General Construction
This measurement is the distance around the outside of a shape.
What is the perimeter?
A view of an object as seen from directly above.
What is a plan view
Majority of houses are made out of this. It comes in many shapes and sizes. It also has many different types and kinds
What is construction wood/lumber?
This tool is used to mark long straight lines, such as needed for laying out a wall on a floor.
What is a chalk line?
This design style features clean lines, neutral colors, and a "less is more" philosophy
What is Modern Design
This Tool origins where from 1700's in England. but it was not commerically available until the 1920's as the "skilsaw"
What is the circular saw
This is used to scale a drawing.
What is an architect's scale.
Oak and mahogany are examples of this.
What is hardwood?
Phillips, Slotted, Torx, or Square are the heads found on this tool.
What is a screwdriver?
This neutral color sits between gray and beige and is oftern called the most versatile paint choice
What is greige?
Type of line drawn to indicate objects that are hidden from normal view.
What is a dashed line or hidden line?
This siding material is durable, rot resistant, insect resistant, but can not be within 2" of a roof
What is Fiber cement (Hardie)
These type of drill bits can be used to cut large circles in pieces of wood
What are hole saws
This arrangement pattern gets its name for its resemblance to the bones of a fish
What is a Herrignbone pattern
This three letter drafting term was started by engineers is an MIT Laboratory in 1957
What is CAD
This shows the size of the building site and locations of building, driveways, sidewalks, and utilities on the site.
What is a site plan?
This product is made of multiple layers of thin wood veneers, typically softwood species like Douglas-fir, larch, or pine, bonded together with structural adhesives
What is a LVL beam?
More teeth on a circular saw means this?
What is the blade is made for finish cuts
This term describes the combination of colors used throughout a room
What is color Palette?
This Term comes from the Italian word for ceiling.
What is Soffit
The most common scale measurement on an architectural drawing
What is 1/4" = 1'
This process is done to nails and screws to prevent rusting over time
What is Galvanization?
The first of this tool was made from surplus steel wire used for hoop skirts. It was invented in 1829
What is a retractable tape measure
Using light color palette, mirrors, natural light, and minimizing clutter are all techniques to do this
What is make a room feel bigger