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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Nonconforming
Crawl space
National Building Codes
Scale
2. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Topography
Specifications guide
Set backs
Finish schedules
3. A detailed description of the land surface.
Windows schedules
Topography
Louver
Specifications guide
4. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Blueprinting
Awning window
Green space
Full section
5. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Dormer
Bypass doors
Scale
Orthographics
6. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Casing
Section view
Modular measurement
Areaway
7. Multiple drawings.
Specifications writer
Casement window
Orthographics
Bypass doors
8. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Detail
Floor plans
Elevation
Beam pocket
9. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Hose bibbs
Plan view
Contour line
Beam pocket
10. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Hearth
Modular measurement
Dormer
Bearing
11. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Swing
Specifications
Partial sections elevations
Contour interval
12. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Easement
Topography
Plan view
Green space
13. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Point of beginning
Skylight
Contour interval
Variance
14. 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.
Dormer
Point of beginning
Finish schedules
Variance
15. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Green space
Scuttle
Building codes
Partition
16. See National building Codes.
Hose bibbs
Partition
Building codes
Casement window
17. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Full section
Specifications writer
Hose bibbs
18. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Windows schedules
Vapor barrier
Crawl space
Variance
19. 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.
Specifications
Easement
Skylight
Elevation
20. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Specifications guide
Casement window
Sidelight
Nonconforming
21. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Bearing
Risers
Specifications writer
Double-hung window
22. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Specifications writer
Detail
Scuttle
Windows schedules
23. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Bypass doors
Orthographics
Metes and bounds
Specifications writer
24. 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.
Bearing
Double-hung window
Variance
Swing
25. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Scale
Door schedules
Vapor barrier
Beam pocket
26. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Bearing
Point of beginning
Sidelight
Vapor barrier
27. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Detail
Scale
Awning window
Dormer
28. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Building codes
Blueprinting
Casement window
Hearth
29. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Variance
Plan view
Partial sections elevations
Bearing
30. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Architect's scale
Floor plans
Topography
Easement
31. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Elevation
Sidelight
Casement window
Floor plans
32. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Architect's scale
Bypass doors
Sliding
Plan view
33. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Easement
Scuttle
Full section
Tread
34. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Beam pocket
Plan view
Louver
Sidelight
35. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Tread
Specifications
Beam pocket
Partition
36. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Architect's scale
Pocket door
Contour interval
Specifications writer
37. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Hearth
Plot plan
Zones
Bypass doors
38. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Bifold door
Metes and bounds
Risers
Beam pocket
39. External water faucets of a building.
Hose bibbs
Variance
Tread
Modular measurement
40. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
41. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Crawl space
Set backs
Benchmark
Nonconforming
42. 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.
Elevation
Risers
Windows schedules
Beam pocket
43. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Windows schedules
Door schedules
Floor plans
Nonconforming
44. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Swing
Slab-on-grade foundation
Windows schedules
Specifications guide
45. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Tread
Scuttle
Modular measurement
Double-hung window
46. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Windows schedules
Casing
Specifications writer
Beam pocket
47. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Specifications
Specifications guide
Bifold door
Bypass doors
48. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Hearth
Scuttle
Elevation
Slab-on-grade foundation
49. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Bifold door
Nonconforming
Partial sections elevations
Full section
50. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Orthographics
Scuttle
Specifications writer
Slab-on-grade foundation