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Carpentry Basics 3

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1. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Run; rise
6
Perpendicular
Tongue and the blade

2. 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.
1/4 inch
Vent
Foundation
Deck

3. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Length - width - and height
Pitch
1 foot

4. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
Valley
A push stick
Foundation

5. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Curling
Threshold
Overhang
Cement dermatitus

6. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
Threshold
55-pound roll roofing
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Course

7. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
No more than 19 percent
Soil stack
5 -400
Deck

8. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Threshold
Hidden
Ridge
Nail drip edge along eaves

9. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Vent
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Unit rise
Details

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

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11. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Architect
Span
Butt edge

12. The finished underside of the eaves.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
A push stick
Soffit
Foundation

13. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
6
Roofing cement
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
8'

14. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Dimension lumber
Cement dermatitus
6
Lap

15. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Two
Bundle
6 feet
Does not conduct heat as readily

16. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Soffit
Deck
6'-8'
Pressure-treated

17. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Roofing cement
Dimension
Butt edge
Detail

18. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
36'
Drip edge
Soil stack
Ratio

19. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Drip edge
Hidden
6
Architect

20. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Open valley
Of lumber and labor costs
Truss with a steel web
Hidden

21. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge shingles
Ratio
Rise
Vent

22. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Ridge vent
Butt edge
1 foot
Sliding T-bevel

23. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Roll roofing
Foundation
Square
Soil stack

24. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Ventilation
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Length - width - and height
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees

25. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
36'
Pitch
Run; rise
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening

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

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27. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Eave
Tab
6 feet
Roll roofing

28. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Pitch
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
6-inch offset

29. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Course
6
Dimension lumber
Sliding T-bevel

30. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Cement dermatitus
Platform
4 inches
Interior

31. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
A push stick
18'-0'
Platform
27

32. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Vent
Detail
Pressure-treated
Eave

33. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Valley
Cement dermatitus
Butt edge
Ridge

34. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
27
Ridge
Hidden
6

35. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Framing
36'
Vent
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening

36. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
Dimension lumber
Span
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening

37. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Detail
8'
Run; rise

38. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Dimension
6 feet
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Eave

39. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Course
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Rise
Sliding T-bevel

40. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
36'
1/3
Length - width - and height
Hidden

41. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Eave
Perpendicular
Ridge shingles
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views

42. The finished underside of the eaves.
Incomplete curing
Soffit
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Soil stack

43. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
Incomplete curing
Run; rise
Roofing cement
1/4 inch

44. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Unit rise
Vent
6-inch offset

45. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Vent
Span
Orthographic

46. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Drip edge
Deck
Roofing cement
Foundation

47. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
Interior
16'; up
1/4 inch

48. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
6-inch offset
No more than 19 percent
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Ridge shingles

49. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.

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

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