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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Dimension
Detail
A push stick
Buckling
2. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Soil stack
Drip edge
Ridge shingles
Tongue and the blade
3. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Hidden
Of lumber and labor costs
No more than 19 percent
Run; rise
4. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Eave
Bundle
Eave
Floor
5. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Incomplete curing
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Ventilation
Cement dermatitus
6. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Architect
Sliding T-bevel
Soffit
5 -400
7. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Roofing cement
Vent
Threshold
Length - width - and height
8. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Ponderosa pine
Bundle
9. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
5 -400
Floor
6
10. 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.
Sheathing
6
Felt
Vent
11. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
Hidden
1/3
Eave
12. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Platform
36'
Open valley
13. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Pitch
8'
Open valley
14. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
6-inch offset
Lap
Run; rise
Tongue and the blade
15. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
18'-0'
Span
6
Buckling
16. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Buckling
Algae Discoloration
A. Plans b. Elevation
Cement dermatitus
17. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Orthographic
Floor
6-inch offset
Drip edge
18. The finished underside of the eaves.
Incomplete curing
Soffit
Roofing cement
Does not conduct heat as readily
19. A ridgeboard is typically
1 foot
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Tab
36' wide - 6'-8' high
20. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Framing a house
Of lumber and labor costs
Eave
Hidden
21. The term quarter-sawed means...
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
A retractable lower blade guard
Soil stack
22. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Detail
Perpendicular
Dimension lumber
Roll roofing
23. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Framing
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Ventilation
Sliding T-bevel
24. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Butt edge
No more than 19 percent
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Silicone Caulk
25. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Curling
Pitch
4 inches
Pressure-treated
26. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Top
Silicone Caulk
8'
Square
27. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Top
A push stick
Face of one riser to the face of the next
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
28. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Face of one riser to the face of the next
A push stick
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
29. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Ventilation
Dimension
55-pound roll roofing
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
30. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Eave
Roll roofing
6-inch offset
31. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Pitch
Silicone Caulk
6
Face of one riser to the face of the next
32. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Perpendicular
Length - width - and height
Rise
33. 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.
Open valley
Dimension
Roofing cement
36'
34. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Pressure-treated
Interior
Curling
35. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
6'-8'
Two
Platform
Truss with a steel web
36. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Framing a house
A. Plans b. Elevation
Run
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
37. A ridgeboard is typically
Vent
Ventilation
Ponderosa pine
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
38. 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.
6 feet
1/4 inch
55-pound roll roofing
Open valley
39. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Unit rise
4 inches
1/3
36' wide - 6'-8' high
40. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Soil stack
8'
6'-8'
6-inch offset
41. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
No more than 19 percent
Dimension lumber
Ventilation
1/4 inch
42. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Pitch
Two
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Buckling
43. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Framing
Hidden
Dimension
Foundation
44. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Vent
Eave
Nail drip edge along eaves
Butt edge
45. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Unit rise
Details
Valley
Butt edge
46. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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47. 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
1/4 inch
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Ratio
48. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Orthographic
Sliding T-bevel
6
A push stick
49. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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50. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Truss with a steel web
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Framing a house
Ratio