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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






5. See National building Codes.






6. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






7. Direction an installed door will open.






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






9. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






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






13. Direction an installed door will open.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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


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






23. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






36. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






37. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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