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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






2. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






29. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






32. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






42. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






43. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






46. See National building Codes.






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






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


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






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