Construction Drawing Test 1 Exam Q's and A's

Construction Drawing Test 1
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1. elevation drawings that show height

2. floor plans drawn 1/48 of the actual size

3. architects scale the instrument used to make drawings to scale

4. site plan gives information about the site which the building is to be constructed

5. footing concrete base

6. studs the vertical members in a wall frame

7. plate the uppermost framing of the wall

8. headers the framing across the top of a window opening

9. sections and de- used to get larger scale drawings
tails

10. longitudinal sec- a full section taken from a lengthwise cut through the building
tion

11. transverse sec- taken from an imaginary cut across the width of the building
tion

12. cornice the construction at the roof eaves

13. grading moving earth away from high areas and into low areas

14. set-back the distance from the front boundary to the building line

15. batter boards sturdy horizontal boards fastened between 2x4 stakes, at least 4 feet outside the
building lines.

16. building sewer carries the waste to the municipal sewer or septic tank

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