El cemento is cement; el hormigón or el concreto is concrete. They are related materials, not interchangeable names for the same thing.
El mortero is mortar. Technical material names should be matched to the project specification rather than guessed from an English lookalike.
el ladrillobrick · el lah-DREE-yoh
el cementocement · el seh-MEHN-toh
el hormigónconcrete · el or-mee-GOHN
el morteromortar · el mor-TEH-roh
la gravagravel · lah GRAH-bah
la barra de refuerzoreinforcing bar · lah BAH-rrah deh rreh-FWEHR-soh
el yesoplaster · el YEH-soh
la tejaroof tile · lah TEH-hah
Spanish construction work and planning terms
La obra can mean the construction work or site. El plano is a plan or drawing; it is not the English word plane in this context.
El encofrado is formwork that shapes concrete while it sets. Los acabados are the finishing work or finishes.
la obraconstruction site · lah OH-brah
el albañilbricklayer · el ahl-bah-NYEEL
el arquitectoarchitect · el ahr-kee-TEHK-toh
el planobuilding plan · el PLAH-noh
el encofradoformwork · el ehn-koh-FRAH-doh
la excavaciónexcavation · lah ehks-kah-bah-SYOHN
la demolicióndemolition · lah deh-moh-lee-SYOHN
la nivelaciónleveling · lah nee-beh-lah-SYOHN
los acabadosfinishes (building) · lohs ah-kah-BAH-dohs
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Quick answer:foundations is los cimientos, beam is la viga, column is la columna, wall (structural) is el muro, partition wall is el tabique, slab is la losa, roof (covering) is el tejado, and scaffolding is el andamio.
