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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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2. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Ratio
Rise
6
3. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
1/3
Rise
Butt edge
6
4. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
1 foot
Pitch
Silicone Caulk
6
5. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Rise
Run; rise
Span
Threshold
6. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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7. The scale of a drawing is not a unit of measurement but represents the _____ between the size of the object as shown - and its actual size.
Hidden
Rise
Ratio
18'-0'
8. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Framing
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Truss with a steel web
Eave
9. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Eave
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
27
Perpendicular
10. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Interior
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Drip edge
4 inches
11. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Silicone Caulk
Roll roofing
Drip edge
Interior
12. The finished underside of the eaves.
Soffit
Of lumber and labor costs
Detail
Sliding T-bevel
13. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
8'
Pressure-treated
Unit rise
6
14. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Ridge vent
Interior
Two
Drip edge
15. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Does not conduct heat as readily
Tab
Span
Platform
16. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Ridge
Finish nail
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Orthographic
17. 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?
Buckling
8'
27
Deck
18. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
A push stick
1/3
Algae Discoloration
Silicone Caulk
19. A framing square has two sections called the
Run; rise
6-inch offset
Perpendicular
Tongue and the blade
20. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Roofing cement
Soffit
6-inch offset
Cement dermatitus
21. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Flashing
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Algae Discoloration
Two
22. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Sheathing
Roll roofing
Tab
Tab
23. 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
Rise
Architect
36'
24. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
Tongue and the blade
Eave
Flashing
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.
Flashing
Orthographic
1/4 inch
Ventilation
26. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
5 -400
Length - width - and height
55-pound roll roofing
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
27. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Orthographic
Ridge vent
Two
Incomplete curing
28. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Vent
Bundle
Dimension
Three
29. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
A push stick
Bundle
Tab
Details
30. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Drip edge
Cement dermatitus
Roofing cement
Run
31. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Face of one riser to the face of the next
6-inch offset
Roofing cement
A retractable lower blade guard
32. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Foundation
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Rise
Hidden
33. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Run
Framing
Cement dermatitus
Eave
34. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Eave
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Dimension
Curling
35. A framing square has two sections called the
Course
Soffit
Framing
Tongue and the blade
36. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Dimension lumber
Run
Curling
Nail drip edge along eaves
37. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Roofing cement
Square
Hidden
Overhang
38. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
Pitch
A push stick
Pitch
39. 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.
1/3
Ventilation
Open valley
Platform
40. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
36' wide - 6'-8' high
6
Overhang
41. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Pitch
Orthographic
Pressure-treated
Does not conduct heat as readily
42. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Vent
Flashing
Pitch
43. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Drip edge
4 inches
Overhang
8'
44. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
Finish nail
27
5 -400
Three
45. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1 foot
1/3
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Finish nail
46. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Buckling
Sliding T-bevel
Ratio
Slope
47. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Two
Run
Truss with a steel web
48. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Detail
Felt
4 inches
49. A plan is what view of a construction project?
A. Plans b. Elevation
Top
18'-0'
Tongue and the blade
50. A portable circular saw has
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
A retractable lower blade guard
Deck
Threshold