(a) List two types of wooden door suitable for the bedroom of a domestic building.
(b) State four functional requirements of a suspended floor.
(c) Sketch the following types of window:
(i) sliding window;
(ii) glass louver window;
(iii) side hung casement window.
Most candidates were able to:
- list the types of wooden door suitable for the bedroom of a domestic building;
- sketch the given types of window.
However, they were unable to state the functional requirements of a suspended floor. The expected responses to question 5 is as given below:
- Two types of wooden door suitable for a bedroom of a domestic building are:
- flush door;
- panelled door;
- matchboarded door.
- Four functional requirements of a suspended floor:
- strength and stability;
- fire resistance;
- sound insulation;
- thermal insulation;
- water tightness;
- durability.
(c) (i) Sketch of a sliding window:
(ii) Sketch of louver window
