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1. maximum span of a 2'

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2. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
18'-0'
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Architect
Unit rise


3. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Flashing
Interior
Pitch
Dimension lumber


4. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Span
1/4 inch
Slope
Silicone Caulk


5. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Soil stack
A push stick
No more than 19 percent
Rise


6. 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.
Finish nail
Truss with a steel web
Open valley
A. Plans b. Elevation


7. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Foundation
1/4 inch
Valley
Unit rise


8. The standard width for a main entry door is...

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9. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Architect
Butt edge
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Silicone Caulk


10. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
Orthographic
8'
Silicone Caulk


11. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Top
Perpendicular
Architect
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time


12. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Buckling
Slope
A. Plans b. Elevation
Pressure-treated


13. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Dimension
Span
Slope
Two


14. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
1/4 inch
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Eave
Slope


15. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
6
Sheathing
Tongue and the blade


16. Green concrete is so named because of its
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Lap
Incomplete curing
Floor


17. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
6
Soil stack
Finish nail
Foundation


18. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Rise
Tab
Sheathing
Incomplete curing


19. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Bundle
Detail
8'
36'


20. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
4 inches
Foundation
Three
Vent


21. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Perpendicular
6'-8'
Details
Square


22. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
6'-8'
Perpendicular
Buckling
Ponderosa pine


23. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Perpendicular
Run
Dimension lumber
Ponderosa pine


24. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Lap
6-inch offset
A. Plans b. Elevation
6'-8'


25. 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.
Ratio
Butt edge
Sliding T-bevel
Drip edge


26. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
Details
36'
Tab


27. The finished underside of the eaves.
Perpendicular
Perpendicular
5 -400
Soffit


28. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1 foot
Deck
Floor
Pitch


29. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Incomplete curing
16'; up
Floor
Curling


30. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
6 feet
Floor
Ridge vent


31. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Sliding T-bevel
Silicone Caulk
Of lumber and labor costs


32. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Ridge vent
Perpendicular
Ratio
Truss with a steel web


33. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Tongue and the blade
55-pound roll roofing
Ridge shingles


34. The term quarter-sawed means...
Drip edge
Span
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
A retractable lower blade guard


35. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Algae Discoloration
Tab
Sheathing
Ratio


36. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Three
Dimension
8'
Lap


37. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
6 feet
Course
4 inches
1/4 inch


38. 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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39. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Three
Lap
Pitch
Tab


40. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
Pressure-treated
18'-0'
Drip edge
Course


41. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Architect
Silicone Caulk
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Run


42. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Ridge shingles
6-inch offset
Two
Incomplete curing


43. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Pressure-treated
Eave
Perpendicular


44. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Does not conduct heat as readily
Lap
Of lumber and labor costs


45. 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?
Overhang
Face of one riser to the face of the next
27
Butt edge


46. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Orthographic
Hidden
Roofing cement
1/4 inch


47. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...

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48. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...

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49. The term quarter-sawed means...
Felt
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Tongue and the blade
1/4 inch


50. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Drip edge
Open valley
Run; rise
Of lumber and labor costs