Deck 19: Framing Openings in Walls

Question 1

Which of the following dimensions must be known before window and door openings can be framed?

A) density
B) weight
C) location
D) color

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sizes of doors and windows are given with height first and width second.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Doors and windows are identified on the floor plan by a ____.

A) shape
B) color
C) line
D) mark

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Opening locations are given by dimensioning to their centerlines in a string of dimensions outside the floor plan.

Question 5

Doors or windows of a certain size and type ____.

A) all have unique marks
B) all must be made of the same material
C) can be left off the schedule
D) all have the same mark

Question 6

The ____ is the size of the actual glass in the window.

A) unit dimension
B) glass size
C) rough opening size
D) nominal size

Question 7

Sizes of doors and windows are given with the ____ first.

A) volume
B) depth
C) width
D) height

Question 8

If the finished doorway, also called the ____, is to be built on the site by a carpenter, the rough opening size will not be available.

A) jamb
B) glass
C) header
D) stud

Question 9

The size of the ____ opening (RO), or opening in the framing, is listed on the door and window manufacturers' specifications.

A) rough
B) rigid
C) required
D) recommended

Question 10

At least ____ types of dimensions must be known before window and door openings can be framed.

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

Question 11

Headers over openings in light-gauge metal framing are usually very similar to those in wood framing.

Question 12

The approximate overall size of the window is the ____ size.

A) nominal
B) glass
C) jamb
D) precise

Question 13

In traditional frame construction, each end of a door or window header rests on a jack stud.

Question 14

The rough opening dimensions are usually given on the drawings.

Question 15

Door and window schedules usually have ____ dimensions.

A) nominal
B) exact
C) unwritten
D) unitless

Question 16

One-____ the rough opening is allowed on each side of the centerline.

A) fifth
B) fourth
C) third
D) half

Question 17

A floor plan mark is a ____.

A) letter or number
B) color
C) shape
D) measurement of area

Question 18

Door and window schedules are lists of all doors and windows in the house.

Question 19

The area below a window is framed with ____ studs.

A) king
B) dimension
C) cripple
D) jack

Question 20

The construction over an opening that transfers the load to the sides of the opening is called the ____.

A) spacer
B) stud
C) pocket
D) header

Question 21

____ doors are sliding doors that slide into an opening in the wall, thereby allowing the largest possible opening without swinging into the room.

A) French
B) Sill
C) Automatic
D) Pocket

Question 22

Manufacturers of hardware for sliding and bifold doors specify ____________ for doors installed with their hardware.

A) exact sizes
B) rough opening sizes
C) frame size

Question 23

The technique used around window or door opening in the above illustration is _________.

A) traditional framing
B) stick framing technique
C) advanced framing
D) steel framing