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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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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. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Sliding T-bevel
6-inch offset
Three
Foundation
2. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Pitch
Eave
Foundation
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
3. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
Square
Roll roofing
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
4. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
55-pound roll roofing
Length - width - and height
Two
5. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
6
Truss with a steel web
Interior
Ridge shingles
6. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Cement dermatitus
Vent
55-pound roll roofing
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
7. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
55-pound roll roofing
Ridge
Lap
Foundation
8. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Ridge vent
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Pitch
9. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
A retractable lower blade guard
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Threshold
Pitch
10. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Tongue and the blade
Does not conduct heat as readily
11. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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12. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Butt edge
Slope
Perpendicular
13. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Dimension lumber
Open valley
Drip edge
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
14. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Tongue and the blade
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Interior
A. Plans b. Elevation
15. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Flashing
Does not conduct heat as readily
A retractable lower blade guard
Incomplete curing
16. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Ridge vent
Perpendicular
18'-0'
Overhang
17. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
1/3
Pitch
Interior
Details
18. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Roofing cement
1/4 inch
Overhang
Bundle
19. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Silicone Caulk
Ponderosa pine
Rise
Vent
20. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Algae Discoloration
Tab
Ventilation
6 feet
21. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Roofing cement
Eave
Run
Cement dermatitus
22. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Roll roofing
Pitch
Algae Discoloration
23. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Rise
Unit rise
Eave
Details
24. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
6
Cement dermatitus
Pressure-treated
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
25. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Bundle
16'; up
Perpendicular
Hidden
26. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Buckling
Overhang
Does not conduct heat as readily
Vent
27. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Roofing cement
Pitch
Incomplete curing
Truss with a steel web
28. 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?
Sheathing
Pitch
27
1/4 inch
29. 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?
Details
Drip edge
Silicone Caulk
Three
30. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Unit rise
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Felt
1/3
31. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Two
Ponderosa pine
Rise
32. The term quarter-sawed means...
Dimension
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Hidden
Tab
33. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Ridge shingles
Details
Eave
Lap
34. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Overhang
6
Lap
6
35. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
1/3
Ridge
A push stick
Butt edge
36. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Framing a house
6 feet
Ponderosa pine
Slope
37. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Truss with a steel web
Cement dermatitus
6
Dimension
38. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Foundation
8'
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Pitch
39. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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40. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Dimension
Slope
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
41. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
8'
Butt edge
Ridge
42. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
Detail
55-pound roll roofing
Unit rise
43. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Hidden
6 feet
Deck
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
44. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Rise
A retractable lower blade guard
Dimension lumber
A retractable lower blade guard
45. 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?
Pitch
Two
Ponderosa pine
27
46. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
27
Sliding T-bevel
Two
Bundle
47. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge shingles
36' wide - 6'-8' high
1 foot
6
48. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Pressure-treated
Tab
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
Two
Details
Perpendicular
50. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
Ventilation
Interior
Foundation
1/4 inch