Calculations NCIDQ, IDFX + IPDX
Carpet - correct answer ✔✔Length needed in stripes. (Ft)
Add together and divide by 3' to get yards.
Times by 4' for waste.
ROUND UP.
Carpet on Stairs - correct answer ✔✔Times number of risers by inches (height).
Times same number of treads by inches (depth)
Add those numbers together.
Add 1" per riser for nosing and wrapping.
Divide by 12 to get feet.
ROUND UP.
Take (ft) number and times by width of stairs.
Divide by 9 to get square yards.
Wallpaper (plain, residential) - correct answer ✔✔Calculate perimeter of room in feet.
Multiply by ceiling height.
Add 20% for waste.
Minus 15 sq. Ft per 1 door or 2 windows.
Divide by 36 to get how many single rolls.
ROUND UP.
Wallpaper (w/repeat, residential, half drop) - correct answer ✔✔Divide height to be covered by repeat.
(Minus any base or crown)
ROUND UP.
Take that number and times it by the repeat.
Convert inches to feet by dividing by 12.
,Calculate the perimeter of the space in feet.
Times that by modified ceiling height (from before).
Add 20% for waste.
Minus windows and doors.
Divide by 36 for SR or 72 for DR.
Wallpaper 54" wide (commercial) - correct answer ✔✔Calculate perimeter of room.
Multiply perimeter by height.
Take no deductions for windows and doors unless o we 54".
Divide by 13.5 to get yards.
Times by 3 if linear feet are needed.
Times by $ if cost is needed.
Calculating Draperies (no pattern) - correct answer ✔✔Divide window width by 3 to get stacking space.
Add window width, stacking space, return and overlap together.
Return & Overlap = 12"
Multiple this number by fullness factor.
Divide by fabric width (54").
ROUND UP.
Determine cut length by multiplying height of window by 12 to get inches.
Add header and hem. (Given)
Take panel number times it by cut length number and divide by 36".
ROUND UP.
Draperies with Repeats - correct answer ✔✔Divide window width by 3 to get stacking space in inches.
Add window width, stacking space and overlap (12").
Multiply that number by fullness factor.
Divide by fabric width (given).
ROUND UP. (Number of panels)
,Multiply window height by 12 to get inches.
Plus header and hem.
Divide by repeat.
ROUND UP.
Times by repeat.
Times number of panels by modified cut length and divide by 36.
What type of plan is always needed to begin space planning in an existing building? - correct answer
✔✔Base plan
For most planning problems, the most efficient type of circulation system is what? - correct answer
✔✔double loaded corridor
What is needed to determine rentable floor area? - correct answer ✔✔net assignable area, efficiency
factor, rentable-usable ratio
What is the net area or net assignable area of a building? - correct answer ✔✔It is the space a client
needs for their specific program functions like offices, work rooms or conference rooms. It does not
include the space needed for circulation, partitions or building amenities, like restrooms. It is measured
from the centerline of interior partitions of a space.
Anthropometrics - correct answer ✔✔concerned with measuring the size of the human body and
developing dimensional ranges withing certain percetages of a given population.
thermal comfort depends on - correct answer ✔✔air movement, air temperature, radiation, and
humidity
Proxemics - correct answer ✔✔deals with spacing between people and organization of those spaces
In a plenum, how can a fire be prevented from spreading horizontally? - correct answer ✔✔fire-rated
dividers
, what construction should be used to enclose a 1 hr rated corridor? - correct answer ✔✔5/8" type x gyp
on 3 5/8" metal studs
A compact filing system is an example of
A - dead load
B - dynamic load
C - lateral load
D - live load - correct answer ✔✔d live load
What ratings are the most important in evaluating the acoustic quality of a floor and ceiling assembly?
I. STC
II. NRC
III. IIC
IV. NC - correct answer ✔✔IIC and STC
what is the purpose of insulation? - correct answer ✔✔improve acoustic characteristics of the wall
what is a slip joint - correct answer ✔✔it allows the floor above a partition to move without damaging
the partition
what is included in the rise of a stair? - correct answer ✔✔The distance from finish floor slab to finish
floor slab.
which type of seaming is most appropriate for upholstered furniture in a smoking lounge? - correct
answer ✔✔railroading
what furniture test requires that an actual piece of furniture be tested for flammability in a large
furnace? - correct answer ✔✔CAL TB 133
Carpet - correct answer ✔✔Length needed in stripes. (Ft)
Add together and divide by 3' to get yards.
Times by 4' for waste.
ROUND UP.
Carpet on Stairs - correct answer ✔✔Times number of risers by inches (height).
Times same number of treads by inches (depth)
Add those numbers together.
Add 1" per riser for nosing and wrapping.
Divide by 12 to get feet.
ROUND UP.
Take (ft) number and times by width of stairs.
Divide by 9 to get square yards.
Wallpaper (plain, residential) - correct answer ✔✔Calculate perimeter of room in feet.
Multiply by ceiling height.
Add 20% for waste.
Minus 15 sq. Ft per 1 door or 2 windows.
Divide by 36 to get how many single rolls.
ROUND UP.
Wallpaper (w/repeat, residential, half drop) - correct answer ✔✔Divide height to be covered by repeat.
(Minus any base or crown)
ROUND UP.
Take that number and times it by the repeat.
Convert inches to feet by dividing by 12.
,Calculate the perimeter of the space in feet.
Times that by modified ceiling height (from before).
Add 20% for waste.
Minus windows and doors.
Divide by 36 for SR or 72 for DR.
Wallpaper 54" wide (commercial) - correct answer ✔✔Calculate perimeter of room.
Multiply perimeter by height.
Take no deductions for windows and doors unless o we 54".
Divide by 13.5 to get yards.
Times by 3 if linear feet are needed.
Times by $ if cost is needed.
Calculating Draperies (no pattern) - correct answer ✔✔Divide window width by 3 to get stacking space.
Add window width, stacking space, return and overlap together.
Return & Overlap = 12"
Multiple this number by fullness factor.
Divide by fabric width (54").
ROUND UP.
Determine cut length by multiplying height of window by 12 to get inches.
Add header and hem. (Given)
Take panel number times it by cut length number and divide by 36".
ROUND UP.
Draperies with Repeats - correct answer ✔✔Divide window width by 3 to get stacking space in inches.
Add window width, stacking space and overlap (12").
Multiply that number by fullness factor.
Divide by fabric width (given).
ROUND UP. (Number of panels)
,Multiply window height by 12 to get inches.
Plus header and hem.
Divide by repeat.
ROUND UP.
Times by repeat.
Times number of panels by modified cut length and divide by 36.
What type of plan is always needed to begin space planning in an existing building? - correct answer
✔✔Base plan
For most planning problems, the most efficient type of circulation system is what? - correct answer
✔✔double loaded corridor
What is needed to determine rentable floor area? - correct answer ✔✔net assignable area, efficiency
factor, rentable-usable ratio
What is the net area or net assignable area of a building? - correct answer ✔✔It is the space a client
needs for their specific program functions like offices, work rooms or conference rooms. It does not
include the space needed for circulation, partitions or building amenities, like restrooms. It is measured
from the centerline of interior partitions of a space.
Anthropometrics - correct answer ✔✔concerned with measuring the size of the human body and
developing dimensional ranges withing certain percetages of a given population.
thermal comfort depends on - correct answer ✔✔air movement, air temperature, radiation, and
humidity
Proxemics - correct answer ✔✔deals with spacing between people and organization of those spaces
In a plenum, how can a fire be prevented from spreading horizontally? - correct answer ✔✔fire-rated
dividers
, what construction should be used to enclose a 1 hr rated corridor? - correct answer ✔✔5/8" type x gyp
on 3 5/8" metal studs
A compact filing system is an example of
A - dead load
B - dynamic load
C - lateral load
D - live load - correct answer ✔✔d live load
What ratings are the most important in evaluating the acoustic quality of a floor and ceiling assembly?
I. STC
II. NRC
III. IIC
IV. NC - correct answer ✔✔IIC and STC
what is the purpose of insulation? - correct answer ✔✔improve acoustic characteristics of the wall
what is a slip joint - correct answer ✔✔it allows the floor above a partition to move without damaging
the partition
what is included in the rise of a stair? - correct answer ✔✔The distance from finish floor slab to finish
floor slab.
which type of seaming is most appropriate for upholstered furniture in a smoking lounge? - correct
answer ✔✔railroading
what furniture test requires that an actual piece of furniture be tested for flammability in a large
furnace? - correct answer ✔✔CAL TB 133
