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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Span
A push stick
Ridge vent
Deck
2. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
1 foot
Soffit
8'
Foundation
3. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Ridge vent
Tongue and the blade
Cement dermatitus
Drip edge
4. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Run; rise
A push stick
Threshold
Orthographic
5. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Run
Framing
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Floor
6. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Valley
Run
Platform
Unit rise
7. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Finish nail
Detail
Eave
8. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
1 foot
6'-8'
Finish nail
9. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
16'; up
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
36'
1/3
10. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Pressure-treated
Detail
Nail drip edge along eaves
Algae Discoloration
11. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
18'-0'
Nail drip edge along eaves
Open valley
Finish nail
12. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Hidden
Roofing cement
Tongue and the blade
Silicone Caulk
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.
Silicone Caulk
Face of one riser to the face of the next
8'
Pitch
16. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Three
Foundation
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Sheathing
17. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Silicone Caulk
Of lumber and labor costs
Ridge shingles
Felt
18. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Threshold
4 inches
8'
Roofing cement
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.
6'-8'
Incomplete curing
Soil stack
Bundle
21. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ventilation
Perpendicular
Flashing
Ridge
22. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Incomplete curing
Roofing cement
Ridge
Eave
23. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Overhang
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Dimension lumber
Incomplete curing
24. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
6
Ventilation
Roll roofing
No more than 19 percent
25. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
Orthographic
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Valley
26. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Foundation
Ridge
Floor
1. Eave 2. Ridge
27. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Foundation
1/3
Sliding T-bevel
Two
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.
6
Tongue and the blade
Open valley
Run
29. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Soffit
Flashing
Ridge shingles
Hidden
30. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
6-inch offset
Rise
Threshold
Architect
31. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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32. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
6-inch offset
Rise
Dimension
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?
Rise
8'
27
36'
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_______.
Dimension lumber
5 -400
6-inch offset
Run; rise
35. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Sheathing
Square
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Foundation
36. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
A retractable lower blade guard
Details
Rise
1. Eave 2. 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.
Vent
27
A retractable lower blade guard
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
38. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Perpendicular
Soffit
5 -400
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?
Dimension lumber
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Three
Vent
40. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Of lumber and labor costs
Threshold
Sheathing
Bundle
41. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
27
Tongue and the blade
Truss with a steel web
A push stick
42. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Vent
6-inch offset
Unit rise
Sheathing
43. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Pitch
Face of one riser to the face of the next
6-inch offset
Eave
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.
Run; rise
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Flashing
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...
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Framing a house
Vent
47. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Drip edge
27
Ponderosa pine
Curling
48. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Silicone Caulk
Platform
Eave
49. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Foundation
Perpendicular
8'
Truss with a steel web
50. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
8'
Length - width - and height
Framing
Run; rise