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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. 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.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Tongue and the blade
Vent
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
2. 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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3. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Square
Unit rise
Sliding T-bevel
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
4. A portable circular saw has
Butt edge
Square
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
A retractable lower blade guard
5. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Eave
Cement dermatitus
5 -400
36' wide - 6'-8' high
6. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Does not conduct heat as readily
36'
6 feet
Square
7. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Tab
Roofing cement
A push stick
Roll roofing
8. A ridgeboard is typically
Open valley
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
27
Pitch
9. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Dimension lumber
Foundation
Ridge shingles
Ridge
10. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Silicone Caulk
A. Plans b. Elevation
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Run
11. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Eave
Rise
Threshold
Vent
12. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Top
Drip edge
Face of one riser to the face of the next
A push stick
13. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
Cement dermatitus
1/3
A push stick
Square
14. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Felt
Ridge shingles
Roofing cement
Algae Discoloration
15. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Lap
Interior
Rise
16. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Foundation
Dimension lumber
Flashing
Rise
17. maximum span of a 2'
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18. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Incomplete curing
27
Overhang
19. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Pitch
Valley
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
5 -400
20. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Deck
27
Course
21. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Top
8'
Foundation
1. Eave 2. Ridge
22. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Finish nail
Foundation
Floor
Felt
23. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
A. Plans b. Elevation
Finish nail
Deck
Threshold
24. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
A push stick
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Roll roofing
Details
25. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Perpendicular
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Dimension lumber
Slope
26. The finished underside of the eaves.
Soffit
Eave
Rise
Of lumber and labor costs
27. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Dimension
Dimension lumber
Details
Vent
28. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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29. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Framing a house
No more than 19 percent
6-inch offset
6'-8'
30. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Tab
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Nail drip edge along eaves
Perpendicular
31. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
55-pound roll roofing
Does not conduct heat as readily
Ridge shingles
Roll roofing
32. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Soil stack
Square
Two
Tab
33. If lumber is used in contact with masonry - it must be
1/4 inch
4 inches
Pressure-treated
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
34. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
A. Plans b. Elevation
Platform
Ventilation
35. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
A retractable lower blade guard
Butt edge
No more than 19 percent
Open valley
36. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Top
Curling
Soffit
Face of one riser to the face of the next
37. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Soffit
Threshold
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
38. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
5 -400
Drip edge
Ponderosa pine
1/3
39. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
Tab
6'-8'
Two
Orthographic
40. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Course
Curling
Framing a house
Pressure-treated
41. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Ventilation
6
Run
42. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
6'-8'
A retractable lower blade guard
Open valley
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
43. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Roofing cement
Pitch
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Run
44. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Two
Silicone Caulk
Truss with a steel web
No more than 19 percent
45. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Of lumber and labor costs
6
Framing
Open valley
46. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Run
Perpendicular
1 foot
6 feet
47. The term quarter-sawed means...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Perpendicular
Ridge vent
Of lumber and labor costs
48. Green concrete is so named because of its
Nail drip edge along eaves
Incomplete curing
Foundation
36'
49. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Does not conduct heat as readily
Run; rise
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Unit rise
50. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Algae Discoloration
Roofing cement
Of lumber and labor costs
Framing a house