Deck 23: Elevations

Question 1

The __________ is the uppermost framing member in the wall.

Answer 1

plate

Question 2

On elevation drawings, underground portions of a building are shown with __________ lines.

Answer 2

dashed

Question 3

Explain when elevations would not labeled according to compass directions.

Answer 3

When drawings are being sold through catalogs or when the same drawing is to be used on several sites.

Question 4

Elevations are often named according to __________ directions.

Question 5

__________ is determining the relationship of one drawing to another.

Question 6

Which of the following is not dimensioned in elevation drawings?

A) the thickness of the footing
B) the height of the foundation walls
C) the top of the foundation to the finished first floor
D) thickness of the foundation walls

Question 7

Drawings that show the height of an object are called __________.

Question 8

The __________ is the framing that goes across the top of a window opening.

Question 9

The surface of the ground is shown by a heavy solid line, called a __________ line.

Question 10

The __________ line usually includes one or more notes to indicate the elevation above sea level or another reference point.