Types of Stairways
Stair Components
Stud wall Parts
Wall Mixed bag
Construction Dwgs
Rigging/Knots
100
A stairway that has solid walls on each side.
What is a closed stairway?
100
The name of the stair part that the arrows are pointing to.
What is a newel post?
100
This stud wall part, #2 goes on the top of rough openings
What is a header?
100
A window rough opening is 32" inches wide and 2 x 6s are used. The header would be cut at this length.
What is 35"?
100
This plan drawing shows an aerial view of the building location on a construction site.
What is a site plan/civil plan?
100
The name of this knot
What is a bowline?
200
The type of stairway that is one direct, interrupted line from one floor to another, which would not have a rise more than 12'.
What is a straight-run stairway?
200
The stair component that supports the treads and the riser of a stairway- the "bones" of a stairway.
What is a stringer?
200
Part #1's is descriptive of where it's located
What is a top plate?
200
Furring strips attach to masonry walls using this type of hardware.
What are masonry nails?
200
BIM is an abbreviation for this.
What is Building Information Modeling?
200
The name of this knot
What is a clove hitch?
300
The area at the end of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs.
What is a landing?
300
The portion of a stair tread that extends beyond the face of the riser.
What is nosing?
300
Part #5 is also a derogatory name for a disabled person.
What is a cripple?
300
If the rough opening for a 3-'-0" wide window is 38", the width (length) of the header would be this.
What is 41"?
300
The type of drawing that shows the differences between what was originally on a plan and what was actually constructed is a(n)____________________________.
What is an "as-built" drawing?
300
This part of a cable sling
What is a turnback eye?
400
The style of stairway shown here.
What is "U-Shaped"?
400
The name of the stair component that the arrow is pointing to.
What is skirting or skirting board?
400
Part #4, at the bottom of a window rough opening?
What is the sill plate?
400
Instead of using sheet metal screws, you can skip actual hardware all together when assembling steel stud walls by doing this.
What is welding?
400
the thing that helps the viewer orient themselves when looking at a site plan.
What is a North arrow?
400
The name of this piece of hanging hardware- it helps attach slings to the load.
What is a shackle?
500
This type of geometric stairway is circular, but specifically has the treads coming off one center pole.
What is a spiral staircase?
500
The minimum headroom distance required for residential and commercial stairways.
What is 80" or 6'-8"?
500
Part #8 can act as a firestop and is also an timey slang word for head.
What is a noggin?
500
When laying out for a rough opening, the first measurement you mark, and then measure your two trimmer/jack studs location off of that.
What is the (rough opening) centerline?
500
What an easement is defined as.
What is a legal right of way provision on another person's property
500
The name of the part of a Crosby clamp that the line is pointing to.
What is a saddle?