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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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carpentry
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Finish nail
27
Bundle
Tab
2. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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3. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Run
Finish nail
Sliding T-bevel
Curling
4. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Vent
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Framing
5. 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?
Rise
Details
6 feet
Three
6. A plan is what view of a construction project?
6
Felt
Top
Soffit
7. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Interior
27
Bundle
36'
8. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
A retractable lower blade guard
1/4 inch
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
9. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Ratio
Pitch
Three
Span
10. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Soil stack
Sheathing
Finish nail
Flashing
11. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Platform
Pitch
Run
Face of one riser to the face of the next
12. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
Tab
Ridge vent
Ponderosa pine
13. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
Ridge
Detail
Framing a house
14. A portable circular saw has
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Platform
A retractable lower blade guard
Soil stack
15. A framing square has two sections called the
Deck
Three
Tongue and the blade
Run
16. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
18'-0'
Rise
6-inch offset
Run
17. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Overhang
Tongue and the blade
Felt
18. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Architect
8'
Ventilation
19. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
6'-8'
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
6
Algae Discoloration
20. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Does not conduct heat as readily
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Perpendicular
Buckling
21. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
18'-0'
Sliding T-bevel
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Cement dermatitus
22. The finished underside of the eaves.
Framing
Tab
Soffit
1/4 inch
23. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Roofing cement
Foundation
Algae Discoloration
Ridge
24. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Bundle
Soil stack
Foundation
Slope
25. A portable circular saw has
Rise
A retractable lower blade guard
Cement dermatitus
Valley
26. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Deck
Silicone Caulk
A retractable lower blade guard
Nail drip edge along eaves
27. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
16'; up
Of lumber and labor costs
6'-8'
Valley
28. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Interior
Run
Finish nail
Deck
29. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
27
Foundation
Buckling
6
30. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Algae Discoloration
Nail drip edge along eaves
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Soil stack
31. maximum span of a 2'
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32. A framing square has two sections called the
Tongue and the blade
Perpendicular
Sheathing
Floor
33. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Platform
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Ridge vent
Face of one riser to the face of the next
34. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Deck
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
18'-0'
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
35. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Soil stack
Framing a house
Detail
36. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
Ventilation
Soil stack
Soil stack
37. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Foundation
Ridge shingles
Dimension lumber
38. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
A retractable lower blade guard
A push stick
Curling
39. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Ventilation
Span
Detail
18'-0'
40. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
6-inch offset
Does not conduct heat as readily
Detail
Orthographic
41. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Ventilation
Hidden
1. Eave 2. Ridge
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
42. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Unit rise
Ridge shingles
Eave
Run; rise
43. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
16'; up
Rise
Ventilation
44. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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45. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Unit rise
Nail drip edge along eaves
Pitch
16'; up
46. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Dimension lumber
6 feet
6
Felt
47. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
1/3
Flashing
Course
Eave
48. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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49. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Pitch
6 feet
5 -400
Slope
50. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
6
Ponderosa pine
Ridge
Drip edge