7. Brick Bonds Header Sailor Soldier Rowlock Running Bond: All Stretchers Common Bond: Courses of Stretchers with every 6 th course being a header course
11. Code Requirements: Window Code Requirements: Minimum opening- 5.7 square feet, minimum width- 20”, minimum height- 24”, and no higher than 44” AFF Dimensions of Window Studied: Opening- 6.87 square feet, width- 20”, height 49 ½”, 42 ½” This window meets the required code.
12. Code Requirements: Stairs Code Requirements: Maximum Rise- 7 ½” and Minimum run (tread)- 10” Dimensions of Stair Studied: Riser- 7 ½” and Tread-10 ¼” These Stairs meet required code.
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15. Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) 8x8x16 4x8x16 CMU is typically 8x8x16 and can be used in load bearing walls. It has great compressive strength which makes it good for foundation walls.
17. Electrical Components Electrical Meter: Measures the amount of energy consumed by the residence Power Pole with Transformer: Converts energy from one circuit to another
21. Insulation Foamed Rigid Board Loose Fill Blanket or Batt Used mostly between studs and are either faced or unfaced Used mostly in attic floors Used in cavities and gives the best performance Used where insulation thickness is limited
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23. Mortar Concave Mortar Joint: Tooled ¾ ” used on a single family detached house; most likely Type N Flush Mortar Joint: Troweled ¾ ” used on a single family detached house; most likely Type N
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25. Plumbing Water Closet: Drain 3” Piping Manufactured tub installed before drywall Plumbing Roof Vent: allows air to enter the drainage system and for sewer gas to escape Drop-In Sink
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27. Rebar The rebar is half an inch in diameter which would make it a number 4. The deformations serve to aid the concrete to better grip the bar
28. Steep Roof Drainage Gutter: catches the runoff from the roof and directs it to the downspout. Downspout: Directs the water towards the ground Splash block: Directs the runoff away from the building
29. Steep Roof Materials Underlayment: is attached to the sheathing and provides extra weather protection Clay Tile Roof Metal Panel Roof: Typically galvanized or aluminized steel Wood Shingle Roof: a shingle is a thin piece of material layered in overlapping rows
31. Steep Roof Terms Ridge: level intersections of roof planes at their highest point Valley: the sloping intersection of two roof planes that water drains towards Rake: the sloping edge of the roof Eave: the level, low edge of the roof Fascia: the exposed vertical face of an eave Soffit: the undersurface of a horizontal element of a building
32. Steep Roof Terms Continued Building without a fascia, or the exposed vertical face of an eave
34. Vapor Retarder A layer of material intended to obstruct the passage of water vapor through the building assembly. It is most commonly put on the warm side of insulation during winter
35. Waterproofing This is liquid applied waterproofing. It is an impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation
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37. Windows Double Hung: has two overlapping sashes that move vertically in tracks Fixed: glass immovably mounted in the wall Casement: a window that pivots on an axis an or near the vertical edge of the sash