DIY Dictionary

We are putting together several lists of terms covering building, plumbing, electrics, etc. into our DIY dictionary

If there's anything you can't find yet or you would like to see in this DIY lexicon, please let us know.

Currently we are working on the Building Materials list - we will be adding more each week.
But, you can of course buy a DIY Dictionary via Amazon.

Building Materials – Matériaux de chantier

English – French

A
Aggregate (for making concrete) – gravier pour béton

B
Barrow - brouette
Blocks (concrete or breeze-) – parpaings
Bricks – briques
Bricklayer / builder – maçon

C
Cement – ciment
Cement-mixer - bétonnière
Concrete – béton
Corrugated roofing – plaque ondulée

D
Downpipe – tuyau de descente
Drain cover – couvercle
Drain grill – grille de sol
Drain inspection unit – regard

F
Flu-liner block – boisseau
Flashing (lead) – bande de plombe

G
Gate - portail
Glass brick – brique de verre
Glass fibre wool – laine de verre
Glue – colle
Gravle – gravier
Gutter – gouttière

I
Insulation - isolation

L
Ladder – échelle
Laminated - lamellé
Lead flashing – bande de plombe

M
Mortar – mortier

O
Oil tank – cuve à fioul

P
Panel - panneau
Plank – planche
Plastic roofing sheet (corrugated) – plaque pvc petite onde
Plastic roofing sheet (flat) – plaque polycarbonate
Plaster – plâtre
Plasterboard – plaque de plâtre
Plasterboard screws – vis de plaque de plâtre
Polystyrene (expanded) – polystyrene (expansé)
Porch – auvent
Post (timber e.g.2x2) – chevron

R
Reinforcing rods (concrete) – fer à béton torsadé
Render – enduit de façade
Resin – résine
Rock wool – laine de roche
Roof-liner – écran sous-toiture

S
Sand – sable
Scaffold – échafaudage
Screed - chape
Septic tank – fosse septique
Shutter (window-shutter) - volet
Shuttering for concrete – planches de coffrage
Step-ladder - escabeau

T
Timber – bois de charpente
Trestle – trétau

W
Wheelbarrow – brouette
Window - Fenêtre
Wire fencing - grillage


Kitchens – Les Cuisines

English – French

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