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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. Multiple drawings.






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






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






4. See National building Codes.






5. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






15. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






19. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






27. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






29. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.






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






31. Direction an installed door will open.






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






33. Direction an installed door will open.






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






35. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






37. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






38. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.






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






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






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






42. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.






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






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






45. Multiple drawings.






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

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






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






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






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