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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Foundation
Tongue and the blade
Bundle
6-inch offset
2. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.
Deck
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Foundation
Buckling
3. 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
55-pound roll roofing
A. Plans b. Elevation
Soil stack
4. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Rise
6 feet
Lap
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
5. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
6
Soil stack
6-inch offset
Sliding T-bevel
6. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Pressure-treated
Algae Discoloration
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
7. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
4 inches
Floor
Eave
Roofing cement
8. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Tongue and the blade
Hidden
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Floor
9. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
Dimension
Orthographic
Soil stack
10. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Eave
Ridge vent
Floor
Span
11. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Lap
Ridge shingles
Framing
12. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Sheathing
Nail drip edge along eaves
Dimension lumber
A. Plans b. Elevation
13. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Sliding T-bevel
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Unit rise
Curling
14. 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.
Vent
Open valley
Platform
Dimension
15. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Length - width - and height
Felt
Tab
Ponderosa pine
16. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
6
Nail drip edge along eaves
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
18'-0'
17. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Ventilation
Drip edge
Finish nail
Nail drip edge along eaves
18. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Platform
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
6
Dimension
19. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Foundation
Sliding T-bevel
6-inch offset
Finish nail
20. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Ridge vent
Two
Drip edge
A retractable lower blade guard
21. 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
Hidden
Square
1/4 inch
22. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Roofing cement
No more than 19 percent
Framing
Buckling
23. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Soffit
Nail drip edge along eaves
Architect
A retractable lower blade guard
24. The term quarter-sawed means...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Pitch
Nail drip edge along eaves
Rise
25. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1 foot
16'; up
Ratio
Incomplete curing
26. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Ventilation
Floor
Hidden
Bundle
27. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Three
Foundation
Square
Foundation
28. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Pitch
Of lumber and labor costs
Deck
Floor
29. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Does not conduct heat as readily
Soil stack
Two
Details
30. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Orthographic
6 feet
Platform
Ponderosa pine
31. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
6
Two
Felt
Run; rise
32. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Course
A push stick
A retractable lower blade guard
Run; rise
33. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Drip edge
Course
Tab
1. Eave 2. Ridge
34. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Overhang
Span
18'-0'
Bundle
35. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
6
A. Plans b. Elevation
27
Unit rise
36. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Soffit
Deck
Butt edge
37. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Platform
18'-0'
Span
Roll roofing
38. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Architect
Course
Sheathing
39. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Felt
Of lumber and labor costs
Eave
Tab
40. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Curling
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
6
Course
41. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Length - width - and height
1 foot
Threshold
Tab
42. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Three
Ratio
6 feet
Rise
43. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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44. maximum span of a 2'
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45. 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.
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Two
Vent
27
46. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Interior
16'; up
Hidden
Butt edge
47. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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48. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
Hidden
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Vent
49. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
1/3
16'; up
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Drip edge
50. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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