1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code - Existing Building, 2017 Questions and Answers Flashcards

_______________ is any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than a repair or addition.

Pedestrians shall be protected during construction and demolition activities. If the height of the building is 8 feet or less and the distance of the construction to the lot line is more than 5 feet, what type of barrier is required?

According to Florida Building Code, a room without roof panels that include sloped glazing that is a one-story structure added to an existing dwelling with open glazed areas in excess of 40% of the gross area of the exterior walls and roof is referred to as a .

Existing structural elements carrying gravity load. Any existing gravity load carrying structural element for which an addition and its related alterations cause an increase in design gravity load of more than % shall be strengthened,
supplemented, replaced or otherwise altered as need to carry the increased load required by the Florida Building Code for new structures.

Construction materials and equipment shall not be placed or stored so as to obstruct access to fire hydrants, standpipes, fire or police alarm boxes, catch basins or manholes, nor shall such material or equipment be located within _______________ feet of a street intersection.

_______________ include the patching or restoration or replacement of damaged materials, elements, equipment or fixtures for the purpose of maintaining such components in good or sound condition with respect to existing loads or
performance requirements.

Covered walkways shall have a minimum clear height of _______________ feet as measured from floor surface to the canopy overhead.

Level _______________ alterations include removal and replacement or the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment or fixtures using new materials, elements, equipment or fixtures that serve the same purpose.

Guards are not required at which of the following locations:

The patching restoration and/or minor replacement of materials, elements, components, equipment and/or fixtures for the purposes of maintaining such materials in good or sound condition is called

Level _______________ alterations include reconfiguration of space, addition or elimination of any door or window, the reconfiguration or extension of any system, or the installation of any additional equipment.

Relocated or moved buildings shall not be required to be brought into compliance with the state minimum building code in force at the time the building or structure is moved, provided the moved building meets which of the following requirements:

Level 3 alterations apply where work area exceeds _______________ % of the aggregate area of the building.

An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned _______________ after date of
filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding _______________ days each.

A walkway shall be provided for pedestrian travel in front of every construction and demolition site unless the applicable governing authority authorizes the sidewalk to be fenced or closed. Walkways shall be of sufficient width to accommodate, the pedestrian traffic, but in no case shall they be less than _______________ feet in width.

When a building is evaluated by a registered design professional, the evaluation findings shall be submitted to
the

The _______________ is that portion or portions of a building consisting of all reconfigured elements, systems or spaces as indicated on the construction documents.

New roof coverings shall not be installed without first removing existing roof coverings where the following conditions occur except:

Every portion of a floor, such as a balcony or a loading dock that is more than _______________ inches above the floor or grade below and is not provided with guards, shall be provided with guards, or those in which the existing guards are judged to be in danger of collapsing, shall be provided with guards.

Adjoining building must be protected from damage during demolition and construction work. The person making or causing an excavation to be made shall provide written notice to the owners of adjoining buildings within _______________ days
advising them that the excavation is to be made and that the adjoining buildings should be protected.

The act or process of accurately depicting the form, features and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of features, and repair or replacement of damaged or altered features from the restoration period is called

Existing structural elements supporting any additional gravity loads as a result of additions shall comply with Florida Building Code, Building, except structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than _______________ percent.

Where addition or replacement of roofing or replacement of equipment results in additional dead loads, structural components supporting such reproofing or equipment shall comply with the gravity load requirements of the Florida Building Code-Building with which of the following exceptions?

I. Structural elements where additional dead load from roofing or equipment does not increase the force in the element by more than 10 percent.

II. Buildings constructed in accordance with the Florida Building Code, Residential or the conventional light-frame construction methods of the Florida Building Code, Building and where dead load from the roofing or equipment is not
increased by more than 5 percent.

III. Addition of second layer of roof covering weighing 2 pounds per square foot or less over an existing, single layer of roof covering.

Existing fusible link-type automatic door-closing devices shall be permitted in all shafts except stairways if the fusible link rating does not exceed _______________ F.

Opening protection exception for one- and two- family dwelling constructed under codes other than the Florida Building Code and located in windborne debris regions, maintains that the replacement of sliding glass doors and windows within any 12-month period shall not be required to have opening protection but shall be designed for wind pressures for enclosed building, provided the aggregate area of the glazing in the replaced components does not exceed _______________ percent of the aggregate area of the glazed openings in the dwelling.

When a floor is served by a recirculating air or exhaust system with a capacity greater than _______________ cubic feet per minute, that system shall be equipped with an approved smoke and heating detection devices installed in accordance with Florida Building Code, Mechanical.

8d nails shall be a minimum of 0.113 inch in diameter and shall be a minimum of _______________ inch long for roof decking
attachment for single-family residential structures.

Where openings in exterior walls are required to be protected because of their distance from the property line, the sum of the area of such openings shall not exceed _______________ percent of the total area of the wall.

In High Velocity Hurricane Zones (HVHZ) regions all joints in structural panel roof sheathing or decking shall be covered with a minimum _______________ inch wide strip of self-adhering polymer modified bitumen tape applied directly to the sheathing or decking.

All replacement doors shall be _______________ inch solid bonded wood core or approved equivalent, unless the existing frame will accommodate only a 13 3/8 -inch door.

In High Velocity Hurricane Zones (HVHZ) regions, the entire roof deck shall be covered with an approved asphalt impregnated _______________ felt underlayment or approved synthetic underlayment.

The anchorage of each exposed rafter or truss within _______________ feet of the corner along the exterior wall on each side of the gable end of the roof shall be inspected.

_______________ may be added without requiring compliance with the light and ventilation requirements of the Florida Building Code, Building.

_______________ is a change in the purpose or level of an activity within a building that involves a change in the application of the requirements of the Florida Building Code, Existing Buildings.

In the work area and in the egress path from any work area to the exit discharge, all egress doors serving an occupational load greater than _______________ shall swing in the direction of exit travel.