Chapter 37 Framing the Exterior Wall

When plates for walls and partitions are laid out, measurements for center lines of openings start from the ____.

• end of the plate

• outside edge of the abutting wall

• building line

• nearest intersecting wall

An opening in the wall to install doors and windows is a ____ opening.

• smooth

• rough

• plumb

• frame

The standard height of a rough ceiling is usually ____.

• 7'-8"

• 8'-1"

• 8'-4"

• 9'-0"

For particularly stubborn wall sections that are difficult to move into plumb, a(n) ____ brace can be used.

• cut-in

• let-in

• outer

• spring

The finish floor-to-ceiling height in a platform frame is specified to be 7'-10". The finish floor is 3/4 inch thick and the ceiling material is 1/2 inch thick. A single sole plate and a double top plate are used, each of which has an actual thickness of 1 1/2 inches. What is the stud length?

• 7' 3/4"

• 7' 6 3/4"

• 8' 1/4"

• 7' 10 1/2"

____ is made of specially treated, long wood fibers from recycled products, pressed into plies that are pressure laminated with a water resistant adhesive.

• Fiberboard

• Gypsum panel

• AWWF

• SIP

A strip of wood with lines on it indicating the height of different members is called a ____.

• tape rod

• kicker

• story pole

• rough pole

The ____ is that part of the jamb that the door stops up against.

• grill

• post

• rabbet

• railing

Exterior walls are called walls, and interior walls are called ____.

• partitions

• dividers

• interior walls

• divisions

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 10. ____ bracing has two blocks nailed to the plates called kickers at each end of the brace.

• Let-in

• Cut-in

• Tight

• Outer