AL HOME BUILDERS NEXT GEN 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | ASSURED
SUCCESS
For a given total load, if the span between its support columns is
increased, the size of the girder _____.
a) can be decreased
b) must be increased
c) can remain the same
d) must be decreased - ✔ANASWER✔-b) must be increased
Building codes specify that, with a live load, downward deflection
at the center of a joist must not exceed _____.
a) 1/125th of the span
b) 1/240th of the span
,c) 1/360th of the span
d) 1/450th of the span - ✔ANASWER✔-c) 1/360th of the span
For a given size, the type of girder with the least load-bearing
strength is the _____.
a) built-up lumber girder
b) solid lumber girder
c) LVL girder
d) glulam girder - ✔ANASWER✔-a) built-up lumber girder
Concrete joist systems allow thinner floor slabs with high bearing
capacities to be created.
true
false - ✔ANASWER✔-true
Which of the following panels creates the least rigid subflooring?
a) plywood
b) oriented strand board (OSB)
c) tongue and groove plywood
d) 1 x 6 boards - ✔ANASWER✔-b) oriented strand board (OSB)
,In areas where termites are a problem, a metal shield should be
installed _____.
a) on top of the footing
b) below the sill plate
c) between the sill plate and the rim joist
d) under the bottom wall plate - ✔ANASWER✔-b) below the sill
plate
Floor trusses consist of two primary components - chords and
_____.
a) webs
b) flanges
c) spacers
d) stiffeners - ✔ANASWER✔-a) webs
A combined subfloor-underlayment system used where direct
application of carpet or tile is intended is referred to as _____.
a) single-layer floor system
b) two-layer floor system
c) raised floor system
d) access floor system - ✔ANASWER✔-a) single-layer floor system
, The first task that should be performed when constructing a floor
is to _____.
a) lay out and install sill plates
b) build and install girders and supports
c) check the foundation for squareness
d) lay out the sill plates and girders for joist locations -
✔ANASWER✔-c) check the foundation for squareness
When laying out the sill for joist locations 16" OC, the first
measurements on the sill should be at _____.
a) 14 1/4"
b) 15 3/8"
c) 16"
d) 15 1/4" - ✔ANASWER✔-d) 15 1/4"
Use special nails when fastening treated lumber, because
treatment chemicals can cause ordinary fasteners to _____.
a) become brittle
b) corrode
c) stain the wood
d) shrink - ✔ANASWER✔-b) corrode
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | ASSURED
SUCCESS
For a given total load, if the span between its support columns is
increased, the size of the girder _____.
a) can be decreased
b) must be increased
c) can remain the same
d) must be decreased - ✔ANASWER✔-b) must be increased
Building codes specify that, with a live load, downward deflection
at the center of a joist must not exceed _____.
a) 1/125th of the span
b) 1/240th of the span
,c) 1/360th of the span
d) 1/450th of the span - ✔ANASWER✔-c) 1/360th of the span
For a given size, the type of girder with the least load-bearing
strength is the _____.
a) built-up lumber girder
b) solid lumber girder
c) LVL girder
d) glulam girder - ✔ANASWER✔-a) built-up lumber girder
Concrete joist systems allow thinner floor slabs with high bearing
capacities to be created.
true
false - ✔ANASWER✔-true
Which of the following panels creates the least rigid subflooring?
a) plywood
b) oriented strand board (OSB)
c) tongue and groove plywood
d) 1 x 6 boards - ✔ANASWER✔-b) oriented strand board (OSB)
,In areas where termites are a problem, a metal shield should be
installed _____.
a) on top of the footing
b) below the sill plate
c) between the sill plate and the rim joist
d) under the bottom wall plate - ✔ANASWER✔-b) below the sill
plate
Floor trusses consist of two primary components - chords and
_____.
a) webs
b) flanges
c) spacers
d) stiffeners - ✔ANASWER✔-a) webs
A combined subfloor-underlayment system used where direct
application of carpet or tile is intended is referred to as _____.
a) single-layer floor system
b) two-layer floor system
c) raised floor system
d) access floor system - ✔ANASWER✔-a) single-layer floor system
, The first task that should be performed when constructing a floor
is to _____.
a) lay out and install sill plates
b) build and install girders and supports
c) check the foundation for squareness
d) lay out the sill plates and girders for joist locations -
✔ANASWER✔-c) check the foundation for squareness
When laying out the sill for joist locations 16" OC, the first
measurements on the sill should be at _____.
a) 14 1/4"
b) 15 3/8"
c) 16"
d) 15 1/4" - ✔ANASWER✔-d) 15 1/4"
Use special nails when fastening treated lumber, because
treatment chemicals can cause ordinary fasteners to _____.
a) become brittle
b) corrode
c) stain the wood
d) shrink - ✔ANASWER✔-b) corrode
