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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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1. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Perpendicular
Two
Platform
Two
2. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Interior
Nail drip edge along eaves
5 -400
Hidden
3. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
Cement dermatitus
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
1. Eave 2. Ridge
1 foot
4. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Face of one riser to the face of the next
A push stick
Square
Butt edge
5. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
A. Plans b. Elevation
Roofing cement
Perpendicular
Architect
6. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Lap
Hidden
Pitch
Floor
7. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Platform
A. Plans b. Elevation
Interior
8'
8. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
Vent
Run
Tongue and the blade
9. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Platform
Algae Discoloration
Threshold
10. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Dimension lumber
55-pound roll roofing
Framing
Curling
11. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
Deck
Eave
Overhang
5 -400
12. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Drip edge
Tab
Sheathing
13. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Nail drip edge along eaves
No more than 19 percent
Ponderosa pine
Pitch
14. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Nail drip edge along eaves
6'-8'
6-inch offset
Foundation
15. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
6-inch offset
Finish nail
Curling
6-inch offset
16. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Roll roofing
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Soil stack
Of lumber and labor costs
17. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Incomplete curing
Architect
Square
Course
18. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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19. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Nail drip edge along eaves
Span
Sliding T-bevel
1/3
20. maximum span of a 2'
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21. The term quarter-sawed means...
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Details
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
22. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Unit rise
36'
Ventilation
Two
23. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
A. Plans b. Elevation
5 -400
Tab
Floor
24. 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
Foundation
Flashing
No more than 19 percent
25. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Run; rise
Felt
Three
Open valley
26. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Lap
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Butt edge
Of lumber and labor costs
27. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Hidden
Finish nail
Soffit
28. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Truss with a steel web
Ratio
Overhang
29. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Architect
8'
Deck
Unit rise
30. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Sheathing
Truss with a steel web
Incomplete curing
31. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Buckling
Cement dermatitus
Lap
Drip edge
32. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Sheathing
Pitch
6'-8'
Does not conduct heat as readily
33. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
4 inches
Ridge shingles
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
A retractable lower blade guard
34. A framing square has two sections called the
Platform
Architect
Run; rise
Tongue and the blade
35. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Three
Foundation
Framing a house
A push stick
36. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Bundle
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
6'-8'
37. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Valley
Ridge vent
Pitch
Truss with a steel web
38. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Vent
Two
Eave
Lap
39. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Dimension
Top
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
6 feet
40. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Algae Discoloration
Ponderosa pine
Length - width - and height
Dimension
41. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are
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42. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Curling
Framing a house
Sheathing
Algae Discoloration
43. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Dimension
Algae Discoloration
Silicone Caulk
1/3
44. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
6 feet
Does not conduct heat as readily
4 inches
Pitch
45. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Buckling
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
46. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Curling
Ventilation
Eave
Ridge vent
47. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Interior
Drip edge
Two
Run; rise
48. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Pitch
Roll roofing
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Detail
49. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
A retractable lower blade guard
Slope
Run
1/3
50. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Pitch
Finish nail
Buckling
1. Eave 2. Ridge