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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.






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






3. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






6. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. External water faucets of a building.






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

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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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






35. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






37. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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