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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






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






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






4. 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.






5. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.






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






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






18. External water faucets of a building.






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






20. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.






30. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






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






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






46. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






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







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