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1. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Drip edge
Butt edge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Detail


2. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Deck
Length - width - and height
Drip edge
Butt edge


3. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.

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4. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
A retractable lower blade guard
6 feet
Hidden
Pitch


5. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A push stick
18'-0'
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
36'


6. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Eave
Threshold
Pitch
Architect


7. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Perpendicular
Framing
Span
Framing a house


8. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Square
Cement dermatitus
Foundation
Deck


9. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Hidden
Ridge shingles
Hidden
Curling


10. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
8'
Lap
1/4 inch
Span


11. The finished underside of the eaves.
6
Roofing cement
Detail
Soffit


12. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Algae Discoloration
Deck
A. Plans b. Elevation


13. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
Dimension lumber
Dimension
Details
Orthographic


14. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Roofing cement
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Silicone Caulk
A. Plans b. Elevation


15. A framing square has two sections called the
Does not conduct heat as readily
55-pound roll roofing
8'
Tongue and the blade


16. When building a stair with a total rise of 7'-7' - the number of risers required and their unit rise is _____.

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17. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Soil stack
Pressure-treated
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Tab


18. A portable circular saw has
Felt
8'
A retractable lower blade guard
18'-0'


19. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Three
Overhang
Soil stack
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high


20. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Roll roofing
Bundle
Truss with a steel web
Deck


21. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
Two
16'; up
Tongue and the blade
55-pound roll roofing


22. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Rise
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Sheathing
1/4 inch


23. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Does not conduct heat as readily
6
Run; rise
Square


24. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Sliding T-bevel
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Valley
6


25. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.

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26. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Architect
Deck
Open valley
Ventilation


27. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
Rise
Soil stack
Eave


28. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Framing
Slope
Dimension
6-inch offset


29. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Lap
Cement dermatitus
Ridge vent
Top


30. 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.
Vent
Soil stack
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Curling


31. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Flashing
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Foundation
Roofing cement


32. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Perpendicular
A push stick
Felt
Tab


33. maximum span of a 2'

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34. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
5 -400
6'-8'
Dimension lumber
Roll roofing


35. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Ventilation
Threshold
Hidden
Algae Discoloration


36. 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.
Open valley
1 foot
Ridge shingles
Span


37. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Sliding T-bevel
Two
Algae Discoloration
Top


38. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Algae Discoloration
36' wide - 6'-8' high
A push stick
Floor


39. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
Unit rise
Curling
Eave
No more than 19 percent


40. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...

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41. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Rise
Buckling
Platform
Face of one riser to the face of the next


42. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Foundation
6'-8'
Perpendicular
Roll roofing


43. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Course
Hidden
36'
Two


44. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Eave
Eave
Run
Framing a house


45. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Ponderosa pine
1/3
8'
A push stick


46. 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?
No more than 19 percent
Incomplete curing
Three
Ponderosa pine


47. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
1 foot
55-pound roll roofing
Curling
Slope


48. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Detail
Butt edge


49. A ridgeboard is typically
Foundation
27
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Run; rise


50. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Flashing
Detail
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Sliding T-bevel