Comprehensive Architectural Final - Key

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Architectural Final Review Name:______________________________ Space Planning Quiz 1. If you have a den that is 10' x 10'. What is the square footage? 100 sq. ft. 2. Define each of the following house designs: Ranch Style – It is a long, low, one-story house. The plain ranch design generally has a low pitched roof with gables and overhanging eaves. It is normally built on a concrete slab with no basement. This style cost more to build. One and one half story design – It is essentially one-story with a steeper roof which allows for expansion of the attic. Dormers are added to provide additional light and ventilation. Since any space with less than 5' of headroom is considered unusable, the total square feet of space in the attic is one-half the total of the first floor. Two Story – This home has two stories and may be built with or without a basement. A two-story home requires a smaller lot and has a smaller roof and foundation area so it is cheaper to build. Split Level Design – The split-level was conceived for the sloping or hilly lot. The general arrangement of the split-level separates sleeping, living, and recreation on different levels. 3. Identify the following door size standards. DOOR WIDTH HEIGHT THICKNESS Front Entry 36” 6'-8” 1 1/2” Rear Entry 36” 6'-8” 1 1/2” Bedroom 30” - 32” 6'-8” 1 1/4” Bath 28”-30” 6'-8” 1 1/4” Closet (Bifold) 4' to 12' 6'-8” 1 1/4” 4. The minimum hall width is 3 feet. 5. A double car garage should be a minimum of 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Additional room should be provided for a workbench . An even more convenient size would be 22 feet wide by 24 feet deep. 6. The living room is usually placed near the entry to eliminate the need for guests having to pass through the rest of the house. 7. T /F Doors should always swing into the bedroom. 8. An exterior door must have a light . 9. How wide are exterior doors? 36” 10. What is a lavatory? sink 11. The size of washer and dryers are 29 inches in width and 26 inches in depth. 12. Name the 6 styles of Kitchens: 1. Straight Line Kitchen 2. L-shaped Kitchen 3. Corridor Kitchen 4. U-shaped Kitchen 5. Peninsula Kitchen 6. Island Kitchen 13. What is a water closet? toilet 14. The minimum water closet compartment width is 30” wide and 24” to 30” deep. 15. The lower kitchen cabinet is 24 inches deep and 36 inches high. 16. The upper kitchen cabinet is 12 inches deep. 17. The size of a dishwasher is 24.75 inches deep by 24 inches wide. 18. T /F French style doors are doors that have glass panels in them. 19. T/ F A standard height of a garage door is 6 feet. 20. A half-bath contains a lavatory and a water closet . 21. A three-quarter bath has a lavatory , a water closet , and a shower . 22. The standard bathtub width is 30 inches to 32 inches and the length is 5 feet. 23. The minimum depth of a clothes closet is 2 feet

24. When installing an island in the kitchen keep a minimum of 42 inches between it and other counters to allow for traffic. If the island contains an appliance such as a stove 48 inches should be the minimum distance provided between counters. 25. The kitchen work triangle is determined by drawing a line between the front center of the range , to the refrigerator , to the sink , and back to the range . 26. For practical kitchen design this distance should be at least 15 feet but not to exceed 22 feet. 27. If the dining area is open to another area it can be as small as 9 feet by 11 feet. 28. List the 4 consideration for good traffic circulation: 1. The distance from the garage to the kitchen is short and direct. 2. The Foyer is centrally located and convenient to all parts of the house. 3. All bedrooms are close to a bath. 4. Few rooms have traffic planned through them. The family room and eating nook are exceptions. Floor Plan Quiz 1. Residential floor plans are generally drawn at a scale of 1/4” = 1'-0” . 2. T/ F The floor plan represents a section view of a residence which has had an imaginary cut made approximately 4 feet above the floor line. 3. What is the actual size of a 2x4? 1 1/2” x 3 1/2” 4. What is the actual size of a 2x6? 1 1/2” x 5 1/2” 5. A 2x4 stud is spaced at 16 inches O.C. With a 2x6 stud the spacing can be 24 inches O.C. 6. Guardrails are required on all balconies, decks, etc., that are over 30 inches above the next lower level. 7. The minimum height of a residential guardrail is 36 inches. 8. The standard residential door height is 6'-8” . 9. Concrete slabs used for the floor of a garage should slope toward the front. The amount of slope is 1/8” per foot and the thickness is typically 4” . 10. T /F Door and window schedules are used to more specifically describe them and to keep the drawing clean of unnecessary notes. 11. The interior finishing schedule lists each room in the house and gives specific details for each room. 12. A window size designation of 8ºx5º indicates a width of 8 feet 0 inches and a height of 8 feet 0 inches. 13. The abbreviation D.W. identifies the Dish Washer . 14. Typically an exterior door is 36” wide. 15. The minimum size of an attic access is 22 inches by 30 inches and you must have a minimum of 30 inches of unobstructed headroom above it. 16. When dimensioning a brick veneer building, dimension the frame width and the brick width with air space and exterior sheathing. 17. What should be located on the following dimensioning lines: 1. 1 st row - Walls that intersect the wall begin dimensioned 2. 2 nd row - Center line of openings and outside corners 3. 3 rd row - Outside corners 4. 4 th row - Overall dimension 18. The first row of dimensions should start 3/4 inch from the furthest wall. Legal Description & Site Plan Requirements an Layout Quiz 1. T/ F The floor Joist spacing is shown on a plot plan. 2. Which plan shows the location of a house from an areal view. a. floor plan b. electrical plan c. plot plan d. foundation plan 3. Which of the following would be a system that you would put in if there wasn't a community sewer system. a. septic b. private waste c. leach d. gravity 4. Briefly define the following terms:

Plat: A map of part of a city or township showing some specific area, such as a subdivision make up of several individual lots. Plot: One construction lot size 5. If the property corner begins or ends on a bench mark it is usually identified with a special Bench Mark Symbol . Framing Methods Structural Components Quiz 1. Balloon framing or Eastern framing the exterior studs run from the top of the foundation to the top of the highest level. 2. Platform framing gets its name from the platform created by each floor as the building is being framed. 3. T /F Sub-flooring in post and beam construction is sometimes made up of materials as large as 2x8. 4. Identify the following framing parts in the picture: King stud 10 Stud 16 Cripple or jack studs 14 Top Plate 13 Header 12 Trimmer 11 Sub-sill 15 Sole plate 5 5. T/ F The most common spacing of wood floor joist is 24 inches O.C. If false, the spacing is 16 O.C. 6. Wall framing lumber is most generally made out of: a. Douglas fir b. Mahogany c. Pine d. Oak 7. The size of plywood sheets are typically 4 feet by 8 feet. 8. Roof slope is the ratio between the vertical rise and the horizontal run Stair Construction and Layout Quiz 1. The minimum stairwell opening width is 3 feet. 2. The UBC states that the minimum tread depth is 9 inches and the maximum riser height is 8 inches. According to the text, the IRC states that that the minimum tread depth is 10 inches and the maximum riser height is 7 3/4 inches. 3. What would an open stringer be made of? a. Douglas fir b. Mahogany c. Hard woods d. Pine 4. T /F Steel is the material that most spiral stair cases are made of . 5. T /F Stair stringers are generally cut from a 2” x 12” board.

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Fireplace Construction & Layout 1. Our codes require the top of the chimney flue to project 2 feet above the highest point of the building within 10 feet of the chimney. 2. Chimneys that are prefabricated consist of pipe sections that have double or _____________ walls. a. Triple b. Single c. Quadruple 3. On a prefabricated fireplace an outside air intake provides air for burning or combustion . 4. For what type of fireplace is a chase made rigid with decorative sheathing and supported from the roof, wall, and floor? a. Masonry fireplace b. Prefabricated fireplace c. Gas fireplace d. Metal or Zero clearance fireplace 5. According to the UBC, if the fireplace opening area is 6 sq ft. or greater the hearth must extend a minimum of 12 inches either side of the opening and must extend at least 20 inches in front of the opening. 6. List the two uses of the damper: 1. It prevents heat from escaping up the chimney when the fireplace is not in use. 2. When a fire is burning is is opened to allow smoke from the firebox into the smoke chamber of the chimney. Roof Plan Components, Roof Plan Layout Quiz 1. Briefly describe a dormer: A dormer is an opening framed in the roof to allow for window placement . 2. Roof slope is a description of the angle that the roof rafter makes with a horizontal reference. It compares the horizontal run to the vertical rise . 3. What is considered a live load? a. Snow and wind b. Rafters c. Walls d. Roof 4. A gable roof is the most common type of roof used in residential construction. It is the made up of two shed roofs that meet to form a ridge between the support walls. 5. A hip roof has many similarities to a gable roof but has a minimum of four surfaces instead of two. 6. Most trusses are spaced 24 inches O.C. 7. The fascia can be make from either 1X or 2X material, depending on the need to resist warping. 8. Which roof system uses louver vents? a. Hip b. Mansard c. Gable d. A-Frame Electrical Plans Quiz 1. Generally most of the outlets in the home are 120 volts duplex outlets. Duplex outlets have two receptacles. 2. Name five locations where GFCI receptacles are required. a. Kitchen b. Bathroom c. Laundry d. Outdoor circuits e. Garages and outbuildings 3. What is a GFCI outlet? Ground Fault Circuit Interupter 4. What letters are used to identify the cover plate on exterior duplex outlets? WP

5. A three way switch means: a. that one or more lights can be controlled from one location b. that one or more lights can be controlled from two different locations c. that one or more lights can be controlled from three or more different locations 6. In the space provided draw the symbol for a three way switch. ________________ 7. T /F The standard height of an outlet from the floor is 12”. 8. T /F Special purpose outlets are used as electrical outlets for appliances such as dishwashers and garbage disposals. Smoke detectors are also attached to special purpose outlets. 9. 220 volt outlets are used for double ovens, furnace, electric water heater, clothes dryer, spa, and welders Building Codes 1. T /F Building codes are designed to protect consumers by providing minimum guidelines for construction and inspection of a structure. 2. The two main groups that write building codes for construction are the IRC and the UBC . 3. The minimum headroom for a flight of stairs is normally 6'-8” . The exception to this is in the case of spiral stairs where the minimum headroom is 6'-6” . 4. The minimum ceiling height for habitable rooms, hallways, corridors, bathrooms, toilet room, laundry rooms and basements is 7 feet. Most homes are built with a ceiling height of 8 feet. 5. The top of the doors and windows are 6'-8” from the floor. Foundation Systems, Floor Systems & Foundation Support 1. Batter Boards are used to retain the location of the foundation during excavation and construction. 2. A footing is used to spread building loads evenly into the soil and is represented on the foundation plan by hidden lines. 3. T /F The mudsill must be made of pressure treated lumber or of some other lumber, such as redwood, which is resistant to moisture damage. 4. The mud sill plate is placed directly on top of the footing when using a T-foundation. 5. When building on a hilly terrain step footings are used. 6. The foundation wall is the part of the wall that goes from the frost line to grade level . 7. Circle the features that are shown on a foundation plan: Walls Piers Foundation Walls Footings Drains Grade Level Concrete Columns Supporting beams 8. T/ F From the sheathing to the edge of the foundation a brick ledge is generally 6 inches wide. 9. Steel rods (rebar) is placed in the footing to help resist forces of tension . It is normally placed near the bottom of the footing. Steel rods (rebar) are also used to reinforce slabs and foundation walls. 10. A combination of a foundation plan and a floor plan is called the finished basement plan . 11. A welded wire mesh is often placed in concrete slabs to reduce cracking. 12. The UBC standard for footings for a residential structure is generally 10 inches by 20 inches. 13. A footing forms the base of a foundation and is used to displace building loads over the soil . The type of line that you as a draftsperson would use to draw it on the foundation plan view is a dashed line. 14. The distance from the ground (grade) level to the wood framing members which are placed on top of a concrete foundation wall is 6 to 8 inches. 15. The flooring surface that is laid on the floor joists and serves as a base layer for the finished floor is called the sub-floor . 16. According to UBC, on residence footings the minimum width of the bearing wall footing is 12 inches. Sectioning Basics, Section Layout Quiz 1. The drawing is read from the bottom or right of the page. Elevations, Layout and Drawing Technique Quiz

1. The elevation plan shows all four sides of the house. 2. Views are placed above and below one another in an orthographic drawing. 3. Elevation views are normally drawn to the scale of 1/4” = 1'-0” . 4. On elevation drawings the type of dimensions shown indicate vertical height . 5. T /F The front elevations shows most all of the materials and symbols. 6. The floor line , ceiling line , and features below grade are shown with hidden lines. Specifications, Description, and Miscellaneous Quiz 1. A ranch house is a house that only has one story. Therefore, you need a bigger lot size, more footings, and a bigger roof. Because of these reasons a ranch style of house cost more to build than other styles. 2. Homes that have dormers create more floor space for the home and adds an additional light source. 3. T/ F Usually the dimensions of a sheet of plywood or paneling is 8' x8'. 4. The abbreviation CADD means: Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 5. CADD drafter use a plotter to create an original hard copy of their plans. 6. An Architect's scale is divided onto feet and inches . 7. Tangent means that objects touch each other at one point and have a smooth transition. 8. The dimension format looks like this: 3'-8” . 9. T /F A typical wall height is 8'-0”. 10. The construction documents are legal documents (contract) between an owner and contractor . 11. Details and products supplement the drawings in the building specifications and are part of the complete set of building plans. 12. Often when a house is to be constructed the complete specifications is written by the architect . 13. List the 16 major headings of the CSI 16-division format: 1. General Requirements 2. Site 3. Concrete 4. Masonry 5. Metals 6. Wood and Plastic 7. Thermal and Moisture Protection 8. Doors and Windows 9. Finishes 10. 11. Equipment 12. Furnishings 13. Special Construction 14. Convey Systems 15. Mechanical 16. Electrical 14. According to the door schedule how many doors are the 2'-6” x 6'-8” Hollow Core? 5 15. According to the window schedule what is the rough opening for symbol “F” window? 6'-1/2” x 4'-1/2”

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