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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.






2. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.






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






4. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the






5. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?






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






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






8. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.






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






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






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






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






13. The standard width for a main entry door is...

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14. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are

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15. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.






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






17. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.






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






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

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






21. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






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






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






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






25. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because






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






27. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.






28. 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.






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






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






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

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






33. 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?






34. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.






35. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.






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






37. 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.






38. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?






39. 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?






40. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...

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46. The term quarter-sawed means...






47. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.






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






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






50. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.