Deck 33: Wall Plates

Question 1

How many 16-foot lengths are required for the double top plates on the outside walls of a house that is 30 x 42 feet?

Answer 1

24

Question 2

Find the number of 2 x 4-inch 12-foot lengths required for the double top plates on the outside walls of a house 44 x 34 feet.

Answer 2

26

Question 3

Plates are the horizontal structural members to which the tops and bottoms of studs are secured.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Express the linear footage as the number of standard lengths required by __________ the standard length into the total linear footage.

Question 5

Top and bottom plates of walls and partitions are not considered separately from the studs.

Question 6

How many lineal feet of single bottom and double top plate are required for a building that is 12 feet wide and 32 feet long?

Question 7

How many lineal feet of 2 x 4 inch stock are needed to create the double top plates for a building that is 18 feet wide and 35 feet long?

Question 8

How many board feet of 2 x 4-inch stock are needed to construct a bottom plate that is 36 lineal feet long?

Question 9

How many 12-foot lengths are required for the single bottom and double top plate of a building that is 18 feet wide and 40 feet long?

Question 10

How many 16-foot lengths are required for the double top plates on the outside walls of a house that is 28 x 36 feet?