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Worksheetsground floors
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
which timber is most suitable for floor joists
pine
spruce
larch
beech
herringbone strutting stops joists from
twisting
bending
sagging
creaking
the specification for timber joists would be found in the?
building suppliers website
OneFile data
building schedule
British standards
what is the area of a room measuring 5 metres x 4 metres (write numbers only)
(a)
the perimeter is ?
diagonally to check for square
the length of the room
height x width
the distance round the outside of a shape
where would you find upto date legislation on floors
floor manual
architects drawing
summary of standards
building regulations
40mm galvanised twist nails would be used for ?
fixing joists to hangers
fixing chipboard flooring down
fixing plasterboard
fixing coathooks
Once the safe boring zone calculations have been done where is the best place to bore a hole in a joist ?
anywhere it is needed
as near to the bottom edge as possible
the neutral axis
as near to the top edge as possible
which one of these joists doesn't have to be thicker or doubled up when creating an opening in the floor ?
trimmer
trimmed
trimming
king stud
fitting a stair case will put an additional (a) on the supporting joists
full depth dwangs or solid strutting will _______ the floor joists
stiffen
weaken
increase the span
reduce the span
the ________ joist spans from outside of wallplate to outside of the other wallplate
trimming
trimmed
bridging
trimmer
which Two of these materials are used in an engineered I beam joist
(select 2)
softwood
hardwood
OSB
MDF
notching a joist in the correct position will cause
No reduction in strength of joist
Maximum reduction in strength of joist
Optimal reduction in strength of joist
The minimum reduction in strength of joist
volume is calculated by using which formula ?
length x width x quantity
length x width x height
height x width
quantity x length
engineered joists should be fitted
according to the puwer regulations
400mm centres
600mm centres
according to the manufactures specifications
information on joist span and sizes would be found in
building (Scotland) regulations
bill of quantities
building schedule
manufacturers brochure
which one of these is NOT a part of an engineered joist ?
web
flange
trunking
web stiffeners
the area under the floor joists is called the ?
(a)
the solum can be ventilated using (select two answers)
air bricks
window vents
dwarf walls
honeycomb walls
DPC is normally fitted ?
150mm minimum above the finished ground level
100mm minimum above the finished ground level
200mm minimum above the finished ground level
250mm minimum above the finished ground level
A floor without any intermediate supports is called a ______ floor
solo span
double
braced
single
joist hanger specifications would be found in ?
time sheet
building regulations
manufacturers catalogue
advert
twist nails are made from
zinc plate
aluminium
tilingchrome
brass
which of these are parts of an engineered I beam joist
(select 2 answers)
flange
collet
collar
web
