Chapter 8: House Construction

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Chapter 8 House Construction

• Brittany Hendershot
• Brice Elliott

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The Foundation and Frame

• The Foundation and frame is the basic structure
  of the house.
• Without the basic structure it wont be a house.
• If you think that the foundation and frame arent
  strong enough you can inspect it your self and
  have it repaired if it needs it.
• When your building a house you can be able to
  observe the construction and make sure it is done
  correctly.

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Foundation

• There are three basic foundations.
• Houses can be constructed with a basement, crawl
  space with a pier foundation, or slab on grade
  foundation.
• The foundation also consists of foundation walls
  and the footing.
• At the very bottom of the foundation is called
  the footing.
• Footings are usually made of concrete.
• Concrete is a hard building material made by
  combining cement, sand, and gravel with water.

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• The footings must be reinforced for added
  strength with a system of horizontal steel rods,
  called rebar. Concrete and steel should be strong
  enough to support the rest of the foundation and
  the house it will support.
• Footings need to be the correct width and
  thickness to support the weight of the foundation
  and house.
• The foundation walls support the load of the
  house between the footing and the floor.

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Frame

• The frame of the house is the skeleton around
  which the rest of the house is built.
• It consists of joists, studs, and rafters
  fastened together to support the house and its
  contents.

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Materials used For Exterior Construction

• Vinyl or aluminum siding- Vinyl siding is made
  from plastic materials formed and molded into the
  desired shape and width.
• Cement Fiber Siding- fiber cement siding is made
  from Portland cement mixed with ground sand,
  cellulose fiber, and other additives.
• Masonite Siding- Masonite boards are
  synthetically constructed from a mixture of wood
  fibers, wax, and other resins.
• Stucco- stucco is made of cement is combined with
  water and inert materials such as sand and lime.

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Vinyl or aluminum
Stucco
Types of sidings
Cement fiber
Masonite
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Wood Siding

• Wood Shakes or Shingles - Wood shingles resemble
  the scales on a fish in that they are nailed to
  the exterior of the building or roof in staggered
  rows designed to repel water. Shakes or shingles
  were first manufactured by felling trees on the
  property where the house stood and shaping them
  with a wooden mallet
• Clapboard - Clapboard is another type of wood
  siding that is quite old. In the beginning, this
  siding was cut by hand. By cutting radially into
  the wood, or riving, you could produce many
  clapboards out of a single tree trunk.
• Lap Siding - Within lap siding, there are
  different styles beveled lap siding, rusticated
  lap siding, and drop siding. Beveled lap siding
  is made of boards that are 1-inch think and can
  be 6-to-9-inches wide.
• Board and Batten Board and Batten is a type of
  wood siding that originated in Sweden and Norway.
  

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Wood shakes or shingles
Clapboard
Lap siding
Board and batten
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Manufactured Siting

• Manufactured Siting is a cheaper siting will last
  you a few years you should go with the plastic
  siting.

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Masonry Siding

• Brick siding is one of the most popular masonry
  siding materials.
• A variety of shades and colors are available.
• It is a natural product, made of clay and/or
  shale.

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Roofing Materials

• Metal
• Shingles
• Wood
• Tile
• Rubber bond
• Tar
• Solar panels

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Windows and Doors

• Windows
• Arch windows
• Picture windows
• Double Hung windows
• Doors
• Sliding Doors
• Wood doors
• Steel doors

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Windows
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Doors
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Review

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