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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?






2. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.






3. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.






4. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.






5. A ridgeboard is typically






6. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?






7. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.






8. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.






9. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.






10. Green concrete is so named because of its






11. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?






12. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.






13. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.






14. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the






15. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?






16. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.






17. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?






18. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.






19. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?






20. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






21. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.






22. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?






23. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?






24. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line






25. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?






26. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.






27. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.






28. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.






29. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






30. A framing square has two sections called the






31. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.






32. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.






33. 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.






34. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be






35. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)






36. 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?






37. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.






38. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






39. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?






40. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it






41. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the






42. 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.






43. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?






44. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...






45. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






46. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?






47. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?






48. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it






49. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture






50. 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.







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