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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Point of beginning
Partial sections elevations
Awning window
Blueprinting
2. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Casement window
Bypass doors
Plot plan
Green space
3. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Hose bibbs
Casement window
Tread
Set backs
4. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Risers
Orthographics
Beam pocket
Hearth
5. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Specifications writer
Specifications writer
Benchmark
Hearth
6. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Tread
Skylight
Pocket door
Crawl space
7. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Bypass doors
Skylight
Areaway
Zoning regulations
8. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Truss
Plan view
Zoning regulations
Contour interval
9. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Set backs
Skylight
Awning window
Variance
10. 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.
Variance
Full section
Building codes
Casing
11. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Elevation
Variance
Full section
Specifications writer
12. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Orthographics
Dormer
Partial sections elevations
Modular measurement
13. 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.
Floor plans
Easement
Elevation
Modular measurement
14. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Point of beginning
Section view
Areaway
Variance
15. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Beam pocket
Set backs
Bypass doors
Hose bibbs
16. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Bearing
Easement
Contour line
Orthographics
17. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Zones
Pocket door
Crawl space
Bearing
18. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Plan view
Topography
Sidelight
Skylight
19. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Awning window
Bypass doors
Detail
Green space
20. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Full section
Sliding
Awning window
Detail
21. 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.
Point of beginning
Swing
Scale
Specifications writer
22. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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23. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Risers
Blueprinting
Finish schedules
24. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Tread
Partition
Detail
25. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Benchmark
Finish schedules
Windows schedules
Door schedules
26. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Contour interval
Pocket door
Metes and bounds
Zones
27. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Scuttle
Nonconforming
Detail
Double-hung window
28. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Casing
Casing
Hearth
Vapor barrier
29. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Full section
Zones
Tread
Truss
30. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Bifold door
Double-hung window
Specifications
Set backs
31. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Specifications
Section view
Partial sections elevations
Topography
32. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Windows schedules
Easement
Metes and bounds
Modular measurement
33. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Pocket door
Green space
Plot plan
Section view
34. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Beam pocket
Slab-on-grade foundation
Casement window
Floor plans
35. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Bypass doors
Bearing
Casing
36. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Bifold door
Finish schedules
Bypass doors
Floor plans
37. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Contour line
Zones
Metes and bounds
Specifications guide
38. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Awning window
Variance
Scuttle
Skylight
39. Direction an installed door will open.
Partial sections elevations
Swing
Floor plans
Risers
40. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Specifications
Nonconforming
Truss
Skylight
41. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Skylight
Contour interval
Bifold door
Bifold door
42. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Bifold door
Elevation
Finish schedules
Specifications
43. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Full section
Pocket door
Topography
Truss
44. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Elevation
Easement
Topography
Detail
45. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Awning window
Benchmark
Risers
Bearing
46. External water faucets of a building.
Hose bibbs
Topography
Topography
Specifications guide
47. A detailed description of the land surface.
Topography
Zoning regulations
Partition
Pocket door
48. A detailed description of the land surface.
Topography
Louver
Casing
Vapor barrier
49. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Scuttle
Specifications
Areaway
Hearth
50. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Contour interval
Easement
Awning window
Hearth