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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






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






3. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






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






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






8. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






11. 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.






12. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






13. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






17. External water faucets of a building.






18. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






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






20. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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






25. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






26. Direction an installed door will open.






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






28. A detailed description of the land surface.






29. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






33. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






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






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






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

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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






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






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






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






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






49. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).






50. 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.