SEP Flashcards
Can a contractor substitute a materials or use alternative procedures from those identified in the SEP manual? If so, who approves?
Regional production manager
What is the purpose of the SEP manual?
Provides guidance for the procedures for insulation and sealing of structure must be clearly defined
In which design area is your division located?
Region 2
What is meant by finger spacing, and wha must be done with the finger space on brick-to-grade conditions to meet the SEP guidelines?
Finger space- between brick and block for water flow.
Must be sealed w/ mortar prior to framing
What does R-Value mean?
Resistance to E flow
What is the R-value of the material used for slab edges in your designed area?
R-10
draw a picture of the approved method of installing the required insulation for slab-on-grade procedures?
Question 7 on SEP quiz
What two items are required to properly perform an SEP inspection?
SEP checklist, SEP manual
What is meant by heat loss?
Convection
What is meant by heat gain?
Conduction
List three places where sill sealer is required?
Under mud sill
Between knee wall and framed wall
Under full height exterior wall
Wha must the framer do with the floor system between the garage and the conditioned space?
Install air barrier
List five places that construction adhesive shall be applied?
1) Between floor deck and ringer or end joist
2) Bottom plate to deck on all exterior walls
3) Joints where daylight is visible
4) bottom of ring/mud sill on garage beam
5) interior of all exterior panel joints
Areas over voids in framing must be blocked tightly with a suitable material to prevent the passage of air into the attic or a loss of attic insulation into a void. List three areas requiring this procedure.
OSB sheathing
Joist and end joist
Chases, baulk heads, drop ceilings
What is recommended as a suitable material for closing these voids?(in framing)
Adhesive, caulk, foam
Baffles are to be installed in all roof trusses or roof rafters where___________ is used.
Vented soffit and insulation
Does this include cathedral ceilings or ceilings where batt insulation will be used?
Yes
What are gauge/depth blocks?
Measures blown insulation
When installing baffles, if extreme care is not taken to maintain the rear panel of the baffle in an exact vertical position, and the top of this panel is over inserted, what type of problem will this create?
Restrict the flow of the ventilation air over the baffle
All electrical boxes installed in interior walls or ceilings under unfair conditioned spaces shall be made of what type of material?
Plastic
When running wiring through cathedral ceilings or any ceiling where batt insulation is used, wires shall be routed to allow a minimum of ______ inches clearance from the bottom truss chords. Wiring shall exit ceiling boxed vertically to maintain this clearance, ad shal be_____ stapled to webs, if neccary to maintain this clearance.
12”
Stapled
Give four examples of holes that shall be sealed with six seal/foam for the electrical phase.
Exterior wall penetrations
Holes in the ring joist
Baulk heads