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What is the purpose of exterior cladding? - Answer -Protect the building structure and
interior from damage due to water and snow, wind, pests, and mechanical damage.
Provide reasonable security, and enhance the appearance of the house
How far above grade should wall cladding materials be to protect the cladding system
and structure from damage? - Answer -6 to 8 inches
How far above grade should masonry be? - Answer -4 inches
For most sidings, how far above grade should cladding be? - Answer -6 inches
Where are weep holes typically found? - Answer -On masonry veneer walls
For best practice, how far above the roof should siding be? - Answer -2 inches above
the roof
Since when has adhered masonry veneer been available? - Answer -Since the 1960's
When did adhered masonry become popular? - Answer -The 1990's
What is efflorescence? - Answer -It is a salt deposit on a masonry or concrete surface
that is associated with water moving through walls.
What is a lintel? - Answer -It is a structural horizontal block that spans the space
between two vertical supports. Often on doors, windows, and fireplaces.
What are the two most durable mortar joints? - Answer -Concave joint and a V-joint
When did it become common for masonry veneer walls to have weep holes? - Answer -
Around the 1980's
What is the purpose of weep holes? - Answer -To allow air into the cavity of a masonry
wall to equalize the pressure while allowing water to drain out.
,What is the purpose of sheathing paper? - Answer -To protect the wall from moisture
and it extends down to overlap the bottom flashing.
What is one reason that a masonry wall might be bowing? - Answer -Possibly because
it has not been laterally restrained, either at the second level or just in general.
What is stucco made of? - Answer -Cement, aggregate and water.
What is one way to think of stucco as? - Answer -A thin concrete skin applied to a
building.
How far above the earth should stucco terminate? - Answer -4 inches
How far above a paved surface should stucco terminate? - Answer -2 inches
What is a drip screed? - Answer -It is a metal stop that is exposed below the stucco.
What is the purpose of a drip screed? - Answer -To provide a finished edge, allow
drainage and to prevent water from being drawn up in to the wall.
What does hardboard sometimes imitate? - Answer -Stucco
What is EIFS? - Answer -Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems
When did the use of EIFS begin to sharply increase? - Answer -In the 1990's
What is EIFS sometimes called? - Answer -Synthetic stucco
What is a kickout? - Answer -It is a flashing that diverts water running down a steep roof
away from a vulnerable wall detail.
What two trees have natural resins that resist rot? - Answer -Cedar and Redwood
Hardboard, usually manufactured to look like wood or stucco, is a type of what? -
Answer -Fiberboard
Any wood product will be begin to rot if the moisture content is consistently above 20%
and if the temperature is between what? - Answer -40 degrees Fahrenheit to 115
degrees fahrenheight.
On exterior cladding horizontal joints what kind of metal flashing should be used? -
Answer -Z-bar
What is the life expectancy of metal and vinyl siding? - Answer -More than 40 years.
Most metal siding is what? - Answer -Prefinished aluminum
, When siding is installed horizontally or on the diagonal, there should be at least how
many feet between joints? - Answer -3 feet
When caulking around windows, if the gap is greater than 1/4 inch what should be
used? - Answer -A Backer rod
What is a backer rod? - Answer -It is a foam rope or rod that helps to seal the joint and
support the caulking.
What is the purpose of grounding metal siding? - Answer -It is a safety measure.
Grounding provides a safe escape route for electricity.
When was Asbestos-cement siding a popular siding material? - Answer -In the mid
1990's
What is Asbestos-cement siding? - Answer -Also called mineral-fiber siding, it is
essentially a light concrete panel reinforced with asbestos fibers.
What is parging? - Answer -It is a thin coat of cement plaster, typically applied to
concrete block walls before a bituminous damp-proofing coat is applied.
What is the purpose of parging? - Answer -It is not the damp-proofing; it the surface that
accepts the damp-proofing.
What is the purpose of soffits and fascia? - Answer -To enclose rafter ends at the roof
overhang.
What is the purpose of roof overhangs? - Answer -To provide ventilation to the attic,
protect the exterior cladding from water damage and to prevent large volumes of water
from dropping directly on the foundation.
When is a drip cap not required? - Answer -If the roof overhang is more than 4 or more
times greater than the distance from the top of the window to the soffit.
On stair, what is usually the maximum rise? - Answer -7 3/4 inches
On stairs, what is usually the minimum tread depth? - Answer -10 inches
What are the minimum dimensions for landings? - Answer -3x3 feet
What is the purpose of guards on stairs? - Answer -To keep people from falling off.
When is a handrail required? - Answer -If there are more than 3 risers.
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