Draft Ceiling Plan_Technical Terms
- 3. 1. ACOUSTIC •IS THE SCIENCE OF SOUNDS IN HOUSING, MATERIALS USED TO KEEP DOWN NOISE WITHIN A ROOM OR TO PREVENT IT FROM AN OVER HEAD LINING INSIDE OF A ROOM
- 4. 2. CEILING JOIST •IS THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION THAT HOLDS THE CEILING BOARD
- 5. 3. CEILING BOARD •IS A CEILING COVERING MATERIALS
- 6. 4. CORNICE •IS A WOOD OR ANY MATERIAL PROJECT BEYOND THE WALL OF THE CEILING
- 7. 5. FIXTURES •IS A PIECE OF ELECTRIC OR PLUMBING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS A PART OF THE STRUCTURE
- 8. 6. GYPSUM BOARD •IS A BOARD MADE OF PLASTER WITH COVERING OF PAPER
- 9. 7. HANGER •IS AN IRON OR WOOD STRAP USED TO SUPPORT A JOIST
- 10. 8. INSULATION •IS A MATERIAL OBSTRUCTING THE PASSAGE OF SOUND, HEAT, OR COLD FROM ONE SURFACE TO ANOTHER
- 11. 9. LIGHTING FIXTURES •IS THE POSITION OR PLACEMENT OF LIGHTING FIXTURES OF THE HOUSE
- 12. 10. REFLECTED CEILING PLAN •IS A DRAWING OF A ROOM OR BUILDING, LOOKING DOWN AT THE INTERIOR CEILING
- 13. 11. SMOKE DETECTORS •IS A FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE THAT IS USED TO DETECT SMOKE OR GASSES PRODUCED BY SMOLDERING FIRES PARTICLES OF COMBUSTION
- 14. 12. SOFFIT •IS THE UNDERSURFACE OF A CORNICE, MOLDING, OR BEAM
- 15. 13. SPECIFICATION •IS THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ACCOMPANYING THE WORKING DRAWING
- 16. 14. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS •IS A FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE THAT DISCHARGES WATER WHEN THE EFFECTS OF A FIRE HAVE BEEN DETECTED
- 17. 15. VENTILATION •IS THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING AND REMOVING AIR BY NATURAL OR MECHANICAL MEANS TO OR FROM ANY SPACE