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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. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Architect
Tab
Deck
Felt
2. maximum span of a 2'
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3. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Ridge
16'; up
Span
6-inch offset
4. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Length - width - and height
Ponderosa pine
36'
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
5. 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.
Overhang
Open valley
Rise
4 inches
6. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
27
Butt edge
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
7. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Valley
55-pound roll roofing
Course
8. Green concrete is so named because of its
Valley
Algae Discoloration
Incomplete curing
Sheathing
9. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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10. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Square
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
36' wide - 6'-8' high
11. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Square
Architect
Incomplete curing
Unit rise
12. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Course
Bundle
Threshold
6 feet
13. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Curling
Pitch
Framing a house
14. When building a stair with a total rise of 7'-7' - the number of risers required and their unit rise is _____.
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15. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
6 feet
Platform
Buckling
6-inch offset
16. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Silicone Caulk
36' wide - 6'-8' high
6 feet
Pitch
17. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Details
A push stick
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Felt
18. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Rise
16'; up
Ridge
Length - width - and height
19. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
Two
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Buckling
20. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Three
Ridge
Felt
Soil stack
21. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
Vent
Framing
Buckling
22. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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23. A ridgeboard is typically
Flashing
1 foot
Algae Discoloration
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
24. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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25. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
No more than 19 percent
Sheathing
Silicone Caulk
Run
26. 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?
27
Bundle
Length - width - and height
Three
27. maximum span of a 2'
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28. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Cement dermatitus
Buckling
6 feet
29. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
6 feet
No more than 19 percent
Slope
Dimension
30. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Pitch
Nail drip edge along eaves
Valley
4 inches
31. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Drip edge
18'-0'
Top
Length - width - and height
32. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge shingles
Slope
Does not conduct heat as readily
Open valley
33. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Dimension lumber
Curling
Flashing
Face of one riser to the face of the next
34. A portable circular saw has
Pitch
Details
A retractable lower blade guard
36'
35. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
6
No more than 19 percent
Ratio
Floor
36. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Foundation
Sliding T-bevel
Of lumber and labor costs
A push stick
37. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Foundation
Does not conduct heat as readily
Square
38. 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
Square
Foundation
A retractable lower blade guard
39. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Cement dermatitus
Architect
Foundation
Span
40. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Algae Discoloration
Ponderosa pine
Curling
6 feet
41. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
1/3
55-pound roll roofing
Soil stack
Detail
42. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Buckling
Tongue and the blade
1/4 inch
Algae Discoloration
43. 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.
Framing a house
Top
Dimension
Vent
44. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Threshold
Algae Discoloration
Detail
1. Eave 2. Ridge
45. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Roofing cement
Sliding T-bevel
Valley
46. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Dimension
Dimension lumber
Drip edge
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
47. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
A push stick
Run; rise
Dimension lumber
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
48. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Framing a house
Bundle
Open valley
Overhang
49. A ridgeboard is typically
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
5 -400
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Buckling
50. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Floor
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Tongue and the blade
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening