Construction Terms

A person who is being trained to work in the building trades. This person attends classes and works under the supervision of a skilled craftsman.

• Apprentice

• Contractor

• Partner

• Technician

A business owner who operates the business.

• Technician

• Laborer

• Sole proprietorship

Profession is described by which sentence below?

• Workers with very limited training.

• An occupation that requires more than 4 years of college and a license to practice.

• Workers with hands on training.

A cover sheet in an architectural sheet set is?

• A blank sheet of paper to protect the other sheets in the set.

• Shows all the Sheets number in the set under the heading of Sheet Index

• Shows photos of the construction firm.

Sheet Type A1 may include:

• Structural Engineering sheets

• Electrical Sheets

• Fire Safety and/or Egress Plan

• 3-D Renderings

Parts of Egress are:

• The exit access, the exit, and exit discharge.

• Arrows showing where to go.

• Fire extinguishers

How do you know what is being demolished on a demolition plan?

• Dashed lines showing walls to be removed.

• Solid lines filled in solids showing walls to be removed.

• Arrows and notes showing what is to be removed.

• All of the above are correct.

Floor plans show the layout of the rooms?

• True

• False

Furniture plans show what?

• Moveable furniture, accessories, and equipment.

• Framing of walls.

• Flooring choices.

Equipment plans are what?

• Plans that show flooring choices.

• Plans that show where equipment is to be placed.

• Plans that show electrical boxes.