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Carpentry Basics 3
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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. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Sliding T-bevel
Incomplete curing
Interior
Roofing cement
2. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Valley
Tongue and the blade
Cement dermatitus
3. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Truss with a steel web
A retractable lower blade guard
Framing a house
4. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
A push stick
6-inch offset
55-pound roll roofing
36'
5. maximum span of a 2'
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6. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Nail drip edge along eaves
Curling
Architect
7. The term quarter-sawed means...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Deck
4 inches
Tongue and the blade
8. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Felt
Pitch
1/4 inch
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
9. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.
Orthographic
Buckling
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Butt edge
10. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
Pitch
Ridge shingles
27
11. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Valley
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
4 inches
Floor
12. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
6
Butt edge
Valley
Ponderosa pine
13. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Sliding T-bevel
A push stick
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Course
14. 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
Orthographic
Pressure-treated
Bundle
15. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Two
Dimension lumber
1/3
Detail
16. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Architect
Roofing cement
6
Tongue and the blade
17. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Framing a house
Open valley
16'; up
Detail
18. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
55-pound roll roofing
Finish nail
Framing a house
A retractable lower blade guard
19. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Two
Butt edge
Ventilation
6-inch offset
20. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Platform
Hidden
Does not conduct heat as readily
8'
21. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Overhang
Dimension lumber
Pressure-treated
Length - width - and height
22. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
1 foot
Foundation
8'
23. A portable circular saw has
Framing
A retractable lower blade guard
Of lumber and labor costs
Foundation
24. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
Dimension
Ponderosa pine
1/4 inch
25. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Of lumber and labor costs
Framing a house
Tongue and the blade
A push stick
26. A ridgeboard is typically
Drip edge
Architect
Pitch
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
27. A framing square has two sections called the
Tongue and the blade
Unit rise
Rise
Silicone Caulk
28. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
6 feet
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Felt
Deck
29. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Threshold
5 -400
Hidden
Soil stack
30. Green concrete is so named because of its
Flashing
Incomplete curing
1/3
Vent
31. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Soffit
Eave
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Rise
32. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Deck
Silicone Caulk
Tongue and the blade
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
33. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Deck
Two
Ponderosa pine
Flashing
34. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
Hidden
5 -400
Span
Ridge vent
35. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Pitch
Square
Face of one riser to the face of the next
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
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
36' wide - 6'-8' high
5 -400
Ridge shingles
Dimension
37. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Tongue and the blade
Valley
Lap
Unit rise
38. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Three
Orthographic
39. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Orthographic
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Ridge vent
40. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
Butt edge
Does not conduct heat as readily
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
41. 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.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Open valley
Detail
Details
42. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Pitch
18'-0'
Pitch
43. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
18'-0'
Sliding T-bevel
Algae Discoloration
Eave
44. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Unit rise
Span
8'
Architect
45. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Span
Valley
5 -400
Architect
46. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Lap
Top
Foundation
Tab
47. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Roll roofing
6-inch offset
Dimension
Top
48. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
55-pound roll roofing
Cement dermatitus
Run; rise
Orthographic
49. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Unit rise
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Buckling
36'
50. 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.
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Roll roofing
Flashing
Pitch