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California B2 Floors Practice Quiz Overview

Are you ready to test your floor construction expertise? This focused quiz helps you master the structural concepts essential for your California B2 Residential Remodeling exam success.

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1 / 15

In cold-formed steel floor framing, floor joists supporting jamb studs with multiple members must have __________ bearing stiffeners.

A) one

B) two

C) three

D) four

2 / 15

True or False: In exterior wood decks, vertical loads shall be transferred to band joists with ledgers.

A) True

B) False

3 / 15

C-shaped sections of load-bearing cold-formed steel floor framing members must have a minimum flange width of 1.625 inches and a maximum flange width of__________ .

A) 2 inches

B) 3 inches

C) 4 inches

D) 5 inches

4 / 15

The site for pressure preservative-treated wood floors on ground, must have a polyethylene sheeting a min. of__________ thick placed over the granular base.

A) 2-mil

B) 4-mil

C) 6-mil

D) 8-mil

5 / 15

What is the max. allowable span for a 40 psf live load of steel joists with a joint designation of 550S162-68 and single spans of 12 inches o.c.?

A) 12 feet, 0 inches

B) 13 feet, 3 inches

C) 14 feet, 3 inches

D) 15 feet, 6 inches

6 / 15

Cold-formed steel-framed floors must be anchored to__________.

A) foundations

B) wood sills

C) load-bearing walls

D) Any of the above

7 / 15

The site for pressure preservative-treated wood floors on ground, must have a min.__________ granular base of gravel or crushed stone must be placed over the compacted earth.

A) 2-inch-thick

B) 4-inch-thick

C) 6-inch-thick

D) 8-inch-thick

8 / 15

In exterior decks, beam plies must be fastened with two rows of 10d nails minimum at__________ o.c. along each edge.

A) 10 inches

B) 12 inches

C) 14 inches

D) 16 inches

9 / 15

Pressure preservative-treated wood basement floors (on ground) must be limited to applications where the differential depth of fill on opposite exterior foundation walls is__________ or less.

A) 2 feet

B) 4 feet

C) 6 feet

D) 8 feet

10 / 15

In cold-formed steel floor framing, how many feet toward the inside must doubled cantilevered joists extend?

A) 4 feet

B) 6 feet

C) 8 feet

D) 10 feet

11 / 15

When preparing a site for on-ground concrete floors, the fill depths must not exceed__________ for clean sand or gravel.

A) 12 inches

B) 24 inches

C) 36 inches

D) 48 inches

12 / 15

In cold-formed steel floor framing, blocking must be installed between__________ for single continuous floor joists across bearing supports.

A) every joist

B) every other joist

C) every fifth joist

D) every tenth joist

13 / 15

In exterior decks, the ends of beams must have not less than__________ of bearing on concrete or masonry for the entire width of the beam.

A) 1 inch

B) 2 inches

C) 3 inches

D) 4 inches

14 / 15

For on-ground concrete floors, a__________ polyethylene vapor retarder must be placed between a concrete floor slab and the base course.

A) 2-mil

B) 4-mil

C) 6-mil

D) 8-mil

15 / 15

Header joist spans in cold-formed steel floor openings must not exceed__________ in length.

A) 6 feet

B) 8 feet

C) Either A or B

D) Neither A nor B

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