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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Direction an installed door will open.






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






30. External water faucets of a building.






31. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.






32. Multiple drawings.






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






34. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.

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






36. 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.






37. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.






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






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






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






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