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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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2. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Dormer
Awning window
Partition
Set backs
3. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Blueprinting
Door schedules
Skylight
Crawl space
4. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Sidelight
Areaway
Contour line
Vapor barrier
5. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Partition
Orthographics
Crawl space
Floor plans
6. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Sidelight
Swing
National Building Codes
Scale
7. See National building Codes.
Specifications guide
Plot plan
Hearth
Building codes
8. 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.
Plot plan
Louver
Partial sections elevations
Point of beginning
9. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Pocket door
Variance
Double-hung window
Skylight
10. Direction an installed door will open.
Elevation
Architect's scale
Tread
Swing
11. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Blueprinting
Full section
Orthographics
Contour line
12. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Modular measurement
Green space
Specifications guide
Specifications writer
13. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Skylight
Zones
Awning window
Bifold door
14. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Crawl space
Dormer
Building codes
Slab-on-grade foundation
15. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Point of beginning
Zoning regulations
Nonconforming
Hearth
16. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Point of beginning
Hose bibbs
Green space
Skylight
17. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Metes and bounds
Sidelight
Contour line
Windows schedules
18. 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.
Specifications guide
Point of beginning
Building codes
Zoning regulations
19. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Modular measurement
Specifications guide
Double-hung window
Bearing
20. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Variance
Double-hung window
Specifications
Full section
21. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Full section
Double-hung window
Nonconforming
Truss
22. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Scale
Hearth
Plan view
Nonconforming
23. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Metes and bounds
Detail
Zoning regulations
Skylight
24. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Building codes
Modular measurement
Beam pocket
Plot plan
25. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Tread
Zoning regulations
Slab-on-grade foundation
Specifications writer
26. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Hose bibbs
Metes and bounds
Door schedules
Section view
27. 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.
Benchmark
Windows schedules
Louver
Bypass doors
28. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Awning window
Tread
Benchmark
Double-hung window
29. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Areaway
Casement window
Contour line
Building codes
30. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Partition
Benchmark
Vapor barrier
Double-hung window
31. Direction an installed door will open.
Casing
Tread
Sliding
Swing
32. A detailed description of the land surface.
Truss
Benchmark
Topography
Sliding
33. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Louver
Door schedules
Casing
Plan view
34. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Door schedules
Contour interval
Detail
Scuttle
35. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Beam pocket
Awning window
Blueprinting
Bypass doors
36. 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.
Modular measurement
Variance
Louver
Vapor barrier
37. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Risers
Slab-on-grade foundation
Double-hung window
Blueprinting
38. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Areaway
Awning window
Sliding
Zones
39. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Benchmark
Specifications
Windows schedules
Risers
40. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Finish schedules
Windows schedules
Awning window
Orthographics
41. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Casing
Double-hung window
Specifications
Pocket door
42. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Detail
Slab-on-grade foundation
Double-hung window
Casing
43. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Topography
Scuttle
Finish schedules
National Building Codes
44. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Areaway
Zones
National Building Codes
Specifications
45. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Bearing
Dormer
Architect's scale
46. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Casement window
Plan view
Specifications guide
Easement
47. 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.
Skylight
Elevation
Hose bibbs
Tread
48. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Scale
Bifold door
Pocket door
49. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Floor plans
Sliding
Vapor barrier
Metes and bounds
50. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Scuttle
Scale
Vapor barrier
Partial sections elevations