Exam 1: Interior Design

The Smiths want to have as part of their kitchen cabinets an appliance garage with tambour doors. Which of the following materials fulfills this choice?

Fabrics are measured in their wear by a double rub test. What test is the measurement for this?

In a straight run staircase most building codes limit the vertical rise between landings to ___ feet in height.

For people interested in architecture or design for the disabled and using the ANSI standards, it is helpful to understand the difference between accessibility and adaptability. Which description best describes Adaptability in the ANSI Standards.

Which of the following are characteristic(s) of platform frame construction? A.stud walls are used with platform framing B.Post and panel walls are used with platform framing C.Frame walls are erected on platform framing D.The most common method of wood frame construction is platform framing

A ______________ is a pile less carpet using colored yarns to make the designs. The fabric is reversible, and the designs and colors on the face and back will also reverse positions.

The form that is completed by the supplier that indicates the quantity, the contents/description, destination, weight of contents and the carrier in a shipment is called a__________?

A celebrity client has requested to have a beautiful crystal hanging chandelier right over her spa bathing area. She has 9 foot ceilings and the bathtub she has chosen is 23 inches high at the rim. The chandelier she has chosen is 21 inches in height. Due to code restrictions you advise her you cannot specify the fixture she desires for the following reason.

What is the meaning of the term Occupant Load in the building code?

An older couple wants to retire and decides it would be great to run a small motel. They find an older place and find it is not up to ADA standards. The amount of rooms the motel will have is 32 rooms. How many of those sleeping rooms will be required to be ADA accessible?

In a commercial building when a walkway serves as a required exit, what is the maximum allowable length of exit access travel if an automatic sprinkler system is not present?

Often times in a high rise a designer has to work around fixed pipes and pipe chases that cannot be moved. One of those pipe systems is often a standpipe. Which of the following is the best description of a standpipe system?

Your design firm has been chosen to specify the carpeting for luxury law offices. What carpeting would you not recommend?

The desks have been ordered with a circular opening so the telephones and the computer cables can drop to the connections in the lower part of the wall behind. The name of this opening is called?

What type of construction utilizes steel I-beams, angles, channels, etc. as the main structure?

The Jones family is going to use a drugget on the dining room floor under the dining table. What is the meaning of drugget?

Choosing paint finishes is a normal part of most interior designer's job description. Paint finishes come in varying degrees on the gloss meter. Knowing the gloss factor on a 60 degree gloss meter helps in choosing the paint finish to use in many situations. Which gloss factor represents an Eggshell Finish?

Which of the following codes is used to enforce new and remodel water supply systems in high hazard areas?

The design firm is required on the hospital project to define the sequence of tasks that must be started or finished exactly on time to meet the total schedule. What type of method of scheduling should they do to maintain this requirement?

On many jobsites employees and subcontractors working on a project where there is the possible danger of injury from a falling object must wear which of the following?