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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Casement window
Partial sections elevations
Contour interval
Double-hung window
2. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Areaway
Orthographics
Metes and bounds
Beam pocket
3. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Easement
Swing
Areaway
Double-hung window
4. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Detail
Architect's scale
Casement window
Skylight
5. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Green space
Vapor barrier
Casing
Architect's scale
6. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Plot plan
Metes and bounds
Finish schedules
Contour line
7. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Section view
Specifications writer
Hearth
Point of beginning
8. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Building codes
Specifications writer
Bypass doors
Specifications guide
9. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Architect's scale
Bifold door
Benchmark
Contour interval
10. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Benchmark
Crawl space
Finish schedules
Set backs
11. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Casement window
Pocket door
Windows schedules
Beam pocket
12. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Bypass doors
Partition
Section view
Floor plans
13. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Full section
Detail
Truss
Louver
14. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Windows schedules
Partition
Plot plan
15. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Skylight
Windows schedules
Dormer
Specifications guide
16. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Plan view
Building codes
National Building Codes
Detail
17. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Building codes
Plot plan
Contour interval
Bifold door
18. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Partition
Detail
Risers
Zoning regulations
19. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Skylight
Bearing
Bifold door
Full section
20. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Finish schedules
Door schedules
Tread
Specifications writer
21. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Partial sections elevations
Swing
Pocket door
Set backs
22. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Building codes
Green space
Scale
Easement
23. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Variance
Green space
Plot plan
Hearth
24. External water faucets of a building.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Double-hung window
Full section
Hose bibbs
25. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Hose bibbs
Partition
Casing
Bearing
26. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Finish schedules
Plot plan
Building codes
Bifold door
27. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Topography
Sliding
Louver
Finish schedules
28. Direction an installed door will open.
Hearth
Orthographics
Sidelight
Swing
29. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Detail
Louver
Building codes
Zoning regulations
30. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Zones
Louver
Bearing
Floor plans
31. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Scale
Full section
Architect's scale
Partial sections elevations
32. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Building codes
Sidelight
Floor plans
Blueprinting
33. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Orthographics
Nonconforming
Specifications
Sliding
34. Mark on a plot plan indication the start point for laying out the lot. Usually a large object that is unlikely to move during construction such as a large rock or tree is used.
Variance
Point of beginning
Zoning regulations
Door schedules
35. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Contour interval
Double-hung window
Scale
Vapor barrier
36. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
National Building Codes
Bearing
Contour interval
Green space
37. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Pocket door
Door schedules
Slab-on-grade foundation
Skylight
38. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Architect's scale
Slab-on-grade foundation
Set backs
39. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Risers
Tread
Sidelight
Metes and bounds
40. An opening for ventilation consisting of horizontal slats installed at an angle to exclude rain - light - and vision - but to allow the passage of air.
Benchmark
Double-hung window
Finish schedules
Louver
41. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Casement window
Building codes
Beam pocket
Section view
42. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Set backs
Modular measurement
Specifications writer
Partition
43. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Vapor barrier
Specifications writer
Bifold door
Dormer
44. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Louver
Orthographics
National Building Codes
Easement
45. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Scale
Topography
Tread
Contour interval
46. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Contour interval
Variance
Risers
Slab-on-grade foundation
47. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Awning window
Metes and bounds
Sidelight
Contour interval
48. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Plot plan
Slab-on-grade foundation
Topography
Scuttle
49. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Benchmark
Tread
Bypass doors
Building codes
50. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Swing
Door schedules
Beam pocket
Louver