Module 5: Floor Systems

The types and quality of materials and methods of construction are included in the _________.

• Specifications

• Section Views

• Detail Drawings

• Foundation Plan

Which of the following would not be shown on a floor plan?

• Window Locations

• Footings

• Stairways

• Interior Walls

Which of the following drawings shows the location of floor openings for stairways?

• Plot Plan

• Elevation Drawing

• Floor Plan

• Foundation Plan

When constructing wall panels for a platform-framed structure, the wall panels are ________.

• assembled on the subfloor

• all framed before the first panel is raised

• always placed using a crane

• built in position

After raising a wall panel for a platform frame, the panel should first be fastened to the ___________.

• subfloor

• ceiling joist

• foundation

• top plate

The type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____________.

• post-and-beam framing

• platform framing

• balloon framing

• braced framing

Sill plates are usually made from ___________ lumber.

• 2x10

• 2x8

• 4x4

• 1x4

Building codes require sill plates to be __________.

• made from unseasoned lumber

• made from engineered lumber

• coated with a fungicide

• made from treated lumber

Which support would provide the most strength?

• steel I-beam

• solid lumber girder

• glulam girder

• built-up girder

Girder pockets should be 1" wider than the girder and provide at least ________ of bearing on a wall.

• 2"

• 4"

• 5"

• 8"