Exam 19: Stair Construction

____ types of newel posts are used in a post-to-post balustrade.

____ stairs extend from a habitable to an uninhabitable level.

Tread ____ is installed under the overhang of the tread and against the riser.

Stair carriage and stair stringer are the same thing.

The tread nosing is installed under the overhang of the tread and against the riser.

The thickness of a preacher must be the same as the ____ stock.

The ____ is the sloping finish member grasped by the hand of the person ascending or descending the stairs.

A ____ is the horizontal member on which the feet are placed when climbing or descending the stairs.

A stair ____ is designed for changing the direction of the stairs and as a resting place for long stair runs.

Prepare the posts for fastening a handrail by counterboring and drilling shank holes for ____ bolts through the posts.

Housed stringers have risers and treads set into ____ made in the stringer.

Return nosings are applied to the open ends of the ____.

Decreasing the unit rise decreases the run of the stairs.

The preferred angle for maximum ease in climbing and for safe descent is between 30 and 38 degrees.

Stairways wider than ____ inches require a handrail on both sides.

The International Building Code (IBC) specifies that the height of a riser shall not exceed 7 3 / 4 inches and that the width of a tread not be less than ____ inches.

The desired headroom must be known to calculate the stairwell length.

A rosette may not be used to end the handrail against a wall.

The layout of an open (or mitered) stringer is similar to that of a ____.

Fasten the tread molding in place with 4d finish nails spaced about ____ inches apart.