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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Bundle
Nail drip edge along eaves
Butt edge
Nail drip edge along eaves
2. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
55-pound roll roofing
Open valley
No more than 19 percent
8'
3. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Does not conduct heat as readily
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Vent
Sliding T-bevel
4. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Foundation
Ridge
Platform
Rise
5. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Eave
No more than 19 percent
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Hidden
6. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Details
Eave
4 inches
Ridge vent
7. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
6 feet
Deck
Pitch
8. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Overhang
Span
Eave
1. Eave 2. Ridge
9. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Eave
16'; up
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Foundation
10. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Pitch
Of lumber and labor costs
Framing
Span
11. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Detail
Of lumber and labor costs
6 feet
Eave
12. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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13. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Soil stack
Framing a house
Run; rise
6-inch offset
14. 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
Perpendicular
Sheathing
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
15. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Dimension lumber
Perpendicular
6'-8'
A. Plans b. Elevation
16. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Foundation
Butt edge
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Roofing cement
17. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Details
27
Two
18. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Run; rise
Silicone Caulk
A push stick
Soffit
19. A framing square has two sections called the
Soil stack
Deck
Nail drip edge along eaves
Tongue and the blade
20. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Span
Buckling
6'-8'
Face of one riser to the face of the next
21. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Hidden
Slope
Truss with a steel web
1/3
22. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Soffit
Detail
6 feet
Bundle
23. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Curling
55-pound roll roofing
Dimension lumber
Bundle
24. 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.
Nail drip edge along eaves
Vent
Two
Three
25. maximum span of a 2'
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26. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Finish nail
Pitch
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
1 foot
27. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
No more than 19 percent
Rise
28. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Three
Finish nail
Soil stack
Ponderosa pine
29. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
4 inches
Soffit
Run; rise
16'; up
30. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Buckling
6
Soffit
Interior
31. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
Vent
Dimension
1 foot
Soffit
32. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Interior
Two
1. Eave 2. Ridge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
33. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
27
Cement dermatitus
Deck
Curling
34. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
A retractable lower blade guard
Ventilation
Tab
27
35. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Run; rise
4 inches
Framing a house
Sliding T-bevel
36. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Run
8'
1/4 inch
37. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Platform
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Length - width - and height
Ridge shingles
38. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Threshold
Nail drip edge along eaves
Felt
Vent
39. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
Valley
Orthographic
27
Dimension lumber
40. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Detail
Threshold
Tab
Run
41. The term quarter-sawed means...
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
A retractable lower blade guard
Pitch
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
42. 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?
Roll roofing
Three
Algae Discoloration
Span
43. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Buckling
Roofing cement
Ratio
Deck
44. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Foundation
Bundle
1/3
Silicone Caulk
45. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Incomplete curing
Bundle
Bundle
Interior
46. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Silicone Caulk
Tab
1 foot
Pitch
47. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Deck
Platform
Floor
Orthographic
48. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
18'-0'
Foundation
No more than 19 percent
Soil stack
49. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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50. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Of lumber and labor costs
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Butt edge
Architect