Ch 16 - Basic Home Construction Flashcards
Name the basic architectural types and styles.
Ranch style, split-level, and two-story.
Name types of two-story homes.
English Tudor, Colonial American, French provincial, and Cape Cod.
Another name for split-level.
Tri-level.
List the basic components of a foundation of a home.
Footings, foundation walls, and piers.
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.
Footings
Lowest part of construction and serve to spread the weight of the structure over the ground.
Footings
This part of construction rest on top of the footings and provide a surface upon which the flooring is built.
Foundation Walls
usually made out of poured concrete, masonry block, or brick and typically 8 in to 12 in thick.
Foundation Walls
Usually made of masonry block; supports the flooring between the foundation walls when a crawlspace or basement is used.
Piers
Another name for piers.
Columns
Three major types of foundations in NC.
Crawlspace, basement, and concrete slab.
Name two types of slab foundations.
monolithic slab and floating slab.
Concrete slab poured in on large section with the thicker edges serving as the footings for the building.
Monolithic slab
Concrete slab poured inside the outline of the footings and foundation walls.
floating slab
What is the NC Termite Protection rule for existing structures?
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.
What is the NC Termite Protection rule for new construction?
The soil near the foundation walls and piers must be chemically treated.
Elements consisting of the floors, the walls, the ceiling, and the roof.
The FRAME of a house.
Floor Framing
Sill, floor joists, subfloor, girders
the lowest horizontal wooden part of framing
Sill
Rest on top of piers
Girders
Laid on top of the joists and girders
Subfloor
Wall Framing
Studs, sole and top plates, headers
two pieces of lumber joined together to form a beam to provide extra support to wall framing
platform framing
Roof Framing
Ceiling joists, rafters, ridge boards, eaves, soffit, frieze board, fascia
The overhang of the roof
Eave
The highest part of the construction
Ridge boards
prefabricated triangular structure that serves the same function of ceiling joists…
Roof truss framing
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.
Frieze board
Gutters are usually attached to this.
Frieze board
Exterior walls, windows and exterior doors, roofing, insulation, interior finishes, HVAC
Elements of construction
Protects the home from the elements and provides a pleasing look
Siding
Most common siding material used in older existing homes in NC.
Wood.
Wood-manufactured hardboard, brick veneer, fiver cement board, vinyl, aluminum, stucco, or synthetic stucco
SIDING used in newer construction in NC.
Insulation value of materials.
R-value
Lower or higher R-values are required in the colder, mountainous sections of the state?
Higher.
HVAC
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
Most common HVAC forms of central heating units are fueled by what systems?
gas, oil, or electricity; heat pumps; and forced warm air systems.
Less common HVAC power sources are?
Coal, wood, steam, and electric wire.
Very popular HVAC system in most NC homes?
Heat pump. Provides a combo of heating and A/C.
In NC, anyone who contracts to construct a building that costs more than $30,000 must obtain a _______________.
General contractor’s license for the state.
Homes financed by government-backed loans must meet minimum construction standards set by HUD for which loan type(s)?
FHA, VA
Sets minimum construction standards for public safety.
NC Uniform Building Code
