Ch 16 - Basic Home Construction

Question 1

Name the basic architectural types and styles.

Answer 1

Ranch style, split-level, and two-story.

Question 2

Name types of two-story homes.

Answer 2

English Tudor, Colonial American, French provincial, and Cape Cod.

Question 3

Another name for split-level.

Answer 3

Tri-level.

Question 4

List the basic components of a foundation of a home.

Answer 4

Footings, foundation walls, and piers.

Question 5

Usually made of concrete that is poured into trenches or forms that have been dug or placed beneath the soil line; typically 16 in wide and 6 in deep.

Answer 5

Footings

Question 6

Lowest part of construction and serve to spread the weight of the structure over the ground.

Answer 6

Footings

Question 7

This part of construction rest on top of the footings and provide a surface upon which the flooring is built.

Answer 7

Foundation Walls

Question 8

usually made out of poured concrete, masonry block, or brick and typically 8 in to 12 in thick.

Answer 8

Foundation Walls

Question 9

Usually made of masonry block; supports the flooring between the foundation walls when a crawlspace or basement is used.

Answer 9

Piers

Question 10

Another name for piers.

Answer 10

Columns

Question 11

Three major types of foundations in NC.

Answer 11

Crawlspace, basement, and concrete slab.

Question 12

Name two types of slab foundations.

Answer 12

monolithic slab and floating slab.

Question 13

Concrete slab poured in on large section with the thicker edges serving as the footings for the building.

Answer 13

Monolithic slab

Question 14

Concrete slab poured inside the outline of the footings and foundation walls.

Answer 14

floating slab

Question 15

What is the NC Termite Protection rule for existing structures?

Answer 15

All firewood or wood materials must be removed from around the foundation construction site and the decking of the residence to discourage termites and other wood-destroying insects.

Question 16

What is the NC Termite Protection rule for new construction?

Answer 16

The soil near the foundation walls and piers must be chemically treated.

Question 17

Elements consisting of the floors, the walls, the ceiling, and the roof.

Answer 17

The FRAME of a house.

Question 18

Floor Framing

Answer 18

Sill, floor joists, subfloor, girders

Question 19

the lowest horizontal wooden part of framing

Answer 19

Sill

Question 20

Rest on top of piers

Answer 20

Girders

Question 21

Laid on top of the joists and girders

Answer 21

Subfloor

Question 22

Wall Framing

Answer 22

Studs, sole and top plates, headers

Question 23

two pieces of lumber joined together to form a beam to provide extra support to wall framing

Answer 23

platform framing

Question 24

Roof Framing

Answer 24

Ceiling joists, rafters, ridge boards, eaves, soffit, frieze board, fascia

Question 25

The overhang of the roof

Answer 25

Eave

Question 26

The highest part of the construction

Answer 26

Ridge boards

Question 27

prefabricated triangular structure that serves the same function of ceiling joists...

Answer 27

Roof truss framing

Question 28

Decorative board at the top of the exterior wall directly under the soffit that prevents penetration of the elements through the joint between the exterior wall and roof.

Answer 28

Frieze board

Question 29

Gutters are usually attached to this.

Answer 29

Frieze board

Question 30

Exterior walls, windows and exterior doors, roofing, insulation, interior finishes, HVAC

Answer 30

Elements of construction

Question 31

Protects the home from the elements and provides a pleasing look

Answer 31

Siding

Question 32

Most common siding material used in older existing homes in NC.

Answer 32

Wood.

Question 33

Wood-manufactured hardboard, brick veneer, fiver cement board, vinyl, aluminum, stucco, or synthetic stucco

Answer 33

SIDING used in newer construction in NC.

Question 34

Insulation value of materials.

Answer 34

R-value

Question 35

Lower or higher R-values are required in the colder, mountainous sections of the state?

Answer 35

Higher.

Question 36

HVAC

Answer 36

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning

Question 37

Most common HVAC forms of central heating units are fueled by what systems?

Answer 37

gas, oil, or electricity; heat pumps; and forced warm air systems.

Question 38

Less common HVAC power sources are?

Answer 38

Coal, wood, steam, and electric wire.

Question 39

Very popular HVAC system in most NC homes?

Answer 39

Heat pump. Provides a combo of heating and A/C.

Question 40

In NC, anyone who contracts to construct a building that costs more than $30,000 must obtain a _______________.

Answer 40

General contractor's license for the state.

Question 41

Homes financed by government-backed loans must meet minimum construction standards set by HUD for which loan type(s)?

Answer 41

FHA, VA

Question 42

Sets minimum construction standards for public safety.

Answer 42

NC Uniform Building Code