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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






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






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






4. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






22. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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






27. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






29. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






39. See National building Codes.






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






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






42. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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