L04 - Exterior Finishes in Residential Construction

Question 1

Eaves

Answer 1

Horizontal roof edges

Question 2

Sloping roof edges

Answer 2

Rakes

Question 3

Horizontal roof edges are called ______ while sloping roof edges are called rakes.

Answer 3

eaves

Question 4

Horizontal roof edges are called “eaves” while sloping roof edges are called “_______”

Answer 4

rakes, rake

Question 5

True or False:
Eaves should be ventilated, particularly in hot climates

Answer 5

False, eaves should be ventilated in cold climates

Question 6

True or False:
Under NZ Building Code, roofing underlay is required under all metal clad roofs regardless of roof pitch (slope).

Answer 6

True

Question 7

When does roofing underlay normally go on?

Answer 7

Before cladding

Question 8

Asphalt-saturated felt paper is an example of what?

Answer 8

Common underlay

Question 9

Taut (stressed) wire netting can be incorporated into building a residential roof to ______ ___ _______ _________

Answer 9

support the roofing underlay

Question 10

Roofing underlay is always placed ABOVE…

Answer 10

the roof purlins

Question 11

Roofing underlay is always placed BELOW…

Answer 11

the roof battens

Question 12

Longrun
Tiles
Asphalt shingles (not so often)
are what?

Answer 12

Main types of roof cladding in NZ

Question 13

If asphalt shingles are installed as roof cladding, the roof framing will typically feature _________

Answer 13

sheathing/sarking

Question 14

What is the name of the cladding system banned in the 1980s which featured asbestos?

Answer 14

Fibrolite

Question 15

What is a classic kiwi roof?

Answer 15

Longrun (aka Profiled Metal Roof)

Question 16

What is long run suitable for?

Answer 16

low-pitched roofs (3-12 degrees)

Question 17

True or False:
There are two types of long run roof cladding: corrugated and rib

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Modern tiles are either ________ or imitations _________

Answer 18

clay, concrete or pressed metal

Question 19

What are the two main styles of heavy tiles?

Answer 19

Spanish (or mission) and shingle

Question 20

Newly framed walls are covered in “___________” that acts as air barrier and backup weatherproofing layer.

Answer 20

housewrap

Question 21

Side of a window

Answer 21

Jamb

Question 22

Top of a window

Answer 22

Top

Question 23

Bottom of a window

Answer 23

Sill

Question 24

Which window type is predominant in OLD New Zealand houses and represents the most common type in the U.S., today?

Answer 24

Hung

Question 25

Which window type is predominant in new Kiwi houses?

Answer 25

awning

Question 26

Common types of wall cladding

Answer 26

Weatherboard Masonry veneer Stucco/monolithic

Question 27

Weathergrooves in weatherboard wall cladding are designed to counter _______ _________.

Answer 27

Capillary action

Question 28

What is the most common materials for imitations of wood?

Answer 28

Aluminium Plastic (PVC, Vinyl) Fibre cement (big competitor of natural weatherboard)

Question 29

What is the closest appearance to traditional wood weatherboard?

Answer 29

Fibre Cement Plank

Question 30

Masonry Veneer is perhaps the ____________ wall cladding.

Answer 30

most durable

Question 31

True or False: At the bottom of masonry veneer are weep holes, which allow water to drain from the air cavity behind

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Behind masonry veneer lies an air cavity at the bottom of which are "______ ______" which enable water that has penetrated past the cladding to escape.

Answer 32

weep holes

Question 33

True or False: Monolithic claddings, EIFS & TFC use barrier approach but traditional stucco doesn't

Answer 33

True

Question 34

True or False: The key difference between traditional stucco cladding and the leaky building 'usual suspects' of polymer-modified plaster systems, TFC and EIFS is that traditional stucco embraces a 'barrier approach'.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

Which of the following 'usual suspect' monolithic cladding systems DO NOT follow a 'barrier approach'? Textured fibre cement (TFC) EIFS Traditional stucco Polymer-modified plaster systems

Answer 35

Traditional stucco

Question 36

EIFS stands for "_______ ________ ______ ___________".

Answer 36

Exterior Insulation and Finish System

Question 37

True or False: Of the discussed monolithic cladding systems linked to leaky building syndrome, EIFS provides additional insulation.

Answer 37

True