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Carpentry Basics 3
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industries
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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2. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
Run; rise
Two
Bundle
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
3. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
6-inch offset
Felt
55-pound roll roofing
1. Eave 2. Ridge
4. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
1/4 inch
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Felt
Framing
5. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
4 inches
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Rise
Course
6. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Soffit
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Roll roofing
Detail
7. That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Overhang
27
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Span
8. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Threshold
Valley
Interior
Truss with a steel web
9. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Curling
Sliding T-bevel
Open valley
Felt
10. 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.
Flashing
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Floor
36'
11. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
Perpendicular
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
6-inch offset
5 -400
12. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Threshold
Tongue and the blade
Finish nail
Run
13. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
18'-0'
16'; up
Deck
Foundation
14. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
A. Plans b. Elevation
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
4 inches
Pitch
15. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
1/3
Roofing cement
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Floor
16. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Rise
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Butt edge
Pitch
17. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
A push stick
16'; up
6
18. maximum span of a 2'
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19. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Open valley
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Sliding T-bevel
Of lumber and labor costs
20. Green concrete is so named because of its
No more than 19 percent
Incomplete curing
55-pound roll roofing
Run; rise
21. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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22. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Framing a house
Butt edge
23. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Dimension
Deck
Hidden
Vent
24. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Felt
Butt edge
Tongue and the blade
25. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
8'
Rise
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Square
26. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Silicone Caulk
Perpendicular
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
27. You are beginning to lay the second course of roof sheathing. What is the MINIMUM number of rafters this piece of roof sheathing must cover?
Does not conduct heat as readily
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Three
Roll roofing
28. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Hidden
Algae Discoloration
Soil stack
Drip edge
29. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Foundation
Framing
Ventilation
Soil stack
30. The length of a common rafter for a roof with a span of 30' and a rise of 10' is...
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31. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
5 -400
Eave
1/3
Ponderosa pine
32. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
Pressure-treated
Unit rise
1/4 inch
A. Plans b. Elevation
33. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
Dimension
Course
Length - width - and height
1/3
34. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Soffit
Pitch
Eave
4 inches
35. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Ratio
Threshold
Pressure-treated
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
36. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
16'; up
Deck
Eave
Ridge vent
37. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
5 -400
Flashing
18'-0'
Floor
38. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
6'-8'
Threshold
A retractable lower blade guard
Soil stack
39. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Buckling
6
Algae Discoloration
Flashing
40. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Dimension
Soffit
Details
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.
Open valley
27
Pitch
Does not conduct heat as readily
42. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
Span
36'
Cement dermatitus
43. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
1/3
Tab
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Perpendicular
44. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
Roofing cement
Truss with a steel web
No more than 19 percent
Slope
45. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
Interior
1 foot
Foundation
46. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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47. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Silicone Caulk
1/4 inch
Ridge vent
6-inch offset
48. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
4 inches
Sliding T-bevel
Roll roofing
49. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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50. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Roofing cement
Silicone Caulk
Open valley