RECA Rural Part2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025) Structure - Roof - Correct Answers ✅-Transfers roof loads to rafters, trusses and joists
- Ultimately transfers loads to bearing walls and framing
-Roof covering protects the roof sheathing Structure - Framing/floors - Correct Answers ✅-Balloon or platform construction -Floor provides continuous pad for framing Structure - Walls - Correct Answers ✅-Carry weight of roof and floor to the foundation -Wall structure varies based on type of framing Structure - Footings/foundation - Correct Answers ✅Transmits the weight of the structure to the soil The foundation is the base upon which a structure is built. A
foundation has three basic functions:
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RECA Rural Part2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025) 2-Resist the pressure of the soil on the outside of the basement and act as a retaining wall.3-Carry the weight of the structure below the frost line to prevent frost heaving.In Alberta, the foundation usually is made of ? (x2) - Correct Answers ✅In Alberta, the foundation usually is made of poured concrete or preserved wood. The wall framing and the joists are placed on top of the foundation. Posts or columns are used to carry the load of a beam vertically, down to the footing, which is typically concrete. Posts and columns may be made of brick, concrete block, poured concrete, wood, or steel.The slab - Correct Answers ✅The slab is the reinforced concrete floor between beams, columns, or walls. Slabs are most common in residential basements, machine shops, workshops, dairy barns, hog barns, and poultry barns. The building's type and the amount of weight it must handle for its intended use determine the slab thickness and requirements for reinforcements (rebar) within the slab.foundations - preserved wood - Correct Answers ✅Some foundations are made of preserved wood, and although less common, they will be important to point out to buyers.According to home inspectors, these foundations may have issues such as exterior wood decay, interior wood decay, 2 / 4
RECA Rural Part2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025) leakage at joints, buckling from pressure, a missing moisture barrier, or bowing foundation walls (FXC Inspections, 2022).You can check the foundation type by finding some exposed wall in the basement, usually under a staircase or in a utility room. If you cannot find an exposed foundation wall, confirm the foundation type with the seller.footing - Correct Answers ✅A footing is a widened section at the base or bottom of a foundation wall, pier, or column.The footings transmit the weight of the structure to the soil to prevent it from sinking. An area's soil quality can impact footing requirements.Although heavier buildings require larger footings, a common 16- or 20-inch-wide footing can handle the relatively light weight of an ordinary building in areas with typical soil.However, these standards may not be sufficient if a building is on soft clay soil, or if part of the foundation is over a soft zone. Buildings can be damaged by excessive settlement if footings do not suit the soil's capacity Weeping tile - Correct Answers ✅Weeping tile is a drainage system located at the footings. Provincial building codes establish drainage requirements and include tile pipe standards and size.Posts or columns - Correct Answers ✅Posts or columns are used to transfer a beam's load vertically, down to the footing. 3 / 4
RECA Rural Part2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% score (Newest 2025) Posts and columns may be made of brick, concrete block, poured concrete, wood or steel.Warning sign/potential problem - Crumbling mortar in masonry posts and rust on steel posts can be from moisture damage. - Correct Answers ✅Deteriorating posts or columns due to moisture.Warning sign/potential problem - Patching materials used inside or outside the basement wall.Cracks. - Correct Answers ✅Inward movement caused by inadequate support, faulty backfilling, or thin foundation walls.Warning sign/potential problem - Patching materials used inside or outside the basement wall.Water stains or mold on an interior wall.Musty smells.White mineral deposit(efflorescence) on interior basement walls. When water passes through from the outside and dissolves salts in the concrete, masonry or mortar and then evaporates from the inner wall, a crystalline salt deposit is left behind. - Correct Answers ✅Leakage from improper landscaping, inadequate downspouts, or faulty or non- existent weeping tile.Quonset - Correct Answers ✅a building made of corrugated metal and having a semicircular shape
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