Unit 14 Terms

Lead based paint - Real estate agents must:

-inform the seller or landlord of the requirements, -make sure that the buyer or renter has received the necessary documentation, and -retain the signed disclosure/acknowledgment statement for three years.

6: Which of the following architectural styles adjoins or shares a common (party) wall with a neighboring house?

A Town House or Row House typically adjoins or shares a common (party) wall with a neighboring house. See Architectural Styles illustrated in Section 6.

Gutter

A gutter is the trough along the roof line of a structure that collects rainfall, which is diverted to a drainage pipe that carries the water to the ground and away from the structure.

5: A roof which slopes downward to each side of the structure from the ridge line is called a

A hip roof has four planes that slope downward on each side of the structure from a ridge line. See Figure 14.1 in Section 5.

Asbestos

A mineral once used in insulation and other materials that can cause respiratory diseases. Asbestos has been classified as carcinogenic, meaning cancer causing.

R-Value

A term used to describe the effectiveness of various kinds of insulation to indicate their resistance to heat flow. If more than one layer of insulation is used, the R-value of the individual layers are added together to indicate a total R-value.

18: B.T.U.'s would indicate

B.T.U. stands for British Thermal Unit. One BTU is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit in temperature.

12: A developer ordered two truckloads of backfill during the construction of a home. He ordered this for the purpose of

Backfill is earth, or selected material such as aggregate, usually used to fill in around foundation walls after they are completed.

3: State building codes are enforced by

Building codes are enforced by the appropriate municipal or county governing authority.

15: The metal used by builders to prevent the seepage of water at certain joints in buildings is known as

Flashing serves as protection against water entering the building framework at valleys in the roof and at other critical joints between the roof and wall sections. Flashing is usually made of galvanized steel.

4: To protect homeowners against unfair practices of insurance companies, the legislature added the

Following the major Southern California fires of 2003, the legislature added the Homeowner's Bill of Rights of 2004 to the Insurance Code.

Since 1970, local building codes have been required to follow the uniform codes adopted by the Commission of Housing and Community Development.

Local variations necessitated by local conditions must be specifically approved. Local codes also may prohibit undesirable practices otherwise allowed by the uniform codes. An example is the "piggybacking" of copper wiring to a system with aluminum wiring.

20: Out of the total number of single-family homes purchased in the United States, manufactured homes account for

Manufactured homes now account for one-third of all new single-family home purchases in the United States.

8: A builder was going to build a home on a 75' x 125' lot and wanted it to fit in relation to its surroundings. This placement would be known as

Orientation is the placing or positioning of a structure on a lot with regard to exposure to the sun, prevailing winds, privacy, and protection from noise.

11: The word "percolation" deals with

Percolation refers to the returning of water to the land. It is important that a septic tank system has good percolation. Percolation also refers to the recharging of the underground water system (water table).

16: Which of the following is a wet, rather than dry, form of wall finishing?

Plaster is applied wet to a framework of wood laths and wire. Plywood, wood paneling, and wallboard are all dry wall finishes.

XXX sheathing provides bracing needed for a building to ride out an earthquake.

Plywood

7: The most common style of manufactured home is the

Ranch

Flashing

Sheet metal or other impervious material used in roof and wall construction as a barrier to water seepage. (See construction terms)

Orientation is generally best when the greatest window expanse faces

South With a deep enough roof overhang, south-facing windows allow the winter sunlight in yet are shielded from the summer sun. This is particularly important in desert communities.

10: When measuring the interior square footage of a house, the accepted standard is to

The Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has adopted a voluntary national standard for measuring square footage in singe-family detached and attached homes. The standard specifies that a person measure from the exterior face of outside walls.

2: California regulates the building industry through

The State of California regulates the building industry through building codes and by requiring building contractors to be licensed.

9: When considering the floor plan of a house, all of the following are considered desirable EXCEPT

The floor plan of a house should provide for both easy circulation and convenient access to living areas. The old "railroad" concept of all rooms in a line, with entry from one to the next, is highly undesirable. Each bedroom should have a separate entry, and the most luxurious plan gives each bedroom its own adjoining (en suite) bathroom. As much as possible, bedrooms should be isolated from living areas.

13: Studding in a single-family dwelling is usually

The letters O.C. stand for "On Center." Stud spacing is usually 16" O.C. This means that the distance from the center line of one stud to the center line of the nearest stud is 16" on center.

17: Under the provisions of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, a buyer of residential property has a ____ day opportunity to have the dwelling tested for lead-based paint hazards.

The prospective buyer or renter must: -receive an EPA disclosure pamphlet (or state-approved alternative), -have ten days in which to arrange a property inspection, and -sign a lead warning statement and acknowledgment.

R-Value

Thus, if insulation of R-9 is placed over insulation of R-11, the two layers provide a total insulation value of R-20. An R-1 value is equivalent to about 1½ inches of insulation.

19: The requirement to brace water heaters against falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion applies to

To help reduce earthquake caused damage to dwellings, California law requires that all water heaters be braced, anchored, or strapped to resist falling or horizontal displacement.

XXX roof coverings are prohibited in many parts of the state.

Wood

21: In applying the principles of the Easton v. Strassburger case, real estate licensees are obligated to give prospective buyers of certain real estate

a list of known defects and those that should be known. which lists known defects and those which can be discovered by a reasonably diligent investigation of the accessible areas of the property.

While not yet a state requirement, a XXX detector is an inexpensive way to warn a home's occupants of this odorless, colorless, potentially deadly by-product of fuel burning.

carbon monoxide

Radon

is a gas that occurs naturally in all parts of the country as a result of the breakdown of uranium in the soil. It is harmless when it dissipates into the atmosphere, but in the enclosed environment of a crawl space or basement, radon can accumulate to high-enough levels to increase the risk of lung cancer and other ailments for residents. The solution to a high level of radon is to add ventilation to the area of the building closest to ground level, such as the crawl space, to vent the gas and prevent it from accumulating to a dangerously high level. Information on radon and mitigation measures can be found at www.epa.gov.

June 15, 1976; before that date, the term XXX was used for any structure built off-site

mobilehome