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QUIZIZZ worksheets name
Basic Stair Layout
otal questions: 20 cass
Worksheet time: 1omins
ate
Instructor name: Mr. Mickey Williams
1. The horizontal distance from the face of one riser to the face of the next riser is the?
a) unit run b) unit measure
©) unit rise d) unit depth
2. _Allof the following are parts of a balustrade except?
a) ahandrail b) nosing
©) anewel post d) abaluster
3. When building a stair with a total rise of 7-7", the number of risers required and their unit rise is?
a) 12 risers, each 7” high b) 13 risers, each 7" high
) 14 risers, each, 7-1/4" high d) 11 risers, each 7-1/2" high
4. For user safety, the IRC specifies that the greatest riser height should not exceed the smallest riser
height by
more than?
a) 3/8 inch b) 1/4 inch
©) 5/8 inch d) 1 inch
5, If stairway drawings are incomplete or in conflict with the building code, the carpenter should?
a) check the specifications b) notify a supervisor
©) work outa solution d) follow the building code
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6.
For more efficient stair layout, the rise and run measurements on a framing square can be marked
by using?
) layout stops b) stair gauges
©) framing pins d) limit markers
‘The most important concern in the design of any stairway is?
a) appearance b) choice of materials
©) material and labor cost d) safety
This type of stairway is?
a) Anarrow U b) Awide u
©) Awide L d) Anarrowv
The International Residential Code® specifies a minimum stair tread depth of?
a) 12" by 11"
os d) 10"
10. When a ledger is installed to strengthen a stair assembly, treated lumber must be used ifthe
ledger is?
a) in an area of high humidity b) less than 2" in thickness
©) fastened with lag screws d) fastened to a concrete floor
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12,
13,
14,
15,
16.
17,
When laying out a stringer using a framing square, the blade of the framing square represents
the?
a) unit run b) stringer depth
©) unit rise d) stringer length
The basic parts of a stairway are risers, treads, and?
a) center-cut stringers b) handrails
©) balustrades d) stair framing
What component is secured to one side of the stringer below the cut notches to add strength and
rigidity?
a) Strongback b) Skirtboard
©) Gooseneck d) Guard
Tread width (unit run) is measured from the?
a) subfloor to the top tread b) face of one riser to the face of the next riser
©) face of one riser to the nosing of the next. _) top of one tread to the bottom of the next
riser riser
Which type of stringer is typically used for stairways with open riser designs?
a) dadoed b) housed
©) builtup ) cutout
On a 36"-wide wood stairway, a center cutout stringer is required if?
a) the riser heights exceed 7" b) the tread material is thinner than 1-1/2"
©) the riser heights are less than 7" d) the tread material is thinner than 2"
Rule 2 for calculating rise-to-run ratio is stated as?
a) Tread width + (3 x riser height) = 34" to 35" —_b) Tread width + (2 x riser height)
4" to 25"
©) Tread width x riser height = 70" to 75” d) Tread width + riser height = 17"to 18"
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19,
20,
To add strength to the stair assembly, a pressure-treated 2 x 4 may be fastened to the floor to
serve as a?
a) ledger b) brace
©) purlin 4d) strongback
‘The maximum rise for a set of stairs without a landing is typically?
a) 9 b) 15°
9) 10° @) 12"
The minimum and maximum tread depths of a stairway should not differ by more than?
a) 5/8" b) 1/2"
9 38" @) 3/4"
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‘Answer Keys
1, a)unitrun
4, a) 3/8 inch
7, d) safety
10. d) fastened to a concrete
floor
13, a) Strongback
16, b) the tread material is
thinner than 1-1/2"
19. d)12"
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2. b) nosing
5, b) notify a supervisor
8 a) Anarrow U
11. a) unit run
14, b) face of one riser to the
face of the next riser
17. b) Tread width + (2 riser
height) = 24” to 25"
20. 0) 3/8"
3. b) 13 risers, each 7" high
6. b) stair gauges
9. d) 10"
12. ) stair framing
15. a) dadoed
18, a) ledger
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