Exam 33: Lake House Specifications

Moisture content shall not exceed 19% for framing lumber, ____ for plywood, and 8% for finish millwork.

____ standardizes titles and section numbers for organizing data about construction requirements, products, and activities.

____ shall consist of crushed stone or gravel having clean, hard, strong, durable, uncoated particles, free from injurious amounts of soft, friable, thin, elongated or laminated pieces, alkali, organic, or other deleterious matter.

____ are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids.

The specs for the Lake House indicates that the ____ shall keep the excavation and the basement free from water at all times.

It is always practical to indicate who is responsible for clean-up after construction is finished.

The specs for the Lake House indicate that the ____ shall maintain all temporary toilet facilities in a sanitary condition.

Unless otherwise directed by the architect, no backfill shall be placed before the ____ framing is in place.

The Lake House Specifications printed in Unit 33 of the textbook are necessary to answer these questions The specs for the Lake House indicate that the ____ will have continual supervisory responsibility for this job.

All concrete is to be machine mixed in an approved mixer with a water metering device. Concrete is to reach a compressive strength of 2500 psi after ____ days.

To make it easier to find information specification, writers follow the Construction Specifications Institute's ____ for organizing their specs.

The format of the specs for the Lake House is an adaptation of the ____ format .

In ____________ carpentry all rabbets, splines, ploughs, and other cuts as detailed or required for neat, solid, fitting and joining shall be provided.

Mortar used for laying brick and concrete block shall consist of (2) parts masonry cement to (3) parts sand.

Often for single-family homes all of the necessary technical information is conveyed on the drawings.

Upon completion all brickwork shall be thoroughly cleaned with ____ and stiff fiber brushes and then rinsed with clean water.

Wire mesh reinforcing shall have a minimum ultimate tensile strength of ______________ psi and conform to ASTM specifications A-185, latest edition.

____ drawings provide information about the positions and sizes of the parts and materials to be used.

All reinforcing shall conform to ASTM A-615, Grade 60.

It is always practical to show the grade of lumber to be used for roof framing.