Module 6: Residential construction

Question 1

Frontage is the side of a site

Answer 1

the borders a public street/highway

Question 2

Lot depth is the distance b/w

Answer 2

front and rear lot lines

Question 3

Lot width

Answer 3

distance bw 2 side lot lines

Question 4

lot size

Answer 4

Overall area of the lot

Question 5

Wide shallow lot

Answer 5

reduced depth and ample frontage

Question 6

Wide shallow lot yard area

Answer 6

to the side

Question 7

Larger rear yard

Answer 7

pie-shaped lot

Question 8

Type of lot found on a cul-de-sac

Answer 8

pie-shaped lot

Question 9

Less backyard space, large front yard

Answer 9

reverse pie shaped lot

Question 10

MPAC

Answer 10

Municipal property assessment corp.

Question 11

Report from MPAC to confirm lot size

Answer 11

residential market value report

Question 12

Ft -> meters

Answer 12

x 0.3048

Question 13

square ft -> square meters

Answer 13

x 0.0929

Question 14

Acres to hectares

Answer 14

x 0.4047

Question 15

Meters -> ft

Answer 15

x 3.281

Question 16

square meters -> square ft

Answer 16

x 10.76

Question 17

hectares to Acres

Answer 17

x 2.471

Question 18

Every % consists of

Answer 18

Whole (larger number), Part (smaller number), Rate/Ratio

Question 19

Rate/Ratio

Answer 19

smaller number’s % of the whole (can be decimal or %)

Question 20

Part unknown

Answer 20

Whole x rate

Question 21

Rate/ratio unknown

Answer 21

Part/Whole

Question 22

Whole unknown

Answer 22

Part/rate = whole

Question 23

Every foot has

Answer 23

12 inches

Question 24

Ranch style bungalow shape

Answer 24

asymmetrical rectangular, L/U shaped

Question 25

Bi level

Answer 25

lower level raised above grade

Question 26

Bi level allows for more

Answer 26

windows/daylight exposure

Question 27

Split-level structure levels

Answer 27

range from 3-5

Question 28

Side split

Answer 28

levels are separated width wise

Question 29

Back-split

Answer 29

levels are separated front-rear

Question 30

1 & 1/2 storey is identified by

Answer 30

60% of living area contained to first floor, slanted roof restricting second floor

Question 31

2 & 1/2 storey provides

Answer 31

an additional half story on the top floor

Question 32

Tract housing

Answer 32

groups of identical houses built on a tract of subdivided land

Question 33

Conservation Authority regulates

Answer 33

approvals for builiding construction and water regulated areas

Question 34

Concrete driveways need to be sealed w

Answer 34

a chemical compound on an annual basis

Question 35

Footings help support the foundation

Answer 35

so the structure does not settle

Question 36

Exterior foundation walls are coated with waterporoof

Answer 36

bitminous and covered with a layer of mortar (called parging)

Question 37

Whiteish deposit on the walls indicate

Answer 37

efflorescence, moisture penetration

Question 38

weeping tiles allow for

Answer 38

water to seep away from the foundation and not accumulate

Question 39

A post is a structural component

Answer 39

that carries the load of a beam verticallytowards the footings

Question 40

A post that is not properly secured to abeam located above it will cause

Answer 40

the structure to shift in windy conditions

Question 41

negative grade

Answer 41

water runs towards the house rather than away

Question 42

Peeling paint is an indication of

Answer 42

condensation

Question 43

If no plastic vapour barrier is installed over the warm side of insulation

Answer 43

condensation forms

Question 44

bulging or cracked drywall is an indication of

Answer 44

poor quality lumber that has warped

Question 45

Joists

Answer 45

horizontal components that support a floor, ceiling or roof

Question 46

Bridging is used to keep the

Answer 46

Joists from twisting

Question 47

squeaking floors are caused by

Answer 47

joists not being connected to the subfloor

Question 48

springy floors floors are caused by

Answer 48

wood of the subfloor is too thin

Question 49

Water damaged floors can be identified by

Answer 49

floor discolouration, change in texture

Question 50

Water damaged floors are caused by

Answer 50

wafer board soaks up water

Question 51

increasing the bridging/blocking is for

Answer 51

springy floors

Question 52

Weeping tiles

Answer 52

underground collection and drainage of water

Question 53

Parging

Answer 53

layer of mortar that is coated on exterior foundation walls and then a waterproof material

Question 54

Window wells are covered/lines w/ a

Answer 54

coarse aggregate to prvent water pooling