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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Crawl space
Contour line
Easement
Contour interval
2. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Casement window
Swing
Casing
National Building Codes
3. 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.
Sliding
Benchmark
Partition
Point of beginning
4. Direction an installed door will open.
Swing
Risers
Contour interval
Casement window
5. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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6. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Partial sections elevations
Casing
Blueprinting
Dormer
7. A detailed description of the land surface.
Contour interval
Partition
Topography
Sidelight
8. 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.
Scuttle
Elevation
Casement window
Easement
9. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Truss
Awning window
Easement
Scuttle
10. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Finish schedules
Blueprinting
Casing
Awning window
11. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Casing
Finish schedules
Dormer
Casing
12. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Building codes
Crawl space
Truss
Areaway
13. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Variance
Detail
Partial sections elevations
Truss
14. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Beam pocket
Louver
Detail
National Building Codes
15. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
National Building Codes
Building codes
Skylight
Full section
16. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Pocket door
Metes and bounds
Skylight
Truss
17. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Louver
Casement window
Zones
Hose bibbs
18. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Casing
Tread
Orthographics
Benchmark
19. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Double-hung window
Bypass doors
Slab-on-grade foundation
Floor plans
20. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Awning window
Tread
Full section
Easement
21. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Nonconforming
Green space
Bifold door
Door schedules
22. Multiple drawings.
Metes and bounds
Orthographics
Easement
Crawl space
23. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Full section
Contour interval
Door schedules
Vapor barrier
24. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Sidelight
Specifications
Partial sections elevations
Full section
25. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Topography
Set backs
Architect's scale
Sidelight
26. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Topography
Hearth
Finish schedules
27. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Truss
Double-hung window
Plan view
Plan view
28. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Scale
Swing
Nonconforming
Contour line
29. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Hearth
Metes and bounds
Easement
Vapor barrier
30. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Architect's scale
Dormer
Specifications writer
Nonconforming
31. Direction an installed door will open.
Swing
Point of beginning
Architect's scale
Vapor barrier
32. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Skylight
National Building Codes
Specifications writer
Modular measurement
33. External water faucets of a building.
Point of beginning
Bearing
Truss
Hose bibbs
34. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Bypass doors
Bearing
Vapor barrier
Door schedules
35. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Casing
Plan view
National Building Codes
Slab-on-grade foundation
36. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Dormer
Scuttle
Detail
Architect's scale
37. 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.
Windows schedules
Elevation
Vapor barrier
Set backs
38. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Sidelight
Door schedules
Scuttle
Blueprinting
39. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Door schedules
Sliding
Windows schedules
Skylight
40. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Detail
Floor plans
Risers
Set backs
41. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Bifold door
Elevation
Topography
Benchmark
42. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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43. Multiple drawings.
Orthographics
Truss
Sliding
Nonconforming
44. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Zones
Door schedules
Zoning regulations
Skylight
45. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Truss
Vapor barrier
Contour line
Areaway
46. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Modular measurement
Scale
Architect's scale
Truss
47. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Green space
Risers
Windows schedules
Partition
48. See National building Codes.
Dormer
Crawl space
Specifications
Building codes
49. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Full section
Scuttle
Blueprinting
Section view
50. 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.
Partition
Double-hung window
Finish schedules
Louver