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Carpentry Basics 3
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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. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Square
55-pound roll roofing
Foundation
2. To cover the surface of one shingle or roll with another.
Lap
Three
Platform
Does not conduct heat as readily
3. 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?
Three
Architect
6'-8'
Dimension lumber
4. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Threshold
Face of one riser to the face of the next
1/4 inch
5. Green concrete is so named because of its
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Hidden
Incomplete curing
A push stick
6. type of construction where each floor of a structure is built as an individual unit is _____ framing.
Finish nail
Platform
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Eave
7. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Architect
Drip edge
Eave
Pitch
8. A ridgeboard is typically
Deck
Algae Discoloration
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Platform
9. A solid line with arrowheads at both ends to indicate the length - width - or height of an object is known as a/an _____ line
Soffit
Drip edge
Dimension
1. Eave 2. Ridge
10. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Finish nail
Framing
Framing a house
Vent
11. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Run
Nail drip edge along eaves
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
12. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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13. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Perpendicular
Lap
Run; rise
14. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Cement dermatitus
Valley
Flashing
Of lumber and labor costs
15. 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
Course
Silicone Caulk
Framing a house
16. The standard width for a main entry door is...
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17. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Orthographic
Ridge
Pitch
Course
18. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Of lumber and labor costs
Dimension
Roofing cement
Valley
19. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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20. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Floor
Top
Ridge
21. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Tongue and the blade
Floor
Rise
Eave
22. 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?
6
6
Deck
27
23. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Foundation
Tongue and the blade
Detail
Cement dermatitus
24. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Sliding T-bevel
1 foot
Length - width - and height
Run
25. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Tab
No more than 19 percent
Span
6 feet
26. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
A. Plans b. Elevation
Dimension
Ratio
Soffit
27. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ponderosa pine
Ridge shingles
Bundle
Lap
28. What should you use to coat exposed nail heads and gaps between shingles that have been replaced?
Cement dermatitus
Foundation
Ratio
Roofing cement
29. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Details
Ratio
Run
55-pound roll roofing
30. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Felt
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Roofing cement
1. Eave 2. Ridge
31. A portable circular saw has
36'
A retractable lower blade guard
Foundation
Run; rise
32. The exposed portion of strip shingles defined by cutouts.
Roofing cement
Tab
Architect
Orthographic
33. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Tongue and the blade
Curling
Eave
6'-8'
34. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Cement dermatitus
Run
Soil stack
Sheathing
35. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Valley
Open valley
Drip edge
Curling
36. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Bundle
Sliding T-bevel
37. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Truss with a steel web
Open valley
55-pound roll roofing
38. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Algae Discoloration
8'
Square
18'-0'
39. 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?
6 feet
Tab
Sliding T-bevel
Three
40. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
No more than 19 percent
6 feet
Course
Three
41. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Roofing cement
Foundation
Run; rise
Buckling
42. Green concrete is so named because of its
Ponderosa pine
Ridge vent
Algae Discoloration
Incomplete curing
43. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
A push stick
Ridge
Top
Roll roofing
44. How should you remove roofing layers when preparing to replace the entire roof?
1/3
Bundle
1 foot
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
45. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Soffit
Curling
Dimension lumber
Three
46. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
Silicone Caulk
1 foot
36'
Soil stack
47. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
A push stick
Dimension
Valley
Dimension lumber
48. The pitch of a roof that has a rise of 8' and a run of 12' is...
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Run; rise
1/3
27
49. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Slope
Buckling
Eave
50. 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.
Sheathing
Valley
Open valley
1 foot