| English | Spanish |
| A | |
| Acacia | Falsa acacia (f) |
| Acidproof | Inatacable por los acidos |
| Acceptance | Recepción de la obra (m) |
| Accident | Accidente (m) |
| Abstract of title | Extracto del registro de la propiedad (m) |
| Adhesive | Adherente, adhesivo |
| Adobe | Arcilla (m), barro (m) |
| Aged | Envejecido |
| Air compressor | Compresor de aire (m) |
| Air condition | Aire acondicionado (m) |
| Air film | Cámara de aire (f) |
| Alarm | Alarma (m) |
| Aluminium | Aluminio (m) |
| Aluminous cement | Cemento aluminoso (m) |
| Aluminium foil | Lámina de aluminio (m) |
| Anchor | Ancla (m) |
| Anchorage | Anclaje (m) |
| Anchor bolt | Perno de anclaje (m), barra de anclaje (m) |
| Angle grinder | Amoladora (f) |
| Anhydrite screed | Pavimento de anhídrido |
| Apertura | Abertura (f) |
| Asbestos | Amianto (m) |
| Arch | Apeo (m) (construcción), arco (m) |
| Arch falsework | Encofrado del arco (m) |
| Arrears of rent | Alquiler atrasado (m) |
| Artificial resin | Resina artificial (f) |
| Ash | Fresno (m) |
| Asphalt | Asfalto (m) |
| Assail | Derrumbar |
| Axe | Hacha (f) |
| Axis | Eje (m) |
| B | |
| Backer | Promotor de un negocio (m) |
| Band saw | Sierra continua (f), Sierra de cinta (f) |
| Beam | Viga (f) |
| Bearer | Portador (m), soporte (m) |
| Bearing capacity | Capacidad de carga (f) |
| Bending moment | Momento flector (m) |
| Bevel | Biselar |
| Birch | Abedul (m) |
| Bitumen | Betún (m) |
| Block concrete | Bloque de hormigón (m) |
| Blow lamp | Lámpara de soldar (f) |
| Boiler | Caldera (f) |
| Bolt | Perno (m) |
| Bore to | Perforar |
| Brick | Ladrillo (m) |
| Brick work | Mampostería (f) |
| Brim | Borde (m) |
| Brush | Cepillo (m) |
| Builder | Constructor (m) |
| Built in cupboard | Armario (f) empotrado |
| Building | Construcción (f) |
| Building licence | Licencia de obra (f) |
| Building owner | Propietario (m) |
| Building lot | Obra (f) |
| Building regulations | Normativa constructiva (f) |
| Building site | Solar (m) |
| Building surveyor | Perito (m) |
| C | |
| Cable | Cable (m) |
| Carcass | Cuerpo del edificio (m) |
| Carpenter | Carpintero (m) |
| Carport | Garage (m) |
| Casement window | Ventana abatible (f) |
| Cast | Gips |
| Ceiling | Techo (m) |
| Ceiling borrad | Losa del techo (m) |
| Cellar | Sótano (m) |
| Cement | Cemento (m) |
| Cement mortar | Mortero de cemento (m) |
| Cement plaster | Enfoscado de cemento (m) |
| Cement screed | Pavimento de cemento (m) |
| Center | Centro (m) |
| Ceramics | Productos cerámicos (m) |
| Certified | Homologado |
| Cesspit | Pozo negro (m), sumidero (m) |
| Chipboard | Tabla de madera aglomerada (f) |
| Clay | Barro (m) |
| Collapse | Desplome (m) |
| Column | Pilar (m) |
| Concrete | Hormigón (m) |
| Concrete pump | Bomba de hormigón (f) |
| Concrete wall | Muro de hormigón (m) |
| Copper pipe | Tubos de cobre (m) |
| Cornice | Moldura del techo (f) |
| Corrosion | Corrosión (f) |
| Crack | Grieta (f) |
| Custom made | Hecho al encargo |
| Chlor | Cloro (m) |
| D | |
| Damp | Vapor (m) |
| Day work | Trabajo por jornada (m) |
| Working days | Días laborables (f) |
| Discount | Descuento (m) |
| DIY | Bricolage (m) |
| Door finge | Bisagra de puerta (f) |
| Doorcasing | Marco de puerta (m) |
| Door handel | Pomo de puerta (m) |
| Dormer window | Buhardilla (f) |
| Double glazing | Acristalamiento doble (m) |
| Drain pipe | Desagüe (m) |
| Draughtiness | Corrientes de aire (f) |
| Dry rot | Moho (m) |
| E | |
| Earth plug | Clavija de tierra (f) |
| Eaves gutter | Gotera (m) |
| Electric meter | Contador de la luz (m) |
| Electricity supply | Distribución de energía (m) |
| Estimate | Presupuesto (m) |
| Expansion joint | Junta flexible (f) |
| F | |
| False ceiling | Falso techo (m) |
| Fanlight | Claro (m) |
| Feed valve | Válvula de alimentación (f) |
| Fence | Valla (f) |
| Fencing wire mesh | Alambrada (f) |
| Fibre glass | Fibra de vidrio (f) |
| Fir | Abeto rojo (m) |
| Fire extinguisher | Extintor de fuego (m) |
| Fire Proof | Inflamable |
| First floor | Primera planta (f) |
| Fit out | Amueblar |
| Fix | Arreglar, apañar |
| Fixed glazing | Acristalamiento fijo (m) |
| Fixed price | Precio fijo (m) |
| Flat | Piso (m) |
| Floating screed | Pavimento flotante (m) |
| Floor | Piso (m) |
| Foreman | Encargado (m) |
| Formwork | Encofrado (m) |
| Formwork for floor slab | Encofrado del forjado (m) |
| Foundation | Cimentación (f) |
| Frame | Marco (m) |
| French window | Puerta del balcón (f) |
| Furniture | Muebles (m) |
| Fuse | Fusible (m) |
| G | |
| Gable roof | Tejado a dos aguas (m) |
| Gasket | Anillo de junta (m) |
| Gas meter | Contador de gas (m) |
| Glass blocks | Pavés, ladrillo de vidrio (m) |
| Glass door | Puerta acristalada (f) |
| Gravel | Grava (m) |
| Gloss | Brilliante |
| Glue | Adhesivo (m) |
| Ground floor | Planta baja (f) |
| Ground plan | Plano (m) |
| Groundwater | Agua subterránea (m) |
| Gunite | Gunita (f) |
| Gutter | Canalón (m) |
| H | |
| Hacksaw | Sierra para metales (f) |
| Hammer | Martillo (m) |
| Handle | Mango (m) |
| Handrail | Pasamanos (m), barandilla (f) |
| Hardboard | Tabla de fibra dura (f) |
| Hard wood | Madera dura (f) |
| Heating | Calefacción (f) |
| Heat protection | Protección contra el calor (f) |
| Hedge | Seto (m) |
| Hinge | Bisagra (m) |
| Hire | Alquiler (m) |
| Hose pipe | Mangera de riego (m) |
| Hob | Encimera (f) |
| Housing estate | Urbanización (f) |
| I | |
| Improved land | Suelo urbanizado (m) |
| Income tax | Impuesto sobre la renta (m) |
| In-situ concrete | Hormigón in situ (m) |
| Installation engineering | La técnica de la instalación (f) |
| In stock | Disponible |
| Insulation | Aislamiento (m) |
| Interior design | Interiorismo (m) |
| Interior fittings | Terminación interior (f) |
| Invoice | Factura (f) |
| Iron | Hierro (m) |
| Iron monger | Ferretería (f) |
| Irrigation | Riego (m) |
| J | |
| Jigsaw | Sierra de contornear (f) |
| Joiner | Carpintero (m) |
| Joint | Junta (f) |
| Joist | Viga (f) |
| Junction box (electrical) | Caja de derivación (f) |
| K | |
| Key hole | Ranura de llave (f) |
| Key project | Llave en mano (f) |
| Kilogram | Kilogramo (m) |
| Knifing filler | Masilla (f) |
| Knob | Pomo (m) |
| L | |
| Labor cost | Costes laborales (m) |
| Ladder | Escala (f) |
| Lag | Encofrado, revestimiento |
| Land register | Catastro (m) |
| Land registry | Registro (m) |
| Landscaping | Arquitectura de jardines (f) |
| Lasting | Vida útil (f) |
| Layer | Capa (f) |
| Lawn | Césped (m) |
| Lead | Plomo (m) |
| Leak | Fuga (f) |
| Lease | Arrendamiento (m) |
| Letter box | Buzon (m) |
| Level | Nivel (m) |
| (Not) level | No plano (m) |
| Level to | Nivelar (m) |
| License | Licencia (f) |
| Light bulb | Bombilla (f) |
| Lighting | Iluminación (f) |
| Lime | Cal (f) |
| Lime plaster | Enlucido de cal (m) |
| Lintel | Dintel (m) |
| Liter | Litro (m) |
| Live load | Sobrecarga (f) |
| Living area | Superficie habitable (f) |
| Load-bearing beam | Viga maestra (f) |
| Load-bearing wall | Muro de carga (m) |
| Local council | Administración municipal (f) |
| Lumber | Madera de construcción (f) |
| M | |
| Mailing | Barandilla (f) |
| Maintenance | Mantenimiento (m) |
| Mains (water) | Conducción de agua (f) |
| Manhole | Registro de hombre (m) |
| Manhole cover | Tapa de canalización (f) |
| Manually | A mano |
| Moisture barrier | Barrera de humedad (f) |
| Marble | Mármol (m) |
| Margin of safety | Margen de seguridad (m) |
| Mason | Albañil |
| Masonry | Mampostería (f) |
| Mass concrete | Hormigón en masa (m) |
| Mastic | Masilla (f) |
| Measurement | Medición (f) |
| Mete to | Medir |
| Mildew | Mildeu (m) |
| Mineral wool | Fibra mineral (f) |
| Mockup | Maqueta (m) |
| Mortgage | Hipoteca (f) |
| Mortar | Mortero (m) |
| Mould | Moho (m) |
| Multi-storey building | Edificio (m) |
| Municipality | Administración municipal (f) |
| N | |
| Nail | Clavo (m) |
| To drive in a nail | Clavar un clavo |
| To take out a nail | Arrancar un clavo |
| Non-slip | Antiadherente |
| Natural gas | Gas natural |
| Natural stone cladding | Revestimiento con piedra natural (m) |
| Notch | Ranura (f) |
| Nut | Tuerca (f) |
| O | |
| One-family house | Vivienda unifamiliar (f) |
| Outskirts | Periferia (f) |
| Overall thickness | Grosor total (m) |
| Overhanging roof | Tejado con voladizo (m) |
| P | |
| Padlock | Candado (m) |
| Painter | Pintor (m) |
| Partition wall | Tabique (m), muro divisorio (m) |
| Partitioning | Tabiquería (f) |
| Patio | Patio (m) |
| Paving | Pavimento, revestimiento (m) |
| Pelme | Cortina (f) |
| Permanent formwork | Encofrado perdido (m) |
| Pine | Pino (m) |
| Pipe | Tubo, conducto (m) |
| Plane | Cepillo de carpintero (m) |
| Plank | Tablón (m) |
| Plaster | Yeso (m) |
| Plaster to | Enlucir |
| Plasterboard | Balda de yeso (f) |
| Plasterer | estuquista (m) |
| Plate | Chapa (f) |
| Pliers | Pinza (f) |
| Plug | Enchufe, taco (m) |
| Pluma to | Aplomar |
| Plumber | Fontanero (m) |
| Plumbing work | Instalación sanitaria (f) |
| Ply wood | Madera contrachapada (f) |
| Porch | Porche (m) |
| Post | Poste (m) |
| Power supply | Alimentación, toma de corriente (f) |
| Prefab house | Casa prefabricada (f) |
| Preservative | Conservante (m) |
| Prop | Soporte (Andamio) (m) |
| Property | Inmueble (m), finca (f) |
| Property Law | Derecho inmobiliario (m) |
| Property management | Administración de finca (f) |
| Putty | Masilla (f) |
| Q | |
| Quality control | Control de calidad (m) |
| R | |
| Rafter roof | Cabrio (m) |
| Reinforced | Reforzado |
| Reinforced concrete | Hormigón armado (m) |
| Reinforced concrete floor | Forjado de hormigón armado (m) |
| Reinforcement | Armadura (f) |
| Reinforcement bars | Barras de armadura (f) |
| Reinforcement cage | Cesta de armadura (f) |
| Removal | Mudanza (f) |
| Render | Enfoscado (m) |
| Repair to | Reparar |
| Replacement | Repuesto (m) |
| Restoration | Restauración (f) |
| Retaining wall | Muro de contención (m) |
| Ridge | Cumbrera (f) |
| Ring beam | Zuncho (m) |
| Roof | Techo (m) |
| Roof arch | Bóveda (f) |
| Roofed area | Superficie ocupada (f) |
| Roof tile | Teja (f) |
| Room | Habitación (f) |
| Round | Redondo |
| Rust | Óxido (m) |
| Rust free | Inoxidable |
| S | |
| Sampling | Coger probetas (f) |
| Sand | Arena (f) |
| Sand paper | Papel de lija (m) |
| Safety fence | Valla de seguridad (f) |
| Sandwich-type plaster borrad | Placas de cartón y yeso (f) |
| Saw | Sierra (f) |
| Scaffold | Andamio (m) |
| Scarp | Barranco (m) |
| Scraper | Espátula (f) |
| Screed | Pavimento (m) |
| Screw | Tornillo (m) |
| Screwdriver | Atornillador (m) |
| semi-detached building | Vivienda unifamiliar pareada (f) |
| septic tank | Fosa séptica (f) |
| Set to | Fraguar |
| Setting time | Tiempo de fraguación (m) |
| Sewage | Aguas cloacales (f) |
| Sewage treatment | Tratamientos de las aguas cloacales (m) |
| Sewer worker (person) | Pocero (m) |
| Sheet of fabric | Mallazo (m) |
| Shingle | Teja (f) |
| Shore up to | Apuntalar, apoyar |
| Short circuit | Cortocircuito (m) |
| Shovel | Pala (f) |
| Shut off valve | Válvula de cierre, válvula de detención (f) |
| Shutter | Contraventa (f) |
| Sill (door) | Umbral (f) |
| Sill (window) | Repisa (f) |
| Site agent | Aparejador (m) |
| Sink (kitchen) | Fregadero (m) |
| Sink: bathroom basin | Lavabo (m) |
| Skidding joint | Junta de dilatación (f) |
| skirting board | Rodapié (m) |
| Slate | Pizarra (f) |
| sliding door | Puerta corredera(f) |
| Smudge to | Manchar |
| Soak-away | Excavación para drenaje de aguas (f) |
| Slope | Inclinación (f) |
| Socket | Enchufe (m) |
| Soft underfoot conditions | Suelo blando (m) |
| Soil | Suelo, terreno (m) |
| Soil investigation | Estudio geotécnico (m) |
| Solar heating | Calefacción solar (f) |
| Solder to | Soldar (f) |
| Sole plate | Losa de cimentación (f) |
| Solid | Macizo |
| Sound proof | Insonorizado |
| sound insulation | Aislamiento acústico |
| Spacer | Separadores (m) |
| Span | Anchura (f) |
| Spiral stair | Escalera de caracol (f) |
| Spirit level | Nivel de aguaa (m) |
| Splayed | Biselado |
| Spotlight | Foco (m) |
| Spray gun | Pistola pulverizadora (f) |
| Stainless steel | Acero inoxidable (m) |
| Stair | Escalón, peldaño (m) |
| Stairs | Escalera (f) |
| Standstill | Parada (f) |
| Steel | Acero (m) |
| Steel structure | Estructura metálica (f) |
| Steel joist | Viga de acero (f) |
| Stepping foundation | Cimentación con desniveles (f) |
| Stone | Piedra (f) |
| stop valve | Grifo de parada (m) |
| Storage | Almacenaje (m) |
| Storey | Piso (m), planta (f) |
| Store | Chimenea (f), estufa (f) |
| Strip foundation | Cimentación corrida (f) |
| Stucco | Estuco (m) |
| Supervisor | Inspector (m) |
| Survey of land | Medición del suelo (f) |
| Supplier | Proveedor (m) |
| Suspended ceiling | Falso techo (m) |
| Swing door | Puerta de vaivén (f) |
| Switch | Interruptor (m) |
| T | |
| Tank | Depósito (m) |
| Water tank | Depósito de agua (m) |
| Tap | Grifo (m) |
| Tar | Alquitrán (m) |
| Tear down | Demoler |
| Telephone line | Línea telefónica (f) |
| Telltale | Contador de gas (m) |
| Terrace house | Casa adosada (f) |
| Tile (floor) | Baldosa (f) |
| Tile (wall) | Azulejo (m) |
| Tile (roof) | Teja (f) |
| Timber | Madera para trabajar (f) |
| Total charges | Coste total (m) |
| Tread | Peldaño (m) |
| Trellis work | Enrejado |
| Turnkey | Con la llave en mano |
| U | |
| Uncover | Descubrir |
| Under floor heating | Calefacción de suelo (f) |
| Undercoat | Capa de fondo (f) |
| Unfurnished | No amueblado |
| Uninhabited | No habitado |
| Urban Planning Law | Derecho urbanistico (m) |
| V | |
| Valve | Válvula (f) |
| VAT | IVA (m) |
| Ventilation | Ventilación (f) |
| W | |
| Wall | Muro (m) |
| Wall thickness | Grosor del muro (m) |
| Wall lamp | Lampara en la pared (f) |
| Waste | Desperdicios, residuos (m) |
| Water meter | Contador de agua (m) |
| Water supply | Toma de agua (m) |
| White lime | Lechada de cal (m) |
| Welding rod | Soldadura (f) |
| Wheel barrow | Carretilla (f) |
| Width | Anchura (f) |
| Wholesaler | Vendedor al por mayor (m) |
| Window | Ventana (f) |
| Window grill | Rejas de la ventana (f) |
| Window sill | Repisa (f) |
| Wood | Madera (f) |
| Wood casing | Moldura de mader(f) |
| Worm eaten | Carcomido |
| Wrench | Llave de tuercas (f) |
| Wrought iron | Hierro forjado (m) |
| Z | |
| Zoning ordinance | Plan de Urbanización (m) |
| Zoning plan | Plan para el aprovechamiento del suelo (m) |
| Zoning restrictions | Restricciones del planeamiento de la zona (f) |
