New Home Construction Glossary:

Walk-Through- The lowest cost sheet-rock you can buy.

Bedrock- Is this mattress too hard for you honey?

Cantilever- What you suddenly realize when your wife tells you she wants to buy a house in the Hamptons.

Crawl space- The place to look for after realizing she’s serious.

Ducts- What one does to get in that crawl space.

Frieze- What to do when you hear her calling “ Honey where are you?”

Gable- Any husband to wife response that roughly translates as: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn."

Molding- What every basement will be doing no matter how much money you spend fixing it up.

Post-and-beam- What a blogger does when he comes up with something really clever.

Railroad tie- The last thing you put on before hopping on the commuter train to work.

Septic system- Everyone knows what this is. But no one knows where it is.

Shingles- What you get when you hear how much the roof is going to cost.

Spec home- The place you build on your teeny tiny piece of land.

AND NEWLY MINTED TERM NOT FOUND IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION TERMINOLOGY

Cashtration -The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent.