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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Zones
Metes and bounds
Sliding
2. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Full section
Crawl space
Partition
Hearth
3. Ruler used to area and read measurements in various proportions and scale.
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4. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Detail
Elevation
Skylight
Zoning regulations
5. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Specifications
Awning window
Green space
Crawl space
6. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Architect's scale
Awning window
Zones
Contour line
7. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Contour interval
Building codes
Easement
Floor plans
8. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Sidelight
Risers
Orthographics
Modular measurement
9. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Detail
Floor plans
Contour interval
Tread
10. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
National Building Codes
Blueprinting
Plot plan
Nonconforming
11. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Pocket door
Partial sections elevations
Sliding
Green space
12. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Areaway
Slab-on-grade foundation
Casing
13. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Full section
Blueprinting
Contour line
Beam pocket
14. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Plan view
Specifications guide
Windows schedules
Truss
15. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Full section
Bearing
Metes and bounds
Vapor barrier
16. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Building codes
Louver
Casing
Windows schedules
17. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Bypass doors
Dormer
Zones
Section view
18. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Modular measurement
Plan view
Pocket door
Tread
19. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Point of beginning
Crawl space
Full section
Windows schedules
20. External water faucets of a building.
Sidelight
Hose bibbs
National Building Codes
Hearth
21. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Full section
Partial sections elevations
Skylight
Floor plans
22. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Point of beginning
Beam pocket
Skylight
Bifold door
23. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.
Set backs
Dormer
Zoning regulations
Bifold door
24. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Elevation
Hearth
Sidelight
Plot plan
25. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
National Building Codes
Detail
Scale
Specifications writer
26. 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.
Elevation
Point of beginning
Finish schedules
Elevation
27. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Casing
Building codes
Plan view
Crawl space
28. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Skylight
Section view
Zoning regulations
Modular measurement
29. 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.
Risers
Full section
Point of beginning
Pocket door
30. A detailed description of the land surface.
Bypass doors
Topography
Modular measurement
Zoning regulations
31. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Door schedules
Swing
Windows schedules
Vapor barrier
32. The pages of a set of prints that show a building from above - looking down.
Plan view
Skylight
Bifold door
Finish schedules
33. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Benchmark
Zoning regulations
Bearing
Finish schedules
34. See National building Codes.
Building codes
Easement
Beam pocket
Bypass doors
35. 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.
Hose bibbs
Truss
Elevation
Louver
36. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Benchmark
Hose bibbs
Door schedules
Hearth
37. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Section view
Elevation
National Building Codes
Double-hung window
38. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Plan view
Metes and bounds
Hose bibbs
Partial sections elevations
39. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Benchmark
Easement
Specifications
Pocket door
40. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Green space
Windows schedules
Casement window
Contour line
41. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Hose bibbs
Plot plan
Floor plans
42. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Metes and bounds
Blueprinting
Bearing
Detail
43. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Building codes
Truss
Casing
Bypass doors
44. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Swing
Section view
Plan view
Sidelight
45. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Casement window
Specifications writer
Bearing
Plot plan
46. See National building Codes.
Casement window
Floor plans
Building codes
Benchmark
47. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Skylight
Door schedules
Zoning regulations
Hose bibbs
48. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Bearing
Orthographics
Specifications writer
Detail
49. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Benchmark
Architect's scale
Specifications
Section view
50. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.
Sliding
Scale
Variance
Contour line