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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. See National building Codes.






2. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






5. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






10. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






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






23. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.


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






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






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






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






28. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






41. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.