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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






2. Multiple drawings.






3. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






4. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






6. Direction an installed door will open.






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






8. See National building Codes.






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






10. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






12. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






28. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.


29. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.






30. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






32. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.






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






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






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






36. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.






37. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






39. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.






40. Multiple drawings.






41. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.






42. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






43. 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.






44. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






45. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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