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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






2. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.






3. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.






4. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






5. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.






6. A notion granted by the zoning board of appeals in a community to change the zoning code due to hardships imposed by the zoning regulations.






7. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






8. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






9. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






10. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






11. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






12. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.






13. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






14. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.






15. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.






16. A detailed description of the land surface.






17. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.






18. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.






19. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.






20. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.






21. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






22. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






23. 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.






24. See National building Codes.






25. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






26. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






27. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.






28. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






29. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.






30. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.






31. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






32. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.






33. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






34. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.






35. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.






36. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






37. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.






38. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






39. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.






40. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






41. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






42. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.






43. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.






44. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.






45. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).






46. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






47. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






48. Multiple drawings.






49. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.






50. External water faucets of a building.