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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Benchmark
Beam pocket
Casing
Benchmark
2. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Skylight
Casement window
Variance
Blueprinting
3. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Pocket door
Topography
Elevation
Bifold door
4. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Skylight
Sidelight
Elevation
5. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Zones
Double-hung window
Bifold door
Orthographics
6. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications guide
Hose bibbs
Modular measurement
Benchmark
7. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Dormer
Nonconforming
Orthographics
Specifications writer
8. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Metes and bounds
Door schedules
Finish schedules
Easement
9. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Crawl space
Specifications guide
Slab-on-grade foundation
Door schedules
10. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Contour interval
Crawl space
Specifications writer
Areaway
11. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Plan view
Windows schedules
Elevation
Bypass doors
12. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Set backs
Risers
Hearth
Contour line
13. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Tread
Areaway
Full section
Specifications
14. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Bearing
Variance
Benchmark
Vapor barrier
15. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Zoning regulations
Slab-on-grade foundation
Areaway
Plan view
16. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Contour interval
Awning window
Section view
Louver
17. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Tread
Floor plans
Swing
Nonconforming
18. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Door schedules
Vapor barrier
Scale
Modular measurement
19. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Nonconforming
Casement window
Scuttle
Easement
20. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Casing
Truss
Blueprinting
Bifold door
21. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Hose bibbs
Full section
Bearing
Metes and bounds
22. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Floor plans
Point of beginning
Double-hung window
Specifications guide
23. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Specifications writer
Sliding
Floor plans
Tread
24. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Nonconforming
Finish schedules
Point of beginning
25. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Building codes
Louver
Modular measurement
Swing
26. 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.
Louver
Modular measurement
Elevation
Door schedules
27. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Full section
Finish schedules
Detail
Benchmark
28. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Double-hung window
Scuttle
Pocket door
Building codes
29. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Specifications guide
Zones
Set backs
Skylight
30. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Detail
Scuttle
Finish schedules
Truss
31. Multiple drawings.
Scale
Sidelight
Orthographics
Contour interval
32. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Blueprinting
Vapor barrier
Slab-on-grade foundation
Specifications guide
33. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Metes and bounds
Modular measurement
Partial sections elevations
Blueprinting
34. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Sliding
Partition
Green space
Specifications guide
35. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Contour line
Benchmark
Casing
Contour interval
36. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Set backs
Casing
Scuttle
Double-hung window
37. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Scale
Metes and bounds
National Building Codes
Louver
38. Multiple drawings.
Awning window
Orthographics
Scale
Metes and bounds
39. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Metes and bounds
Scuttle
Specifications guide
40. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Bypass doors
Plot plan
Crawl space
Nonconforming
41. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Set backs
Double-hung window
Zoning regulations
Sliding
42. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Contour line
Pocket door
Truss
Modular measurement
43. A detailed description of the land surface.
Orthographics
Double-hung window
Contour line
Topography
44. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Truss
Bypass doors
Set backs
Plot plan
45. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Hose bibbs
Zones
Scuttle
Swing
46. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Floor plans
Tread
Zoning regulations
Dormer
47. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Elevation
Slab-on-grade foundation
Blueprinting
Windows schedules
48. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Building codes
Blueprinting
Variance
National Building Codes
49. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Door schedules
Zones
Scuttle
Pocket door
50. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Detail
Awning window
Casement window
Zoning regulations