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SECTION 4
Construction Systems and
Supplemental Drawings
Chapter 17
Footings, Foundations, and Concrete .....393
Staking Out the House Location ...............393
Excavation ...................................................395
Footing Shapes and Specifi cations ............396
Foundation Walls ........................................398
Foundation Wall and Footing
•
Slab
Foundations
•
Pier and Post Foundations
•
Wood Foundations
Concrete and Masonry Basement Walls ....404
Beams and Girders .....................................408
Weight Calculations
•
Beam Calculations
•
Post Calculations
•
Lintels
Concrete and Masonry Characteristics .....415
Concrete Blocks .........................................416
Paving ..........................................................417
Chapter 18
Sill and Floor Construction ....................423
Platform Framing .......................................423
Balloon Framing .........................................424
Joists and Beams .........................................425
Floor Trusses ..............................................431
Subfl oor ......................................................432
Cantilevered (Overhanging) Joists .............434
Framing Under Slate or Tile ......................435
Engineered Wood Products .......................436
Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
•
Parallel
Strand Lumber (PSL)
•
Laminated Veneer
Lumber (LVL)
•
Glue-Laminated Lumber
•
Wood I-Joists
Post and Beam Construction .....................442
Chapter 19
Wall and Ceiling Construction ...............451
Frame Wall Construction ...........................452
Plates
•
Headers
•
Exterior Corners and
Bracing
•
Interior Walls
Steel Framing .............................................456
Advantages of Steel Framing
•
Disadvantages of Steel Framing
•
Steel
Framing Components
•
Wall and Roof
Systems
Ceiling Construction ..................................461
General Framing Considerations ...............464
Masonry Wall Construction .......................465
Stonework
•
Masonry Veneer
•
Brick
Names and Sizes
Traditional Three-Coat Stucco ..................469
Preparing for Stucco
•
Moisture Barrier
and Flashing
•
Lath (Reinforcement)
•
Scratch or Foundation Coat
•
Brown
Coat
•
Finish Coat
Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS) ..474
Structural Insulated Panels .......................476
Concrete Wall Systems ...............................476
Plank Forms
•
Block Forms