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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Nonconforming
Hearth
Plan view
Blueprinting
2. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Hearth
Modular measurement
Beam pocket
Bearing
3. External water faucets of a building.
Plan view
Double-hung window
Skylight
Hose bibbs
4. Multiple drawings.
Zoning regulations
Orthographics
Detail
Building codes
5. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Bearing
Specifications writer
Skylight
Full section
6. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Door schedules
Scuttle
Swing
Plan view
7. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Zones
Sliding
Tread
Beam pocket
8. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Zones
Dormer
Partial sections elevations
Contour line
9. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Awning window
Easement
Crawl space
Pocket door
10. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Casement window
Floor plans
Green space
Louver
11. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Hearth
Section view
Metes and bounds
Bearing
12. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Green space
Specifications
Zoning regulations
Easement
13. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Awning window
Risers
Blueprinting
Plot plan
14. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Specifications writer
Building codes
Specifications guide
Contour interval
15. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Easement
Architect's scale
Risers
Double-hung window
16. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Double-hung window
Slab-on-grade foundation
Elevation
Crawl space
17. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Detail
Full section
Bypass doors
Building codes
18. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Partition
Elevation
Pocket door
Slab-on-grade foundation
19. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Nonconforming
Bifold door
Beam pocket
Building codes
20. A detailed description of the land surface.
Plot plan
Skylight
Specifications
Topography
21. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Detail
Beam pocket
Areaway
22. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Bearing
Specifications guide
Casement window
Metes and bounds
23. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Bearing
Blueprinting
Skylight
Vapor barrier
24. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Skylight
Green space
Casement window
Sliding
25. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Zoning regulations
Architect's scale
Modular measurement
Windows schedules
26. See National building Codes.
Floor plans
Windows schedules
Tread
Building codes
27. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Risers
Easement
Benchmark
28. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Variance
Detail
Metes and bounds
Specifications guide
29. 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.
Awning window
Point of beginning
Green space
Contour line
30. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Scale
Awning window
Easement
31. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Specifications
Variance
Pocket door
Hearth
32. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Easement
Dormer
Double-hung window
33. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Zones
Blueprinting
Crawl space
Louver
34. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Door schedules
Specifications guide
Sidelight
Truss
35. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Crawl space
Pocket door
Bifold door
Full section
36. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Beam pocket
Nonconforming
Green space
Zones
37. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Bearing
Beam pocket
Slab-on-grade foundation
Casing
38. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Architect's scale
Specifications
Elevation
39. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Partition
Dormer
Architect's scale
Partial sections elevations
40. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Partition
Awning window
Blueprinting
Topography
41. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Set backs
Plan view
Truss
Bearing
42. 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.
Dormer
Orthographics
Swing
Elevation
43. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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44. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Section view
Building codes
Benchmark
Beam pocket
45. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Swing
Truss
Scale
Finish schedules
46. 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.
Metes and bounds
Zoning regulations
Elevation
Building codes
47. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.
Awning window
Finish schedules
Contour line
Sliding
48. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Bypass doors
Blueprinting
Scuttle
Specifications writer
49. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Sliding
Benchmark
Partial sections elevations
Sidelight
50. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Orthographics
Awning window
Hearth
Skylight
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