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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Valley
Silicone Caulk
Cement dermatitus
A. Plans b. Elevation
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
Pitch
Run; rise
Bundle
3. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
No more than 19 percent
Soffit
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
1. Eave 2. Ridge
4. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Pitch
Ridge shingles
Unit rise
6'-8'
5. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Perpendicular
Deck
A retractable lower blade guard
Face of one riser to the face of the next
6. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Two
Ridge vent
Does not conduct heat as readily
Framing
7. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Felt
Drip edge
Of lumber and labor costs
6-inch offset
8. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Ventilation
Floor
Perpendicular
Slope
9. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Interior
Cement dermatitus
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Bundle
10. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
1/3
Unit rise
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Felt
11. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Dimension lumber
Curling
Hidden
Roofing cement
12. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Dimension
Hidden
Orthographic
Pitch
13. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
18'-0'
A push stick
16'; up
Lap
14. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
Bundle
Span
55-pound roll roofing
Eave
15. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
1/4 inch
Framing a house
1/3
1. Eave 2. Ridge
16. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Deck
18'-0'
Overhang
17. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
36'
Threshold
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
18. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Detail
1 foot
Truss with a steel web
4 inches
19. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Detail
Floor
6'-8'
Valley
20. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Interior
Ventilation
Pitch
21. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Nail drip edge along eaves
Open valley
Course
22. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
Rise
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Tongue and the blade
23. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
A push stick
Nail drip edge along eaves
Eave
Rise
24. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Pitch
1 foot
Eave
6
25. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
26. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Square
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Overhang
Felt
27. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Run
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Framing a house
Three
28. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
29. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Floor
Face of one riser to the face of the next
27
Pitch
30. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Three
Sheathing
Eave
Floor
31. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Platform
Butt edge
Lap
Incomplete curing
32. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
33. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Hidden
Perpendicular
Foundation
1. Eave 2. Ridge
34. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Details
Soil stack
Roofing cement
Deck
35. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Slope
Does not conduct heat as readily
Lap
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
36. A portable circular saw has
Slope
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
A retractable lower blade guard
Threshold
37. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Roll roofing
Two
Ponderosa pine
6'-8'
38. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Open valley
Pitch
6 feet
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
39. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
Of lumber and labor costs
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Pressure-treated
Foundation
40. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Incomplete curing
Ridge
Detail
6 feet
41. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
6 feet
Vent
Algae Discoloration
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
42. maximum span of a 2'
43. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Truss with a steel web
6
Felt
44. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Ventilation
Foundation
Span
16'; up
45. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Silicone Caulk
Of lumber and labor costs
Floor
Vent
46. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Eave
27
Course
Ventilation
47. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Dimension
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Valley
48. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Detail
Run
Flashing
Dimension
49. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
Ridge
1. Eave 2. Ridge
6
55-pound roll roofing
50. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
Nail drip edge along eaves
No more than 19 percent
A push stick
Length - width - and height