Deck 18: Laying Out Walls and Partitions

Question 1

The purpose of the utility room beyond the bathroom is to ____.

A) house the water closet
B) serve as a conduit to the attic
C) house mechanical equipment
D) store unused household items

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Before the deck (framing and subfloor or concrete slab) has been completed, the framing carpenter has already laid out the location of walls and partitions.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

When walls are dimensioned to their centerlines, ____ of the wall thickness must be subtracted to find the face of the studs.

A) one-eighth
B) one-fourth
C) one-half
D) three-fourths

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Commercial buildings may require a thicker wall, where the electrical service panel is flush mounted and the panel box is deeper than the standard 3 1/2-inch wall.

Question 5

____ walls are usually dimensioned to the face of the studs or the face of the sheathing.

A) Interior
B) Exterior
C) Dividing
D) Center

Question 6

Although most interior partitions are 3 1/2 inches thick, the wall behind the water closet and lavatory is ____ inches thick.

A) 1 1/2
B) 2 1/2
C) 5 1/2
D) 6 1/2

Question 7

Access to the loft in the Lake House is by ____.

A) way of the kitchen
B) a ladder in the upper hall
C) the utility room
D) the main staircase

Question 8

Interior walls may be dimensioned either to the face of the studs or to their ____.

A) roughest edges
B) foundations
C) centerlines
D) outermost edges

Question 9

Of all the sheets in a set of construction drawings, the floor plans often contain the most information.

Question 10

Before looking for specific details on floor plans, it may help to mentally walk through the house.

Question 11

The accompanying figure depicts the Lake House ____.

A) loft
B) living room
C) playroom
D) kitchen

Question 12

The accompanying figure depicts the Lake House ____.

A) playroom
B) kitchen
C) loft
D) living room

Question 13

The accompanying figure depicts the Lake House ____.

A) kitchen
B) living room
C) loft
D) playroom

Question 14

The garage is attached to the Lake House only by the wood deck and the ____.

A) staircase
B) playroom
C) utility room
D) roof

Question 15

The thicker wall in a bathroom is called a(n) ____ wall.

A) plumbing
B) electrical
C) heavy machinery
D) dry

Question 16

Overall dimensions and major wall locations are given ____.

A) outside the view
B) in a continuous string
C) on the view
D) on a separate sheet of paper

Question 17

Frame walls are dimensioned in one of ____ ways.

A) three
B) two
C) five
D) four

Question 18

The Lake House includes an angled wall. The length of such walls cannot be accurately found, even with trigonometry.

Question 19

The accompanying figure shows the Lake House ____.

A) playroom
B) living room
C) loft
D) kitchen

Question 20

As each wall is laid out, the plates are cut to length, and the ____ all openings and intersecting walls are marked.

A) areas of
B) positions of
C) construction methods of
D) materials for

Question 21

It is important to consider the true size of the framing material when working with _________.

A) centerlines
B) width of studs
C) OC dimensions
D) face of framing