Anyone in the construction trades or building material sales. Need some basic phrases

Question

I'm sure that the vernacular for common building products are not going to be direct translations. For example, how would you say:

2x4x8 ft. or variations of that (2x4x10 ft., 2x6x8 ft., etc) drywall plywood OSB joint compound topping compound

• If you're in Spain, forget the feet, for starters! Think metric. - annierats Feb 10, 2012

Answer 1

Please refer to this LINK. It is a very complete list of construction terms published by OSHA. This will focus on US/Latino usage.

• Thanks, it was helpful - ragman55 Feb 10, 2012

Answer 2

You may find these helpful:

http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/spanish/osha_construction_terms_ensp_freq.html

http://www.proz.com/glossary-translations/english-to-spanish-translations/26