Home Construction

A home where people reside is known as a

• residential building

• apartment

• dwelling

• ant farm

The property on which a housing unit will be built is known as a

• site location

• acre

• lot

• building site

Homes that are built on site are known as

• manufactured home

• stick-built

• on-site building

• single family home

Homes that have parts of their construction done at a factory and then trucked to the building site are known as

• log home

• stick-built

• manufactured homes

• Ryan homes

The most important part of the home which supports the entire house is know as the

• foundation

• roof

• electrical

• concrete

In building a home's foundation, it must be supported by ___________ that are poured into ______________ .

• electrical; cables

• footings; trenches

• concrete; mortar

• cereal; bowls

Flooring is secured to _________________

• the ground

• concrete

• studs

• floor joists

What is nailed to the floor joists?

• floor

• subfloor

• carpteting

• shingles

Vertical wall supports are called ____________

• floor joists

• studs

• sheathing

• trusses

What holds the home's blocks together?

• mortar

• stucco

• stones

• glue