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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Orthographics
Skylight
National Building Codes
Hose bibbs
2. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Louver
Nonconforming
Modular measurement
Section view
3. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Crawl space
Bypass doors
Variance
Building codes
4. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
National Building Codes
Contour interval
Scuttle
Bearing
5. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Contour interval
Section view
Skylight
Partition
6. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Tread
Specifications writer
National Building Codes
Nonconforming
7. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Modular measurement
Pocket door
Zones
Specifications guide
8. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Zoning regulations
Benchmark
Areaway
Specifications writer
9. Direction an installed door will open.
Windows schedules
Modular measurement
Swing
Modular measurement
10. 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.
Swing
Elevation
Hearth
Zoning regulations
11. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Truss
Windows schedules
Swing
Detail
12. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Zones
Crawl space
Hose bibbs
Truss
13. See National building Codes.
Specifications
Scuttle
Building codes
Benchmark
14. Multiple drawings.
Awning window
Pocket door
Areaway
Orthographics
15. A detailed description of the land surface.
Topography
Risers
Blueprinting
Bypass doors
16. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications guide
Metes and bounds
Windows schedules
Pocket door
17. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Plan view
Easement
Architect's scale
Detail
18. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Awning window
Orthographics
Point of beginning
Vapor barrier
19. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Scuttle
National Building Codes
Slab-on-grade foundation
Full section
20. A detailed description of the land surface.
Bearing
Door schedules
Scuttle
Topography
21. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Hearth
Set backs
Casing
Bearing
22. External water faucets of a building.
Casement window
Hose bibbs
National Building Codes
Modular measurement
23. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Truss
Bifold door
Bypass doors
Pocket door
24. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Plot plan
Plan view
Benchmark
Floor plans
25. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Detail
Truss
Set backs
Nonconforming
26. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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27. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Easement
Zoning regulations
Variance
Louver
28. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Floor plans
Casing
Architect's scale
Slab-on-grade foundation
29. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Risers
Contour line
Architect's scale
Truss
30. See National building Codes.
Architect's scale
Vapor barrier
Partition
Building codes
31. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Crawl space
Double-hung window
Casement window
Scale
32. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Awning window
Sliding
Section view
Scale
33. External water faucets of a building.
Hose bibbs
Crawl space
Specifications guide
Plot plan
34. 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.
Modular measurement
Point of beginning
Blueprinting
Sliding
35. 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.
Partial sections elevations
Partition
Point of beginning
Vapor barrier
36. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Sliding
Contour interval
Casement window
Contour line
37. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Zones
Casing
Partition
Point of beginning
38. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Scuttle
Scale
Easement
Section view
39. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Specifications guide
Risers
Section view
Pocket door
40. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Beam pocket
Skylight
Plan view
Double-hung window
41. 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.
Scale
Plot plan
Variance
Door schedules
42. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Specifications
Set backs
Skylight
Bypass doors
43. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Variance
Orthographics
Louver
Dormer
44. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Truss
Areaway
Plot plan
Finish schedules
45. 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.
Variance
Detail
Partial sections elevations
Double-hung window
46. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Casement window
Metes and bounds
Full section
Zoning regulations
47. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Green space
Dormer
Finish schedules
48. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Detail
Tread
Dormer
Sidelight
49. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Contour interval
Windows schedules
Plot plan
Topography
50. 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.
Louver
Topography
Zones
Crawl space