The exterior walls of Don's one-story home are made of cinderblock covered by a layer of stucco. His home is an example of ____
a. frame construction.
b. masonry construction.
c. superior construction.
d. tilt-up construction.



Answer :

✨B. Masonry Construction!✨

Want more info? Here are some construction class definitions!

1. Frame (Class 1): Buildings where the exterior walls are wood or other combustible

materials, including construction where combustible materials are combined with

other materials (such as brick veneer, stone veneer, wood iron-clad, stucco on wood).

2. Joisted Masonry (Class 2): Buildings where the exterior walls are constructed of

masonry materials such as adobe, brick, concrete, gypsum block, hollow concrete

block, stone, tile or similar materials and where the floors and roof are combustible

(disregarding floors resting directly on the ground).

3. Non-Combustible (Class 3): Buildings where the exterior walls, floors and roof are

constructed of, and supported by metal, asbestos, gypsum, or other non-combustible

materials.

4. Masonry Non-Combustible (Class 4): Buildings where the exterior walls are

constructed of masonry materials, as described in Joisted Masonry above, with the

floors and roof of metal or other non-combustible materials.

5. Modified Fire Resistive (Class 5): Buildings where the exterior walls, floors and roof

are constructed of masonry or fire resistive materials with a fire resistance rating of

one hour or more but less than two hours.

6. Fire Resistive (Class 6): Buildings where the exterior walls and the floors and roof

are constructed of masonry or fire resistive materials having a fire resistance rating of

not less than two hours.

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