Well, compared to last weeks QOTW, you got it easy this week. Manny, Peter, and Marc do a terrific job at this.
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What is the minimum pitch angle for a pitched roof?
a. 2%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 15%
The combination of a king-post truss and queen post is known as:
a. Couple roof
b. Collar beam roof
c. Mansard roof
d. Purlin roof
Filling in nail holes cracks w/ putty is called:
a. Knotting
b. Priming
c. Stopping
d. Paint preparation
What does coping a wood baseboard mean?
Explain:__________________
Which of the following foundations is required for weak soils?
a. Column footing
b. Grillage footing
c. Raft footing
d. All of the above
The Higher water cement ratio in concrete results in
a. Weak mix
b. Stronger mix
c. Better workable mix
d. Less bleeding
There are two possible answers, but why would anyone choose the high water cement ratio?
This handrail is continuous as required by the IRC, how would you report.
Coping a wood baseboard is a method of mating two adjacent pieces of curved baseboard at inside and outside corners, in a manner that looks more pleasing than a regular miter cut and tends to show fewer gaps. It involves cutting the end of one piece of the baseboard so that it follows the profile of the mating piece and “nests” into place when attached.
d
a
ease of placement and workability
handrail - handrail contains 90 degree changes in direction which may cause issues for certain people relying on the handrail to traverse the stairs.
Coping is a technique used to join two pieces of wooden baseboard molding at an inside corner. One piece of baseboard molding is square cut on the end, so that it butts against the adjacent wall. Then the other baseboard molding fits perfectly against the face of the first molding, by cutting the end to follow the profile of the molding.
d. All of the above
a. Weak mix & c. Better workable mix. To make the mix easier to work with and form.
Climbable type railing, child safety hazard.
“Short Fat Fanny” by Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)…
C
The correct answer I was looking for the stair was this below;
The answer lies with your local Building Code Compliance inspector.
That’s the final legal Authority on questions such as this one. You can certainly notify your building management so that everyone is on record that in your opinion there’s a safety hazard. The railing may be continuous, but is creating a choke point or pinch point forcing the occupant to let go of the rail in order to re-grasp it further down the rail.
But since the railing could also be a safety issue, I’ll call it good.
