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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. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
6 feet
Cement dermatitus
Pitch
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
2. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Cement dermatitus
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Run; rise
Ridge
3. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Floor
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Three
4. 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'-8'
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Perpendicular
Open valley
5. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Eave
Tongue and the blade
A push stick
Truss with a steel web
6. 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
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Eave
Vent
7. 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?
Incomplete curing
Architect
27
Sheathing
8. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Pitch
Cement dermatitus
Ventilation
Two
9. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
4 inches
Dimension
5 -400
Pitch
10. The finished underside of the eaves.
Soffit
Details
Detail
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
11. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Of lumber and labor costs
Run; rise
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Bundle
12. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Deck
Slope
1/3
Foundation
13. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Butt edge
Square
27
Orthographic
14. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Architect
6 feet
Incomplete curing
Framing a house
15. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Lap
1/3
Incomplete curing
16. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Framing
Finish nail
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Overhang
17. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Truss with a steel web
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Deck
Soffit
18. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Eave
Incomplete curing
19. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Sliding T-bevel
1/4 inch
Sheathing
Square
20. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Slope
Two
Dimension lumber
Sheathing
21. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Tab
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Algae Discoloration
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
22. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Square
Perpendicular
Soil stack
Foundation
23. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Pitch
4 inches
Details
Three
24. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Architect
Algae Discoloration
16'; up
25. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Detail
A. Plans b. Elevation
Of lumber and labor costs
Vent
26. maximum span of a 2'
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27. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
16'; up
55-pound roll roofing
Perpendicular
Three
28. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Tab
6
Framing a house
29. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Drip edge
Finish nail
4 inches
27
30. A framing square has two sections called the
Silicone Caulk
Tongue and the blade
5 -400
Framing a house
31. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Architect
Of lumber and labor costs
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Does not conduct heat as readily
32. The term quarter-sawed means...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Buckling
Vent
Overhang
33. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Ponderosa pine
Does not conduct heat as readily
Three
34. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Top
Span
Felt
Soffit
35. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Ridge
Does not conduct heat as readily
6
Roofing cement
36. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Buckling
Soil stack
Length - width - and height
Square
37. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Algae Discoloration
Eave
Foundation
Orthographic
38. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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39. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
18'-0'
A. Plans b. Elevation
6
6'-8'
40. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
6'-8'
Three
Roofing cement
41. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Sliding T-bevel
6
Threshold
Architect
42. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Overhang
Hidden
Eave
Pitch
43. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
Interior
Architect
Silicone Caulk
44. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Detail
36'
Dimension lumber
Square
45. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Details
Truss with a steel web
4 inches
Nail drip edge along eaves
46. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Valley
Details
16'; up
Bundle
47. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
27
Rise
6-inch offset
Foundation
48. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Pitch
A. Plans b. Elevation
Drip edge
Deck
49. A framing square has two sections called the
Details
Lap
Tongue and the blade
Framing
50. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Sheathing
36'
1/3
Silicone Caulk