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Stair Fundamentals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Stairs for most homes are:

a)

L-Shaped with one platform

b)

U-Shaped with one platform

c)

Straight with no platform

d)

Winders

2.

The simplest stairway is the:

a)

Cleat stairway

b)

Open Stairway

c)

Reverse Stairway

d)

Housed stairway

3.

A complete stairway includes at least this number of saw toothed edge stringers

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

4.

Some stairway treads and risers are supported on these shaped blocks nailed to the upper edges of the stringers:

a)

Square

b)

Rectangular

c)

Triangular

d)

Diamond

5.

The horizontal face of one step is called:

a)

Tread

b)

RIser

c)

Nosing

d)

Platform

6.

This is the main post of the railing at the start of the stairs

a)

Newel

b)

Baluster

c)

Nosing

d)

Cantilever

7.

This is the intermediate are between two parts of a flight of stairs:

a)

Landing

b)

Tread

c)

Platform

d)

Nosing

8.

Radiating treads at the turn in a set of stairs are called:

a)

Wedges

b)

Shims

c)

Platforms

d)

Winders

9.

Headroom is measured from the lowest point of the soffit or ceiling directly overhead to the:

a)

Top side of the newel

b)

Topside of the handrail

c)

Bottom edge of the riser

d)

Outside edge of the tread

10.

Treads on a stairway should be:

a)

9" wide

b)

Non-slippery

c)

Glazed tile

d)

Riser height

11.

Handrails are most graspable when they are made from metal tubing or solid wood stock with a _______ profile.

a)

Square

b)

Rectangular

c)

Triangle

d)

Round

12.

A handrail height should be between

a)

31-1/2" to 38"

b)

33" to 38"

c)

32" to 42"

d)

34" to 42"

13.

A third stringer should be added to a stairway when the treads are less than 1-1/2" or the width of the stairs are more than ___ wide

a)

27"

b)

30"

c)

33"

d)

36"

14.

Which if the following is not an acceptable method for installing the stringers?

a)

Ledger strip method

b)

Secured by nailing a piece of plywood first to the stringer

c)

Framed to the header with metal brackets

d)

Toenailed to the header

15.

When installing exterior stairs, the bottom landing should be made from?

a)

Concrete

b)

Steel

c)

Aluminum

d)

Cobble stone

16.

When calculating stairs, the one dimension that cannot be changed is the

a)

Total rise

b)

Total length

c)

Total Run

d)

Tread Run

17.

The most popular type of stairs that can access an attic is a ________ stairway

a)

Housed

b)

Cut out

c)

Disappearing

d)

Radiating

18.

Increasing the riser height will

a)

Increase the total run of the stairs

b)

Decrease the angle of the stairs

c)

Increase the length of the stair nosing

d)

Decrease the total run of the stairs

19.

The preferred angle of stairs is

a)

10 to 15 degrees

b)

20 to 25 degrees

c)

30 to 35 degrees

d)

40 to 45 degrees

20.

The term used to reduce the length of a stair stringer to compensate for the thickness of the stair tread and difference in floor material is referred to as ___________ the stringer

a)

Shortening

b)

Dropping

c)

Shaving

d)

Fitting