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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






2. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






20. A detailed description of the land surface.






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. See National building Codes.






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






30. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. See National building Codes.