Exam 15: Framing Systems

__________ is also very popular in home building where termites and water damage are known to be problems.

In pure post-and-beam construction, the exterior walls have widely spaced posts, where the space is filled in with nonload-bearing curtain walls.

The bottoms of the studs are held in position by a bottom (or ____) plate.

In areas where hurricanes and high tides are a threat, some houses are built as pole structures.

In platform framing, nonload bearing interior walls, called ____, are framed the same as exterior walls.

In conventional framing, ____ pieces are used to frame the corner of a wall.

In balloon framing, floor framing at intermediate levels is supported by let-in ____ boards.

Balloon framing is characterized by closely spaced, heavyweight framing members.

____ is the tendency of all the studs to move, as in a parallelogram, allowing the wall to collapse to the side.

Platform framing is also called balloon framing.

____ framing is used extensively in commercial construction where the strength of structural steel or reinforced concrete is not required.

The accompanying figure is an illustration of ____.

Wracking can be prevented by ____.

____ framing is the type of framing used in most houses built in the last 60 years.

In energy-saving construction, a piece which normally provides a nailing surface for the interior ____ is replaced by metal clips.

When installing nonmetallic-sheathed cable through wood wall studs and floor joists, the cable must be installed at least ____ inch(es) from the nearest edge.

Pole buildings are a variation of ____ construction.

In both platform-frame and balloon-frame construction, the structural frame of the walls is covered with ____.

Post-and-beam framing uses ____.

Diagonal braces can be attached to the wall framing at the corners to prevent wracking.