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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






2. 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.






3. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






18. A detailed description of the land surface.






19. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






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






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






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






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






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


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






26. 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.






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






28. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






29. Direction an installed door will open.






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






31. 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.






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






33. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






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






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






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






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






38. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






40. 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.






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






42. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






44. Multiple drawings.






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






46. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






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






48. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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