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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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1. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.
Building codes
Areaway
Dormer
Section view
2. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Beam pocket
Windows schedules
Bypass doors
Crawl space
3. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Awning window
Dormer
Architect's scale
Louver
4. Direction an installed door will open.
Specifications writer
Door schedules
Hearth
Swing
5. Multiple drawings.
Plot plan
Section view
Architect's scale
Orthographics
6. 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.
Architect's scale
Point of beginning
Metes and bounds
Crawl space
7. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Tread
Contour interval
Vapor barrier
Scale
8. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Areaway
Metes and bounds
Casing
Skylight
9. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.
Nonconforming
Skylight
Louver
Hearth
10. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Set backs
Easement
Finish schedules
Beam pocket
11. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Hose bibbs
Blueprinting
Areaway
Finish schedules
12. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Areaway
Double-hung window
Scuttle
Risers
13. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.
Truss
Crawl space
Dormer
Modular measurement
14. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Metes and bounds
Awning window
Section view
Skylight
15. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Set backs
Windows schedules
Specifications
Double-hung window
16. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Door schedules
Set backs
Contour interval
Nonconforming
17. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Scuttle
Hose bibbs
Set backs
Partition
18. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.
Plan view
Specifications
Bearing
Full section
19. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Specifications guide
Variance
Double-hung window
Floor plans
20. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Metes and bounds
Bypass doors
Specifications writer
Green space
21. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Green space
Floor plans
Casement window
Truss
22. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.
Plot plan
Bypass doors
Zones
Casing
23. Multiple drawings.
Point of beginning
Dormer
Hearth
Orthographics
24. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Bypass doors
Windows schedules
Casing
Zones
25. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Door schedules
Hearth
Windows schedules
Easement
26. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.
Plot plan
Sliding
Contour line
Finish schedules
27. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Areaway
Windows schedules
Bifold door
Zoning regulations
28. 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
Easement
Nonconforming
Louver
29. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Bifold door
Set backs
Nonconforming
Detail
30. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Plan view
Dormer
Partition
National Building Codes
31. The proportional reduction of each line in a drawing of a building that clearly shows the information and can be handled conveniently.
Partial sections elevations
Vapor barrier
Scale
Areaway
32. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Beam pocket
Plan view
Partial sections elevations
Benchmark
33. See National building Codes.
Bypass doors
Architect's scale
Building codes
Hose bibbs
34. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Floor plans
National Building Codes
Bypass doors
Awning window
35. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.
Orthographics
Blueprinting
Sliding
Contour line
36. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Partial sections elevations
Zoning regulations
Topography
Door schedules
37. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Metes and bounds
Casement window
Specifications
Bypass doors
38. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Metes and bounds
Green space
Scale
Risers
39. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.
Plot plan
Sidelight
Orthographics
Skylight
40. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Topography
Bifold door
Detail
Nonconforming
41. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Scuttle
Easement
Bearing
Plan view
42. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Sidelight
Partition
Point of beginning
Easement
43. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Slab-on-grade foundation
Orthographics
Set backs
Sliding
44. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Finish schedules
Section view
Metes and bounds
National Building Codes
45. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.
Double-hung window
Door schedules
Zones
Detail
46. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.
Windows schedules
Blueprinting
Pocket door
Specifications
47. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.
Point of beginning
Hearth
Tread
Dormer
48. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Scuttle
Specifications
Specifications guide
Topography
49. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.
Floor plans
Vapor barrier
Zoning regulations
Contour interval
50. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
Sidelight
Slab-on-grade foundation
Windows schedules
Contour interval