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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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






2. Multiple drawings.






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






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






5. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






7. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. A detailed description of the land surface.






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






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






24. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






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






28. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






30. 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.






31. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






32. See National building Codes.






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






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






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






36. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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






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






39. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






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






41. Direction an installed door will open.






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






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






44. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






45. External water faucets of a building.






46. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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