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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.






2. External water faucets of a building.






3. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.






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

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






6. Direction an installed door will open.






7. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






14. External water faucets of a building.






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






16. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






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






18. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






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






20. Multiple drawings.






21. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






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






25. See National building Codes.






26. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






29. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.






30. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.






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






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






33. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






34. A detailed description of the land surface.






35. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.






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






37. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.






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






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






40. See National building Codes.






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






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






43. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






44. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






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 close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.






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






48. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






49. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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.