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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.






2. 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.






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






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






5. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






6. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






9. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






13. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. Multiple drawings.






22. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






32. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






35. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






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






37. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






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






39. See National building Codes.






40. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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