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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. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Vent
Curling
55-pound roll roofing
Framing a house
2. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Of lumber and labor costs
6 feet
18'-0'
Unit rise
3. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Sliding T-bevel
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Ratio
Soffit
4. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Flashing
Framing
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Vent
5. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Bundle
Run
1/3
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
6. 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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7. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
6
Lap
1 foot
8. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Foundation
Ponderosa pine
Ponderosa pine
Threshold
9. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Span
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
10. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Of lumber and labor costs
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
1/4 inch
11. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Sliding T-bevel
Ponderosa pine
Ratio
Foundation
12. 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.
Felt
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Ponderosa pine
Flashing
13. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Eave
6
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Span
14. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
Threshold
1/4 inch
Algae Discoloration
15. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Span
16'; up
6
Cement dermatitus
16. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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17. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Tongue and the blade
8'
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
A retractable lower blade guard
18. A framing square has two sections called the
Ratio
A retractable lower blade guard
Foundation
Tongue and the blade
19. A portable circular saw has
Of lumber and labor costs
A retractable lower blade guard
Dimension lumber
Incomplete curing
20. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
6
Floor
Length - width - and height
36'
21. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Framing a house
Buckling
Dimension lumber
22. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Incomplete curing
Pitch
Soil stack
No more than 19 percent
23. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Soffit
Ridge shingles
Roofing cement
Ridge vent
24. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Does not conduct heat as readily
Dimension lumber
Two
25. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Ventilation
Ponderosa pine
6-inch offset
Roofing cement
26. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
1/4 inch
Ponderosa pine
Open valley
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
27. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Details
Curling
Ridge shingles
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
28. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
Square
55-pound roll roofing
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Sheathing
29. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Foundation
Ponderosa pine
6
Roll roofing
30. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Vent
Course
Sheathing
Deck
31. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Butt edge
Two
Orthographic
Overhang
32. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
Framing
27
Valley
33. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
Foundation
Dimension lumber
1/4 inch
Orthographic
34. 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.
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Vent
Roll roofing
Three
35. The finished underside of the eaves.
Pressure-treated
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Soffit
No more than 19 percent
36. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Interior
Course
55-pound roll roofing
6'-8'
37. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Detail
6
Perpendicular
Framing a house
38. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Bundle
Lap
Rise
Eave
39. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Length - width - and height
Architect
Drip edge
40. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Of lumber and labor costs
Does not conduct heat as readily
Details
Framing a house
41. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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42. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
Length - width - and height
Roofing cement
1 foot
Sliding T-bevel
43. The term quarter-sawed means...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Lap
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Interior
44. A ridgeboard is typically
6'-8'
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Foundation
Dimension
45. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Ridge
1/3
Dimension lumber
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
46. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
Span
1/3
Tongue and the blade
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.
6
Architect
Square
Ratio
48. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
8'
16'; up
Ponderosa pine
Square
49. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
27
Algae Discoloration
Of lumber and labor costs
Finish nail
50. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Cement dermatitus
Threshold
Overhang
6