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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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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. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
36'
Square
Length - width - and height
Two
2. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Span
Eave
Tab
Framing
3. The finished underside of the eaves.
16'; up
6
Soffit
Threshold
4. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Silicone Caulk
Of lumber and labor costs
Perpendicular
5. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Detail
Top
Pitch
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
6. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Ponderosa pine
8'
Butt edge
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
7. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
No more than 19 percent
A. Plans b. Elevation
Framing
Platform
8. The standard width for a main entry door is...
9. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Deck
Vent
Threshold
Eave
10. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
Ridge vent
1/4 inch
Bundle
Flashing
11. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Eave
Flashing
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
12. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Top
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Finish nail
13. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Run
Unit rise
Nail drip edge along eaves
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
14. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Felt
Run
Architect
Dimension lumber
15. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Course
Deck
Truss with a steel web
Silicone Caulk
16. A portable circular saw has
Ridge vent
1 foot
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
A retractable lower blade guard
17. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
18. 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?
Course
Foundation
Architect
Three
19. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Sliding T-bevel
Dimension lumber
36'
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
20. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Course
6-inch offset
Valley
Silicone Caulk
21. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
22. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Course
6
Overhang
Foundation
23. 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?
Pitch
27
Threshold
Square
24. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
A push stick
Course
Truss with a steel web
Soffit
25. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Floor
Ventilation
Ratio
26. Green concrete is so named because of its
Finish nail
Incomplete curing
1/3
36'
27. When building a stair with a total rise of 7'-7' - the number of risers required and their unit rise is _____.
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.
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Tongue and the blade
Open valley
Ridge
29. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
No more than 19 percent
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Interior
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
30. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
1/4 inch
6
Ponderosa pine
31. 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.
Open valley
Eave
Orthographic
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
32. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Butt edge
A. Plans b. Elevation
Open valley
Perpendicular
33. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Platform
No more than 19 percent
Framing a house
Run
34. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Soil stack
Buckling
27
16'; up
35. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Top
Tongue and the blade
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Rise
36. The term quarter-sawed means...
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Dimension
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
37. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Hidden
Vent
Framing a house
Overhang
38. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Does not conduct heat as readily
Platform
39. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Lap
Pitch
Of lumber and labor costs
Bundle
40. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
A. Plans b. Elevation
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Buckling
Tab
41. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Cement dermatitus
6'-8'
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Lap
42. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Butt edge
Ridge shingles
Drip edge
Slope
43. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Drip edge
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Finish nail
Butt edge
44. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Tongue and the blade
Curling
Truss with a steel web
Roofing cement
45. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Interior
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Details
18'-0'
46. A portable circular saw has
36' wide - 6'-8' high
A retractable lower blade guard
Pitch
16'; up
47. Green concrete is so named because of its
Rise
Pitch
Overhang
Incomplete curing
48. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Framing
Deck
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Detail
49. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Algae Discoloration
Nail drip edge along eaves
4 inches
Truss with a steel web
50. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Ratio
Deck
Bundle