H-1 Task 2

Question 1

What does camber mean?

What does crown mean?

What does breaking joints mean?

Answer 1

• Manufactured beam or girder with upward curve built in it.
• lumber warps as they dry, that term is called crown. Crowns should be faced up in joists.
• staggering the joints in sheathing or top plates.

Question 2

What does load path mean?

What does tributary width mean?

What does tributary area mean?

Answer 2

• transfer of the load down to the foundation, path is normally vertical.
• for beam and lintels is the supported joist lenth bearing on that member.
• is the share of the structure that is being supported by a structural building component.

Question 3

What does cornice mean?

What does eave mean?

What does parapet mean?

What does soffit mean?

Answer 3

• cornice is the outward projection of a roof where it meets the wall.
• eave or cornice is the projection of the roof system beyond the exterion wall. Included the facia, gutters, rafter tails and soffit.
• Parapet is wall that extends above the roofline.
• Soffit is the underside of a building component. Eave, beam, open stairs.

Question 4

If crawl spaces provide access for utility services, whats the minimum clear height access?

Before you frame a rough opening, what should you check before hand?

Answer 4

• no less than 600mm
• obtain the correct rough opening sizes for door and windows from the manufacturer of the supplier before framing the opening.