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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.






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






3. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.






4. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






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






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






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






8. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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

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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. External water faucets of a building.






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






18. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






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






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






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






22. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






24. A detailed description of the land surface.






25. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.






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






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






28. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






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






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






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






34. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






37. Direction an installed door will open.






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






39. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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







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