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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Hearth
Crawl space
Skylight
Bypass doors
2. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Orthographics
Nonconforming
Louver
Crawl space
3. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Dormer
Architect's scale
Zones
Elevation
4. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Benchmark
Section view
Bifold door
Blueprinting
5. A detailed description of the land surface.
Risers
Partial sections elevations
Topography
Plot plan
6. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Double-hung window
Slab-on-grade foundation
Building codes
Tread
7. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Bypass doors
National Building Codes
Benchmark
Contour line
8. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Easement
Door schedules
Specifications writer
Contour line
9. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Sidelight
Blueprinting
Swing
Crawl space
10. 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.
Building codes
Variance
Dormer
Bypass doors
11. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Hearth
Skylight
Zones
Casing
12. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Partition
Detail
Pocket door
Crawl space
13. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Hose bibbs
Zones
Partial sections elevations
Specifications guide
14. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Building codes
Set backs
Architect's scale
Detail
15. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Finish schedules
Sliding
Double-hung window
Casing
16. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Hose bibbs
Hearth
Point of beginning
Specifications
17. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Double-hung window
Hearth
Scale
Point of beginning
18. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Plan view
Slab-on-grade foundation
Contour interval
Scale
19. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Windows schedules
Orthographics
Architect's scale
Variance
20. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
National Building Codes
Zoning regulations
Beam pocket
Risers
21. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Easement
Sidelight
Nonconforming
Modular measurement
22. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Bearing
Elevation
Benchmark
Risers
23. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Areaway
Partition
Metes and bounds
Truss
24. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Door schedules
Bearing
Full section
Elevation
25. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Partition
Zoning regulations
Green space
Specifications
26. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Risers
Finish schedules
Hose bibbs
Skylight
27. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Point of beginning
Modular measurement
Door schedules
Sliding
28. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.
Bypass doors
Elevation
Beam pocket
Sliding
29. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Casing
Modular measurement
Scale
Section view
30. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Skylight
Door schedules
Set backs
Windows schedules
31. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Risers
National Building Codes
Section view
Crawl space
32. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Detail
Nonconforming
Tread
National Building Codes
33. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Benchmark
Topography
Easement
Specifications guide
34. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Tread
Casing
Finish schedules
Vapor barrier
35. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Plot plan
Variance
Crawl space
Building codes
36. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Plot plan
Contour interval
Skylight
Scale
37. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Crawl space
Double-hung window
Set backs
Swing
38. 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.
Louver
Door schedules
Hearth
Casing
39. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Green space
Section view
Variance
Finish schedules
40. Multiple drawings.
Bifold door
Building codes
Orthographics
Full section
41. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Truss
Partial sections elevations
National Building Codes
42. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Pocket door
Full section
Dormer
National Building Codes
43. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Easement
Metes and bounds
Point of beginning
Tread
44. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Bypass doors
Casing
Awning window
Dormer
45. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Sliding
Slab-on-grade foundation
Floor plans
Awning window
46. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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47. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Sidelight
Easement
National Building Codes
Full section
48. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications guide
Bypass doors
Double-hung window
Sidelight
49. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Zoning regulations
Partial sections elevations
Specifications guide
Plan view
50. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Bifold door
Bearing
Sliding
Vapor barrier