1.

Basic load-bearing skeleton of the house to which interior walls,exterior walls and roof are
attached. Can be platform, post and beams or ballon. FRAMING
2. Basic structure on which the rest of the house will rest. Can be concrete slab, pier,and
beams, crawl space, or basement. FOUNDATION
3. Visual examination of physical structure and systems of a house. HOME INSPECTION
4. A means of setting construction standard, requiring builders to use particular methods and
materials. They are adopted by authorities under exercise of police power in order yo be
enforceable.BUILDING CODE
5. Base that a foundation sits on. Must be poured on solid ground, below, frost depth, and
wider at the bottom that the structure to be supported. D
a. Building inspection
b. Foundation
c. Building code
d. Concrete footers
6. Process whereby local authorities, sometimes engineers are charged with ensuring
compliance with prevailing building codes. D
a. Rough-ins
b. Home inspection
c. Building code
d. Building inspection
7. Any dwelling unit built on a permanent chassis and attached to a permanent foundation
system for purposes of Fannie Maes guidelines.D
a. Permits
b. Framing
c. Pitch
d. Manufactured Housing
8. Any type of interior work to a house or building that is not a part of the final work (i.e.
plumbing,HVAC,electrical.B
a. Permits
b. Rough-Ins
c. Framing
d. Foundation

False/True questions

1. Official government documents that acknowledge the proposed work meets the
departments standards and grants permission for it to be performed Framing FALSE
PERMITS
2. Amount of heat to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit
Permits FALSE BTU BRITISH THERMAL UNIT
3. The rise of a roof as stated in vertical inches per horizontal foot. Pitch TRUE