slab, door Slag Sleeper Sleeve(s) Slope Slump Soffit Soil pipe Soil stack Sole plate Sole plate Solid bridging Sonotube Sound attenuation Space heat Spacing Span Spec home Specifications or Specs Splash block Square Square-tab shingles Squeegie Stack (trusses) Stair carriage or stringer Stair landing Stair rise Standard practices of the trade(s) Starter strip Static vent STC (Sound Transmission Class) Steel inspection Step flashing Stick built Stile Stool Stop box Stop Order Stop valve Stops Storm sash or storm window Storm sewer Story Strike String, stringer Strip flooring Structural floor Stub, stubbed Stucco Stud framing Stud shoe Stud Subfloor Sump pump Sump Suspended ceiling Sway brace Switch T & G, tongue and groove T bar Tab Tail beam Take off Taping Teco Tee Tempered Termite shield Termites Terra cotta Thermoply ™ Thermostat Three-dimensional shingles Threshold Time and materials contract Tinner Tip up Title TJI or TJ Toenailing Top chord Top plate Top plate Transmitter (garage door) Trap Tread Treated lumber Trim (plumbing, heating, electrical) Trim-Interior Trimmer Truss Tub trap Turnkey Turpentine Undercoat Underground plumbing Underlayment Underwriters Laboratories Union Utility easement Valley flashing Valley Valuation fee Valuation Vapor barrier Variable rate Veneer Vent Vermiculite Veterans Administration Visqueen Void Voltage W C Wafer board Walk-Through Wall out Warping Warranty Waste pipe and vent Water board Water closet Water meter pit Water table Water tap Water-repellent preservative Weatherization Weatherstrip Weep holes Whole house fan Wind bracing Window buck Window frame Window sash Wire nut Wonderboard Wrapped drywall Yard of concrete Yoke Z-bar flashing Zone valve Zone Zoning