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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






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






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






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






12. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






29. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






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






31. See National building Codes.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Direction an installed door will open.






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






40. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






45. Direction an installed door will open.






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






47. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






49. Multiple drawings.






50. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.







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