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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. A vent pipe that penetrates the roof.
No more than 19 percent
Tongue and the blade
Ridge shingles
Soil stack
2. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Roofing cement
Threshold
Butt edge
Detail
3. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
No more than 19 percent
36'
Pressure-treated
18'-0'
4. maximum span of a 2'
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5. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Course
Tab
Span
Eave
6. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
Sliding T-bevel
Nail drip edge along eaves
Valley
Felt
7. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
1/4 inch
Drip edge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
8. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
6-inch offset
Dimension lumber
Silicone Caulk
9. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Ventilation
1/3
4 inches
Architect
10. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Ventilation
5 -400
Algae Discoloration
6 feet
11. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Silicone Caulk
6-inch offset
Pressure-treated
Slope
12. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Truss with a steel web
1. Eave 2. Ridge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
13. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Buckling
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Rise
6'-8'
14. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Ridge
Slope
15. 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'
Ratio
Flashing
Incomplete curing
16. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Span
16'; up
17. The minimum standard headroom for commercial use is...
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18. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
1/3
Architect
A push stick
Drip edge
19. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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20. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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21. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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22. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Perpendicular
Threshold
6
Dimension
23. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
No more than 19 percent
Orthographic
Rise
24. Specific types of foundations - doors - windows - insulation - cornices - and so forth is customarily shown in the _____ drawings
Run; rise
Run
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Detail
25. 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
Tab
Flashing
Foundation
26. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Orthographic
Sheathing
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Algae Discoloration
27. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
A retractable lower blade guard
Hidden
Valley
55-pound roll roofing
28. A framing square has two sections called the
Ridge
Tongue and the blade
Run; rise
4 inches
29. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Square
A. Plans b. Elevation
Nail drip edge along eaves
Drip edge
30. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Slope
Cement dermatitus
Platform
6-inch offset
31. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Pitch
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Run; rise
A. Plans b. Elevation
32. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
4 inches
1 foot
Floor
Floor
33. A skin irritation that can be caused by exposure to cement is called...
Cement dermatitus
Ratio
Ridge vent
1. Eave 2. Ridge
34. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Interior
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Ponderosa pine
Threshold
35. A plan is what view of a construction project?
Square
1 foot
Top
36' wide - 6'-8' high
36. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Valley
Top
Ridge
6-inch offset
37. Lines on drawings used to show an outline that is not visible from the view shown are called...
Hidden
Pressure-treated
Cement dermatitus
Pressure-treated
38. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Butt edge
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Tongue and the blade
1/4 inch
39. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Tongue and the blade
A. Plans b. Elevation
Bundle
Open valley
40. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
1/4 inch
Sheathing
Ridge
Drip edge
41. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
A retractable lower blade guard
6
Felt
A push stick
42. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
No more than 19 percent
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Span
Deck
43. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Sliding T-bevel
Roll roofing
Orthographic
Rise
44. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
Ridge shingles
Sheathing
Nail drip edge along eaves
36' wide - 6'-8' high
45. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Algae Discoloration
Soffit
Curling
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
46. The term quarter-sawed means...
Soil stack
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
18'-0'
Soil stack
47. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
27
4 inches
Run; rise
Lap
48. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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49. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Platform
Of lumber and labor costs
Span
Ridge shingles
50. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Unit rise
A. Plans b. Elevation
Eave
One dimension thicker than a common rafter