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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






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






3. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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






8. See National building Codes.






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






21. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors 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. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






32. 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.






33. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






36. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






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