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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Detail
Section view
Building codes
Finish schedules
2. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Risers
Nonconforming
Specifications
Bypass doors
3. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Scuttle
Full section
Set backs
Modular measurement
4. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Bypass doors
Modular measurement
Detail
Set backs
5. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Skylight
Contour interval
Tread
Sidelight
6. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Specifications guide
Louver
Windows schedules
Topography
7. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Floor plans
Zones
Variance
Specifications writer
8. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Vapor barrier
Areaway
Zones
Slab-on-grade foundation
9. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Full section
Plan view
Specifications guide
10. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Plot plan
Vapor barrier
Plot plan
Set backs
11. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Specifications guide
Contour line
Contour interval
Finish schedules
12. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Contour interval
Blueprinting
Section view
Detail
13. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications guide
Skylight
Point of beginning
Scale
14. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Full section
Easement
Plan view
Casement window
15. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Plot plan
Orthographics
Specifications writer
Section view
16. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Specifications
Zones
Partition
Zoning regulations
17. Multiple drawings.
Scale
Dormer
Orthographics
Casing
18. 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.
Specifications guide
Truss
Elevation
Metes and bounds
19. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Awning window
Casing
Floor plans
Casement window
20. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Point of beginning
Partition
Partial sections elevations
Zones
21. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Tread
Risers
Building codes
Hose bibbs
22. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Nonconforming
Skylight
Tread
Awning window
23. A detailed description of the land surface.
Contour interval
Topography
Sidelight
Partition
24. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Door schedules
Scale
Scuttle
Section view
25. See National building Codes.
Building codes
Architect's scale
Topography
Section view
26. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Louver
Risers
Specifications
Section view
27. Multiple drawings.
Building codes
Casing
Hearth
Orthographics
28. 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.
Variance
Full section
Blueprinting
Partial sections elevations
29. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Awning window
Easement
Crawl space
Building codes
30. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Set backs
Partial sections elevations
Scuttle
Dormer
31. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Plot plan
Hearth
Contour line
Contour interval
32. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Crawl space
Contour interval
Double-hung window
Partial sections elevations
33. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Specifications guide
Green space
Modular measurement
Pocket door
34. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Specifications
Blueprinting
Bypass doors
Risers
35. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Beam pocket
Green space
Specifications guide
Swing
36. External water faucets of a building.
Modular measurement
Elevation
Hose bibbs
Contour interval
37. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Modular measurement
Contour line
Topography
Bifold door
38. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Plan view
Architect's scale
Beam pocket
Modular measurement
39. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Risers
Full section
Zoning regulations
Areaway
40. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Hearth
Benchmark
Nonconforming
Section view
41. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Elevation
Detail
Vapor barrier
Sidelight
42. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Awning window
Detail
Modular measurement
Sliding
43. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Topography
Sidelight
Door schedules
Hearth
44. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Scale
Beam pocket
Louver
Benchmark
45. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Zones
Partial sections elevations
Bearing
Sidelight
46. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Risers
Benchmark
Contour interval
Specifications writer
47. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Specifications writer
Specifications guide
Zoning regulations
Floor plans
48. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Plot plan
Bifold door
Floor plans
Scuttle
49. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Tread
Nonconforming
Variance
Easement
50. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Specifications guide
Dormer
Truss
Point of beginning