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Carpentry Basics 3

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.






2. 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?






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






4. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.






5. Green concrete is so named because of its






6. The lower edge of the shingle tabs.






7. 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?






8. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.






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






10. Detail drawings consist of what two types of views?






11. A plan is what view of a construction project?






12. The finished underside of the eaves.






13. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?






14. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.






15. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?






16. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...






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






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






19. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...






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






21. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?






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






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






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






25. A portable circular saw has






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






27. 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?






28. A _____ plan is a plan of footings and foundation walls.






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






30. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?






31. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.






32. dimensions of a door marked '3668' on a floor plan are

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33. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.






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






35. A framing square has two sections called the






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.






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






43. 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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44. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?






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






46. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it






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






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






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_______.






50. The vertical distance from the eave line to the ridge.







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