Section 4 - The Floor Plan

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DRYWALL

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IS AN INTERIOR WALL COVERING INSTALLED IN LARGE SHEETS MADE FROM GYPSUM BOARD.

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PLASTER

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IS A MIXTURE OF SAND, CEMENT, AND WATER OVER A WIRE MESH USED TO COVER WALLS AND CIELING.

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FURRING

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IS GENERALLY SMALL STRIPS OF WOOD OR METAL THAT ARE APPLIED TO A WALL OR OTHER SURFACE TO ACT AS A FASTENING PIECE FOR THE FINISHING MATERIAL.

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SOIL STACK

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IS A VERTICAL SOIL PIPE CARRYING THE DISCHARGE FROM THE TOILET FIXTURE.

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SOIL VENT

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ALLOWS VAPOR TO ESCAPE AND VENTILATES THE SYSTEM.

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PARTIAL WALLS

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USED AS ROOM DIVIDERS IN SITUATIONS WHERE AN OPEN ENVIRONMENT IS DESIRED.

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DOOR SILL

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THE SILL OR THRESHOLD OF A DOORWAY.

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MULLIONS

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ARE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL DIVIDERS BETWEEN SECTIONS OF A WINDOW.

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MUNTINS

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ARE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL DIVIDERS WITHIN A SECTION OF A WINDOW.

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BOW WINDOW

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AN ARC-SHAPED BAY WINDOW.

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ORIEL WINDOW

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A BAY WINDOW WHEN IT PROJECTS FROM AN UPPER STORY AND IS SUPPORTED BY CORBELS.

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CORBEL

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REFERS TO THE STONE, BRICK, TIMBER, OR METAL PROJECTING OUT FROM A WALL TO SUPPORT A STRUCTURE ABOVE.

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HOSE BIBB

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IS AN OUTDOOR WATER FAUCET TO WHICH A GARDEN HOSE MAY BE ATTACHED.

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CRAWL SPACE

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IS A SPACE BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE FLOOR OF A BUILDING IN WHICH A PERSON CANNOT GENERALLY WALK UPRIGHT.

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WINDOW WELL

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IS GENERALLY A SMALL RETAINING WALL MADE OF METAL, PLASTIC, CONCRETE, MASONRY, OR PRESSURE - TREATED WOOD, AND CONSTRUCTED AROUND A BASEMENT WINDOW TO HOLD EARTH AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS AND ALLOW FOR GRADING OR PLANTING AROUND THE EXTERIOR.

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STUB WALLS

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ARE WALLS THAT DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS A ROOM, AND ARE DIMENSIONED BY GIVING THEIR LOCATION TO A STUD FACE AND THEIR LENGTH.

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ROUGH OPENING

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IS THE OPENING IN A WALL OR FRAMEWORK OF A BUILDING, INTO WHICH A FEATURE SUCH AS A DOOR OR WINDOW FRAME IS INSTALLED.

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MASONRY OPENING

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THE ROUGH OPENING REQUIRED IN A MASONRY WALL, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF A WINDOW OR DOOR UNIT.

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STRUCTURAL MASONRY / REINFORCED MASONRY

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IS NORMALLY A BLEND OF MATERIALS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY HAVE HIGHER COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH THAN CONCRETE BLOCK OR POURED CONCRETE.

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SPECIFIC NOTES

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RELATE TO SPECIFIC FEATURES ON THE DRAWING, SUCH AS THE HEADER SIZE OVER A WINDOW OPENING OR THE DIMENSIONING OF COLUMN DIAMETERS AS DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THIS CHAPTER.

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GENERAL NOTES

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APPLY TO FEATURES ON THE ENTIRE DRAWING RATHER THAN TO SPECIFIC ITEMS.

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CHASE

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IS A STRUCTURE BUILT AROUND AND ENCLOSING ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, OR PLUMBING MATERIALS, OR FOR ENCLOSING A CHIMNEY.

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BEARING PARTITION

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IS AN INTERIOR WALL THAT SUPPORTS WEIGHT FROM ABOVE AND DISTRIBUTES THE LOAD TO THE FOUNDATION.

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BELOW GRADE

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IS ANY PART OF THE HOUSE OR STRUCTURE THAT IS UNDERGROUND OR BENEATH GROUND LEVEL.

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DAYLIGHT BASEMENT

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ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER AND EXIT THE BASEMENT DIRECTLY FROM GROUND LEVEL.