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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?






2. 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.






3. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.






4. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be






5. A plan is what view of a construction project?






6. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.






7. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the






8. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the






9. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






10. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?






11. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.






12. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...






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






14. A ridgeboard is typically






15. A portable circular saw has






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

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17. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?






18. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...






19. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.






20. maximum span of a 2'

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21. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line






22. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?






23. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?






24. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.






25. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?






26. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture






27. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.






28. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?






29. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are

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30. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?






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

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32. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the






33. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.






34. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because






35. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?






36. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?






37. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.






38. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.






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

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40. A framing square has two sections called the






41. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.






42. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...






43. 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.






44. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






45. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.






46. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.






47. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.






48. 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?






49. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)






50. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?