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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Partial sections elevations
Set backs
Casing
Blueprinting
2. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Benchmark
Zoning regulations
Contour interval
Finish schedules
3. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Risers
Contour line
Skylight
Plan view
4. 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.
Sidelight
Truss
Louver
Slab-on-grade foundation
5. 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.
Benchmark
Dormer
Areaway
Point of beginning
6. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Zones
Point of beginning
Scuttle
Finish schedules
7. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Windows schedules
Areaway
Beam pocket
Modular measurement
8. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Bearing
Metes and bounds
Zones
Door schedules
9. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Metes and bounds
Plan view
Windows schedules
Sidelight
10. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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11. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Pocket door
Set backs
Contour interval
National Building Codes
12. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Detail
Scale
Beam pocket
Partition
13. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Skylight
Modular measurement
Pocket door
Partition
14. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Modular measurement
Architect's scale
Variance
Contour line
15. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Door schedules
Bifold door
Zoning regulations
Detail
16. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Scale
Detail
Scuttle
Floor plans
17. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Detail
Truss
Zoning regulations
Crawl space
18. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Elevation
Bearing
Double-hung window
Partition
19. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Point of beginning
Bypass doors
Risers
Nonconforming
20. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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21. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Casement window
Hose bibbs
Partition
Risers
22. External water faucets of a building.
Specifications
Nonconforming
Dormer
Hose bibbs
23. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Floor plans
Dormer
Slab-on-grade foundation
24. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Topography
National Building Codes
Zones
Beam pocket
25. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Topography
Finish schedules
Zones
Double-hung window
26. Multiple drawings.
Contour interval
Plot plan
Metes and bounds
Orthographics
27. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Green space
Areaway
Awning window
Skylight
28. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Metes and bounds
Specifications writer
Truss
Set backs
29. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Scale
Partial sections elevations
Casement window
Tread
30. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Topography
Windows schedules
Partition
Floor plans
31. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Specifications
Full section
Bearing
Bypass doors
32. See National building Codes.
Section view
Slab-on-grade foundation
Building codes
Contour line
33. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Section view
Green space
Scuttle
Hearth
34. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Vapor barrier
Zones
Metes and bounds
35. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Building codes
Detail
Architect's scale
Finish schedules
36. A detailed description of the land surface.
Topography
Partition
Variance
Bifold door
37. Direction an installed door will open.
Bifold door
Swing
Scuttle
Skylight
38. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Door schedules
Set backs
Slab-on-grade foundation
Areaway
39. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Pocket door
Scuttle
Beam pocket
Contour interval
40. External water faucets of a building.
Metes and bounds
Hose bibbs
Zones
Double-hung window
41. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Partial sections elevations
Orthographics
Bifold door
Specifications
42. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Plan view
Awning window
Elevation
National Building Codes
43. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Bifold door
Variance
Swing
Partition
44. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Swing
Sidelight
Casing
Modular measurement
45. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications guide
Skylight
Contour interval
Section view
46. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Zones
National Building Codes
Zoning regulations
Door schedules
47. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Bypass doors
Areaway
National Building Codes
48. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Specifications writer
Partition
Crawl space
Dormer
49. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Scuttle
Louver
Sidelight
Vapor barrier
50. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Scale
Detail
Zones
Elevation