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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
1/3
A. Plans b. Elevation
Cement dermatitus
Ridge
2. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
A retractable lower blade guard
Run; rise
Ventilation
Incomplete curing
3. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
4 inches
Ridge vent
Pitch
Foundation
4. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Silicone Caulk
Lap
Dimension lumber
Curling
5. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Drip edge
4 inches
Top
Foundation
6. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Roofing cement
Top
Framing
Dimension
7. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Soil stack
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Of lumber and labor costs
Roofing cement
8. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Foundation
1/4 inch
Silicone Caulk
5 -400
9. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Rise
Does not conduct heat as readily
No more than 19 percent
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
10. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Detail
Top
Bundle
Three
11. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Eave
Slope
Tab
Detail
12. 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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13. The finished underside of the eaves.
36'
1 foot
Soffit
Algae Discoloration
14. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Drip edge
A. Plans b. Elevation
Square
Slope
15. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Does not conduct heat as readily
Dimension lumber
Ratio
Dimension
16. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Roll roofing
Flashing
Vent
Length - width - and height
17. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Ponderosa pine
Detail
Buckling
Truss with a steel web
18. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Cement dermatitus
Felt
Deck
Drip edge
19. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
18'-0'
6-inch offset
55-pound roll roofing
20. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Run
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Overhang
8'
21. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Floor
Valley
Slope
Tongue and the blade
22. maximum span of a 2'
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23. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
6
Run; rise
A push stick
24. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Interior
Orthographic
Deck
Platform
25. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Architect
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Nail drip edge along eaves
Pressure-treated
26. 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?
Ratio
Roll roofing
Three
Floor
27. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Top
8'
Flashing
Buckling
28. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Ponderosa pine
Truss with a steel web
Square
Detail
29. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Silicone Caulk
Deck
Threshold
55-pound roll roofing
30. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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31. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Two
6
Pitch
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
32. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Interior
Run
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Framing
33. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Deck
Course
Deck
Bundle
34. The term quarter-sawed means...
8'
55-pound roll roofing
Run
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
35. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Deck
Platform
Dimension lumber
36. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
1/3
Algae Discoloration
A. Plans b. Elevation
1/4 inch
37. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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38. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Sliding T-bevel
Does not conduct heat as readily
Ridge shingles
Soffit
39. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
No more than 19 percent
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Details
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
40. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
Sliding T-bevel
55-pound roll roofing
16'; up
Run
41. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
Felt
Floor
Framing a house
42. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Two
A push stick
Details
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
43. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Vent
Detail
5 -400
44. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Soffit
Of lumber and labor costs
Square
Platform
45. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
6'-8'
A retractable lower blade guard
A push stick
A. Plans b. Elevation
46. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Roofing cement
Sliding T-bevel
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Orthographic
47. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Finish nail
16'; up
36'
48. A ridgeboard is typically
Roll roofing
6'-8'
Soil stack
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
49. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Eave
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Square
Foundation
50. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Foundation
55-pound roll roofing
Butt edge
1 foot