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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 vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.
Rise
Three
Face of one riser to the face of the next
4 inches
2. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
6-inch offset
Run; rise
36'
Roll roofing
3. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Foundation
Finish nail
4. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Framing a house
Dimension lumber
6
Ponderosa pine
5. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Valley
Framing
Silicone Caulk
Algae Discoloration
6. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Roll roofing
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Finish nail
Algae Discoloration
7. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
6-inch offset
Eave
1 foot
Detail
8. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?
Platform
5 -400
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Face of one riser to the face of the next
9. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
1/3
Slope
Threshold
Soffit
10. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Tab
Cement dermatitus
Details
Length - width - and height
11. A framing square has two sections called the
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Ridge shingles
Tongue and the blade
Detail
12. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Eave
No more than 19 percent
Ratio
Felt
13. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Vent
Dimension lumber
A push stick
Felt
14. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
1 foot
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Perpendicular
Ridge vent
15. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Interior
Architect
Run
Slope
16. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Cement dermatitus
1/3
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Truss with a steel web
17. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Square
Run; rise
Flashing
18. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Ridge
Ratio
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Ventilation
19. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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20. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
Pressure-treated
Finish nail
Square
21. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
6
Roofing cement
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Soil stack
22. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Drip edge
A push stick
23. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
6'-8'
Sheathing
Run
Of lumber and labor costs
24. The term quarter-sawed means...
Pressure-treated
Bundle
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Interior
25. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Floor
Curling
Two
Algae Discoloration
26. 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?
27
Run
Roofing cement
Pitch
27. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Square
Length - width - and height
Framing a house
Ridge vent
28. The scale of a drawing is not a unit of measurement but represents the _____ between the size of the object as shown - and its actual size.
18'-0'
Vent
Eave
Ratio
29. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Algae Discoloration
Framing
Silicone Caulk
Detail
30. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Roll roofing
Slope
Felt
Hidden
31. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
Floor
Slope
Soil stack
Framing a house
32. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
8'
Square
Interior
36'
33. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Curling
Pitch
6'-8'
Buckling
34. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
Soil stack
Soil stack
6'-8'
35. 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.
Length - width - and height
Framing a house
Incomplete curing
Open valley
36. The scale of a drawing is not a unit of measurement but represents the _____ between the size of the object as shown - and its actual size.
Ratio
Truss with a steel web
Length - width - and height
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
37. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Hidden
1/4 inch
Drip edge
Unit rise
38. 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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39. Which type of drawing shows only one side and two dimensions of an object from a specific viewpoint?
Ridge shingles
1 foot
Orthographic
A push stick
40. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Interior
Roofing cement
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Roll roofing
41. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
16'; up
55-pound roll roofing
Two
Dimension
42. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Ponderosa pine
Does not conduct heat as readily
1. Eave 2. Ridge
A. Plans b. Elevation
43. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Felt
Eave
Tab
Run
44. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Nail drip edge along eaves
Hidden
Algae Discoloration
Buckling
45. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Overhang
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Detail
Vent
46. 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.
18'-0'
Open valley
Dimension
Run
47. What type of material can be used in place of a corrosion-resistant metal sleeve and flange to flash a stack (vent)?
55-pound roll roofing
Buckling
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Run
48. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Orthographic
Roll roofing
Length - width - and height
Tongue and the blade
49. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
6
Soil stack
Length - width - and height
50. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Rise
8'
Soffit
4 inches