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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






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






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






12. Direction an installed door will open.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






21. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






25. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






26. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






27. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






29. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






30. Direction an installed door will open.






31. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






39. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Multiple drawings.






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






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

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






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






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