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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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


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






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






5. See National building Codes.






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






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






8. External water faucets of a building.






9. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






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






13. Multiple drawings.






14. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






15. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






22. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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