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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






2. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






4. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.






5. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. See National building Codes.






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






16. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.






17. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.






18. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






20. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.






21. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.






30. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






31. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.






32. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






33. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.






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






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






36. External water faucets of a building.






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






38. A drawing in which the height of the structure or object is shown; also the height of a specific point in relation to another point.






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






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






41. Multiple drawings.






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






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






44. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






45. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.






46. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.






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






48. Multiple drawings.






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






50. 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.