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1. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Silicone Caulk
Foundation
6 feet


2. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
A. Plans b. Elevation
55-pound roll roofing
Course


3. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
1. Eave 2. Ridge
1/4 inch
Flashing
Detail


4. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Does not conduct heat as readily
Interior
Two
Finish nail


5. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Drip edge
6


6. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Truss with a steel web
A. Plans b. Elevation
Tongue and the blade
Roofing cement


7. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Deck
Course
Ventilation


8. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Course
Pitch
Ponderosa pine


9. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Sliding T-bevel
Nail drip edge along eaves
Top
6-inch offset


10. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Valley
Foundation
27
Perpendicular


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

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12. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Silicone Caulk
Three
55-pound roll roofing
Length - width - and height


13. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Tab
Flashing
Drip edge
4 inches


14. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Threshold
Course
Drip edge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high


15. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Span
1/4 inch
Threshold
Three


16. 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.
16'; up
Vent
Pitch
Face of one riser to the face of the next


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
Nail drip edge along eaves
Valley
Orthographic


18. Green concrete is so named because of its
Platform
Incomplete curing
Ridge shingles
Drip edge


19. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Curling
Flashing
Pitch
Threshold


20. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Roofing cement
Soil stack
Eave
Sliding T-bevel


21. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Flashing
Interior
Square
1/3


22. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Length - width - and height
Framing a house
Ridge vent
1/3


23. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
No more than 19 percent
Ventilation
4 inches


24. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Incomplete curing
Does not conduct heat as readily
Foundation
Two


25. Pieces of metal or roll roofing used to prevent seepage of water into a building around any intersection or projection in a roof such as vent pipes - chimneys - adjoining walls - dormers - and valleys.
27
Architect
Flashing
6


26. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Open valley
Square
Ratio
Tab


27. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
1/3
Top
Pitch
Run; rise


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

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29. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...

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30. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
A. Plans b. Elevation
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Pressure-treated
18'-0'


31. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Framing
6
Nail drip edge along eaves
Ridge shingles


32. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Drip edge
Dimension
Buckling
Two


33. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
6
Details
Foundation
Drip edge


34. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Tab
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Roofing cement
Nail drip edge along eaves


35. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Incomplete curing
6
Details
Dimension lumber


36. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Deck
1 foot
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening


37. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Dimension lumber
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Ponderosa pine
Run; rise


38. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
36'
Flashing
6'-8'
Run


39. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Sliding T-bevel
Algae Discoloration
Ratio
Span


40. 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?
Ridge shingles
27
Run
Details


41. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
18'-0'
6-inch offset
6


42. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Curling
Of lumber and labor costs
Cement dermatitus


43. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Finish nail
Open valley
Floor


44. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
18'-0'
Pitch
Pressure-treated
Deck


45. The standard width for a main entry door is...

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46. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1/4 inch
Overhang
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
1 foot


47. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Overhang
Felt
Hidden
Top


48. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Nail drip edge along eaves
1/4 inch
Hidden
Unit rise


49. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Truss with a steel web
Lap
Pitch


50. maximum span of a 2'

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