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