Furniture Styles
Furniture Construction
Architectural Styles
Construction Components
Housing Systems
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The only British monarch to have a furniture style named after him/her.
Who is Queen Anne
100
The best joint for securing the frame in upholstered furniture.
What is Corner block
100
The roof style that often has dormers and is a variation of the gambrel roof.
What is Mansard
100
A large horizontal part in the floor that supports the load of the floor joist and the weight of the floor or roof above it.
What is a Girder
100
Measures the capacity to resist winter heat loss and summer heat gain in insulation.
What is the R-value
200
This cabinetmaker's early designs incorporated curved legs with claw and ball feet in his furniture designs.
Who is Thomas Chippendale
200
The reinforcement joint that is formed when small wooden pegs are glued into the holes of pieces of wood being joined.
What are Dowels
200
Architectural feature that is used over doors and windows to add interest to a design.
What is Pediment
200
The roofing choice that is more expensive than shingles and should be treated with fire retardant and decay resistant chemicals.
What are Shakes
200
Safety feature that is required for receptacles in kitchens, bathrooms and outdoors to reduce the risk of electric shock.
What are Ground fault circuit interrupters
300
The designer that was influenced by the Bauhaus philosophy of form follows function.
Who is Marcel Breuer
300
This furniture joint can withstand strong strains and is very sturdy for constructing drawers in furniture.
What is Dovetail
300
The roof style that is characteristic of Dutch Colonial houses and is often called the barn roof.
What is Gambrel
300
Name of the boards with one edge thicker than the other, laid in overlapping rows to protect exterior walls.
What are Clapboards
300
An electric refrigeration unit used to either heat or cool a house and is most efficient in mild temperature zones.
What is Central heat pump
400
The organic architect that designed structures and furniture that complimented their natural surroundings.
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright
400
Furniture surface covered with thin sheets of walnut wood.
What is Walnut veneer
400
An open space covered with a roof that is supported by columns.
What is Portico
400
The plates which support the outside walls of the house.
What are Sills
400
The movement of electrons through a conductor.
What is Electricity
500
The culture that influenced the style of Queen Anne furniture as evidenced by the cabriole legs.
What is Chinese culture
500
The strongest kind of joint that makes a sturdy, quality chair.
What is Mortise and tenon
500
Objects that project through the roof and contain a window that can be used to add light and ventilation to a space.
What is a Dormer
500
The triangular framework for a roof that was preassembled in factory and attached to the top plate at the building site.
What is Truss rafter
500
The four conventional methods to heating a home.
What is Forced warm air, Hydronic, Electric radiant, Central heating pump systems
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