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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Vapor barrier
Blueprinting
Partition
Point of beginning
2. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
National Building Codes
Bifold door
Section view
Dormer
3. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Hose bibbs
Dormer
Swing
Elevation
4. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Risers
Awning window
Point of beginning
Zoning regulations
5. Direction an installed door will open.
Swing
Vapor barrier
Detail
Sidelight
6. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Full section
Partial sections elevations
Nonconforming
Green space
7. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Dormer
Tread
Double-hung window
Bypass doors
8. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Topography
Blueprinting
Nonconforming
Hearth
9. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
10. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Zoning regulations
Zoning regulations
Architect's scale
Skylight
11. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Door schedules
Zones
Dormer
Contour interval
12. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Blueprinting
Floor plans
Specifications
Casing
13. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Vapor barrier
Crawl space
Swing
Beam pocket
14. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Nonconforming
Point of beginning
Double-hung window
Sidelight
15. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Variance
Casement window
Plot plan
Slab-on-grade foundation
16. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Plot plan
Scale
Double-hung window
Orthographics
17. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Zoning regulations
Specifications
Scale
Full section
18. 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.
Full section
Zones
Point of beginning
Contour line
19. 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.
Pocket door
Louver
Beam pocket
Contour interval
20. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Metes and bounds
Topography
Slab-on-grade foundation
Plot plan
21. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Metes and bounds
Partition
Bifold door
Areaway
22. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Architect's scale
Areaway
Section view
Finish schedules
23. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Set backs
Skylight
Elevation
Door schedules
24. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Orthographics
Blueprinting
Hearth
Vapor barrier
25. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Plan view
Contour interval
Swing
Bypass doors
26. External water faucets of a building.
Green space
Swing
Zoning regulations
Hose bibbs
27. Direction an installed door will open.
Swing
Beam pocket
National Building Codes
Contour interval
28. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Pocket door
Sidelight
Beam pocket
Scuttle
29. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Bypass doors
Set backs
Skylight
Louver
30. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Crawl space
Casement window
Set backs
Louver
31. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Windows schedules
Finish schedules
National Building Codes
Bypass doors
32. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Section view
Truss
Contour interval
Set backs
33. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Sliding
Floor plans
Section view
Plan view
34. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Full section
Bypass doors
Detail
Awning window
35. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Benchmark
Bearing
Casing
Risers
36. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Plot plan
Plot plan
Hearth
Door schedules
37. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Metes and bounds
Floor plans
Louver
Hose bibbs
38. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Dormer
Benchmark
Partial sections elevations
Scale
39. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Dormer
Contour interval
Hose bibbs
Specifications
40. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Dormer
Variance
Scuttle
Blueprinting
41. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Risers
Finish schedules
Dormer
Pocket door
42. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Double-hung window
Benchmark
Contour interval
Easement
43. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Pocket door
Dormer
Casing
National Building Codes
44. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Swing
Skylight
Windows schedules
Benchmark
45. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Easement
Vapor barrier
Nonconforming
Finish schedules
46. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Green space
Risers
Modular measurement
Green space
47. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Blueprinting
Specifications writer
Specifications guide
Double-hung window
48. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Blueprinting
Contour interval
Pocket door
Hearth
49. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Architect's scale
Areaway
Green space
Risers
50. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Partition
Bypass doors
Areaway
Zones