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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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1. 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.






2. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






5. Direction an installed door will open.






6. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






7. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






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






10. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






24. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






25. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






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






27. 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.






28. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






30. Direction an installed door will open.






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






32. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






33. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






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






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






36. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






40. Multiple drawings.






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






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.






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






44. 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.






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






46. External water faucets of a building.






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






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






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






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






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