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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.






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






3. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?






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






5. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?






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






7. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it






8. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?






9. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...






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






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






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






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






14. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?






15. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.






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






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






18. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.






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






20. A framing square has two sections called the






21. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?






22. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.






23. 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.






24. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...






25. 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?






26. A framing square has two sections called the






27. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.






28. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?






29. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.






30. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings






31. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?






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






33. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.






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






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






36. 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.






37. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.






38. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide






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






40. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber






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






42. The term quarter-sawed means...






43. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?






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

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






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






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






48. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.






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






50. maximum span of a 2'

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