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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Tab
Run
Unit rise
Flashing
2. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Length - width - and height
Ridge vent
Sliding T-bevel
Tab
3. A portable circular saw has
Hidden
A retractable lower blade guard
Perpendicular
6
4. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Finish nail
Flashing
Perpendicular
Foundation
5. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Details
Pitch
Platform
Silicone Caulk
6. You are beginning to lay the second course of roof sheathing. What is the MINIMUM number of rafters this piece of roof sheathing must cover?
Top
6 feet
Sliding T-bevel
Three
7. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
5 -400
Two
Deck
8. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Valley
Unit rise
6-inch offset
Algae Discoloration
9. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Details
Sliding T-bevel
Soil stack
10. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Butt edge
Length - width - and height
Top
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
11. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Lap
Vent
Sheathing
12. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Flashing
Silicone Caulk
13. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
14. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Foundation
Does not conduct heat as readily
1/4 inch
4 inches
15. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Algae Discoloration
Eave
Roll roofing
Cement dermatitus
16. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
8'
Of lumber and labor costs
1. Eave 2. Ridge
17. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
55-pound roll roofing
Square
Bundle
Eave
18. Any outlet for air that protrudes through the roof deck - such as a pipe or stack. Any device installed on the roof - gable - or soffit for the purpose of ventilating the underside of the roof deck.
Sliding T-bevel
1/3
A retractable lower blade guard
Vent
19. How many pieces of 16' lumber are needed for the soleplates - top plates - and double top plates of a building 40' wide and 30' long?
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
27
A retractable lower blade guard
A. Plans b. Elevation
20. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Drip edge
Ventilation
Roofing cement
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
21. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
22. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Course
Foundation
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
23. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Interior
1 foot
Two
A retractable lower blade guard
24. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
25. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Run
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Of lumber and labor costs
26. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
Orthographic
Ridge
Ponderosa pine
Open valley
27. The standard width for a main entry door is...
28. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
29. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Perpendicular
Slope
18'-0'
Of lumber and labor costs
30. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Three
Pitch
Curling
Floor
31. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Ponderosa pine
6
Does not conduct heat as readily
Cement dermatitus
32. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Soffit
Flashing
Incomplete curing
Platform
33. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
34. When building a stair with a total rise of 7'-7' - the number of risers required and their unit rise is _____.
35. maximum span of a 2'
36. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Finish nail
Nail drip edge along eaves
Algae Discoloration
Run; rise
37. Method of valley construction in which shingles on both sides of the valley are trimmed along a chalk line. The line is snapped on each side of the valley. Shingles do not extend across the valley. The flashing is exposed.
Ridge shingles
Open valley
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Eave
38. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
1/3
Flashing
Framing
39. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Rise
6
1 foot
Ponderosa pine
40. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
6'-8'
8'
41. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Cement dermatitus
Drip edge
Dimension lumber
Run
42. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Eave
Cement dermatitus
A retractable lower blade guard
43. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Of lumber and labor costs
Ridge vent
Length - width - and height
Interior
44. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Slope
Flashing
Orthographic
1/3
45. The finished underside of the eaves.
Soffit
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Framing
Lap
46. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
5 -400
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Ratio
Tab
47. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Roofing cement
Perpendicular
Ponderosa pine
Finish nail
48. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
6 feet
Detail
Finish nail
Ridge shingles
49. Green concrete is so named because of its
Truss with a steel web
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Incomplete curing
Span
50. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Lap
Incomplete curing
Threshold
36' wide - 6'-8' high