NCIDQ IDFX 1-5

Question 1

What is a project manual?

Answer 1

This is a bound book that contains

• Technical construction specifications
• contract forms
• general and supplementary conditions of the contract
• bidding requirements (if used)
• supplemental bid firms (if used)

Question 2

What is detailing in interior design?

Answer 2

This is the process of determining a design’s technical requirements will fit together and exactly how they will look.

Question 3

What system was created to standardize the organization and writing of specifications, and what group developed it?

Answer 3

The MasterFormat system was developed by the Construction Specifications Institute and Construction Specification Canada to accomplish this.

Question 4

What organization produces furniture standards that have been adopted by ANSI?

Answer 4

The business and institutional furniture manufacture association (BIFMA) produces these.

Question 5

Individual specification section of CSI MasterFormat system are divided into three parts. What broad subjects do these parts cover?

Answer 5

Part 1 : General
Part 2 : Products
Part 3 : Execution

Question 6

What are construction drawings?

Answer 6

These are detailed drawings the contractor uses to construct a project and describe the extent of the work and the locations, dimensions, and relationship of the various construction elements.

Question 7

How is the MasterFormat system organized?

Answer 7

This system for standardizing specifications is organized into major subgroups and individual divisions within each subgroup.

Question 8

What does a typical floor plan show?

Answer 8

This types of drawing shows the overall configurations of a building (or portion of an interior under contract) It includes all partitions, doors and other fixed elements and gives dimensions, notes, and reference to elevations and details drawn elsewhere.

Question 9

What does a reflected ceiling plan show?

Answer 9

This drawing type show all items that are part of the ceiling elements that touch the ceiling and elements that penetrate the ceiling.

Question 10

In regard to construction drawings, what does an elevation show?

Answer 10

This types of drawing shows vertical dimensions and the configurations and finishes of all surfaces.

Question 11

What is a title block?

Answer 11

This is the area of a drawing sheet that contains identifying information about the project as well as information specific to that particular sheet.

Question 12

In regard to construction drawing, what is layering?

Answer 12

This is the method of placing different information on separate levels in a CAD system when creating a construction drawing.

Question 13

In regard to electrical drawings, what is a home run?

Answer 13

This is a graphic element on an electrical drawing that uses arrowheads to indicate that the line joining lights or power outlets is connected to a particular circuit breaker in a particular electrical panel box.

Question 14

When producing construction drawings for a house remodeling, what type of plan would probably not be necessary?

Answer 14

Demo plan would not be necessary

Question 15

For a large commercial remodeling project, where is a demolition plan typically placed in the drawing set?

Answer 15

This plan is placed before the construction plan large commercial remodeling project.

Question 16

In addition to location, a typical construction floor plan shows what two pieces of information for partitions?

Answer 16

The kitchens and type of partition are shown on this drawing

Question 17

What is a match line?

Answer 17

This term is used to describe where two portions of a large floor plan drawn on two sheets would be joined if combined on one large sheet

Question 18

What is an open dimension and why is it used?

Answer 18

This an undimensioned distance in a string dimension on a floor plan. It is used to accommodate any slight variation caused by the distance being established by other dimensions or existing construction.

Question 19

What are two ways to show partition types on a construction floor plan?

Answer 19

Flag notes and patterns can be used to show these on a construction floor plan.

Question 20

why are enlarged floor plans used?

Answer 20

These are used to show construction elements, dimensions, and other annotations that could not be shown on a small-scale plan.

Question 21

Why is the term “reflected’ used for reflected ceiling plan?

Answer 21

This term is used to indicate that this plan has the same orientation as the construction plan.

Question 22

What is shown on the reflected ceiling plan that is also shown on the fire protection plan?

Answer 22

Sprinklers are shown on this plan as well as on the fire protection plan.

Question 23

At what scale should the reflected ceiling plan be drawn?

Answer 23

This plan should be drawn at the same scale as the construction floor plan.

Question 24

What should be included on the reflected ceiling plan to refer to more detailed luminaire information?

Answer 24

Code numbers that refer to a luminaire schedule should be included on this plan

Question 25

Who is responsible for coordinating the reflected ceiling plan with the electrical engineer’s lighting plan?

Answer 25

The interior designer is responsible for coordinating this with the electrical engineer’s lighting plan.

Question 26

How would the interior designer determine what circuit a particular outlet is connected to?

Answer 26

The interior designer would look at the home run designations on the electrical engineer’s power plan to determine this.

Question 27

How can the interior designer that an outlet is dedicated outlet?

Answer 27

The interior designer can look at the electrical engineer’s power plan to determine if this type of outlet is in a separate circuit

Question 28

Under what circumstances would the electrical engineer develop a telephone /communication plan separate from a power plan?

Answer 28

When a project has a large number of electrical outlets, computer outlets, telephone jacks, and other communication outlets, the electrical engineer would provide two separate plans.

Question 29

What is sometime shown on a furniture plan in addition to furniture and furniture keynotes?

Answer 29

Electrical and telephone outlets are sometimes shown on this interior designer’s drawing.

Question 30

What should be included on the furniture plan to refer to detailed furniture information?

Answer 30

Code numbers that refer to a furniture schedule or furniture specifications can be included on this plan.

Question 31

How is a finish plan different from a finish schedule?

Answer 31

The former consists of a separate floor plan with notations indicating wall, base, and floor finishes.
The latter consists of a tubular listing of finishes using room numbers to indemnify the rows of the schedule.

Question 32

What surfaces are typically shown on s finish schedule?

Answer 32

Floor, base, wall and ceiling materials are typically shown on this schedule.

Question 33

What does a section detail in addition to the gut plane?

Answer 33

This type of detail drawing also shows a partial elevation in that it indicates what is beyond the main view plane.

Question 34

What type of joint does this drawing represent?

Answer 34

This is a graphic depiction of a wood dado joint

Question 35

What distinguishes reveal overlay cabinetry from other of cabinetry?

Answer 35

With this type of cabinet construction, the edges of adjacent drawer and door fronts are separated (rather than being very close together) to distinctly show the face frame behind.

Question 36

What type of gypsum wallboard must be used for fire-rated partitions?

Answer 36

Type X gypsum wallboard must be used for these types of partitions.

Question 37

What is a schedule?

Answer 37

This is a presentation of information in tubular format with rows and columns of data.

Question 38

What are the four most common schedule types for interior design projects?

Answer 38

The most common are for finishes, doors, kitchen equipment and millwork.

Question 39

What is the purpose of an approved equal types of specification?

Answer 39

This is used to state a desired product in a specification section but allow for possible alternates submitted by the contractor.

Question 40

What is used to fit a cabinet rightly to an irregular wall?

Answer 40

A scribe piece is use fir this.

Question 41

What type of cabinet framing is shown?

Answer 41

Reveal overlay construction