Characteristics Flashcards

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In this type of house the front door leads into the main entryway and stairwell for the structure. All rooms will typically branch off of the entryway. Living and dining areas are usually on the first level and bedrooms are on the second floor.

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Colonial

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What are the 8 types of single-family dwelling homes?

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Colonial
Ranch
Cape cod
Split foyer
Split level
Balloon frame
Hybrid
McMansions 
Cluster homes
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This type of house is usually one story and may or may not have a Facebook the floor plan is typically very open and the presence of large windows should be expected these homes will often have large extended eaves.

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Ranch

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This type of home is typically 1 1/2 stories above ground and the top floor will contain the walls and dormers.

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Cape cod

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This house is usually two stories with stairs at the for your level which will allow access to both levels of the home. The presence of living quarters could be expected on the basement level.

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Split foyer

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This home is two or three levels. The front entry is on one level between an upper and lower floor, a short set of stairs will be encountered upon entry that will be upstairs and downstairs. Bedrooms are typically located on the second floor level

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Split-level

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This type of house the walls are built with long continuous studs that run from basement to the attic.

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Balloon frame

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This type of house is becoming popular they are typically woodframe in our two separate occupancies separated by firewall in a one story portion of the structure.

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Hybrid

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This type of home typically ranges from 3000 to 6000 ft.² they typically I would frame with large open areas in the attic space. Most rooms will have Lord faulted ceilings that will aid in fire travel.

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McMansions

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These houses are usually 10 feet or less from each other. They are generally built using the framing method and typically have final or wood siding with zero clearance Chili’s in a narrow travel lane separating each structure.

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Cluster homes

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