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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 tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Ridge vent
6 feet
Framing a house
Ponderosa pine
2. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Ponderosa pine
Tab
Roofing cement
Ridge vent
3. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Cement dermatitus
Buckling
Three
Ridge
4. The finished underside of the eaves.
A. Plans b. Elevation
Soffit
Foundation
Cement dermatitus
5. 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
Ridge vent
Truss with a steel web
Run
6. What is the MOST popular layout for installing standard 12-inch tab asphalt shingles?
Truss with a steel web
Nail drip edge along eaves
6
6-inch offset
7. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Ridge vent
Threshold
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Foundation
8. The term quarter-sawed means...
8'
Finish nail
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Framing a house
9. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Rise
Roofing cement
Two
Course
10. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
6-inch offset
Perpendicular
Run; rise
Drip edge
11. 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
6-inch offset
Eave
Roofing cement
12. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
Eave
Length - width - and height
Top
13. 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?
Floor
Three
Tab
Run
14. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
16'; up
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Deck
Details
15. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6 feet
A push stick
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Flashing
16. You should always use _____ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4' wide
1 foot
Ratio
Valley
A push stick
17. Green concrete is so named because of its
Incomplete curing
Length - width - and height
36' wide - 6'-8' high
A push stick
18. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Slope
Silicone Caulk
Ridge shingles
36'
19. The term quarter-sawed means...
Open valley
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Dimension lumber
20. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Architect
Cement dermatitus
6
21. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Run; rise
Interior
Tongue and the blade
Does not conduct heat as readily
22. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
Span
Sheathing
27
23. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Foundation
Open valley
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Felt
24. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
Pitch
Of lumber and labor costs
Ridge
Soffit
25. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
Detail
Roll roofing
Course
26. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Run
6 feet
6'-8'
Interior
27. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Threshold
Floor
4 inches
6
28. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Slope
6 feet
Ridge shingles
Ponderosa pine
29. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Framing
Vent
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
No more than 19 percent
30. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
4 inches
Finish nail
Interior
27
31. The finished underside of the eaves.
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
4 inches
Soffit
Of lumber and labor costs
32. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Butt edge
Felt
1/4 inch
Run; rise
33. A type of adjustable square that can be used to set - test - and transfer angles is called a...
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Ridge shingles
Sliding T-bevel
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
34. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Truss with a steel web
6 feet
Framing
Curling
35. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Roofing cement
Deck
Tab
Dimension lumber
36. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
1/4 inch
Algae Discoloration
Top
37. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Finish nail
Three
Floor
Framing
38. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Run
Eave
A. Plans b. Elevation
Incomplete curing
39. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Felt
Dimension lumber
Interior
Length - width - and height
40. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Details
Butt edge
Two
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
41. The advantage of wood over aluminum is that it
Ratio
Does not conduct heat as readily
Pitch
Roll roofing
42. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Of lumber and labor costs
Bundle
Pressure-treated
Ridge shingles
43. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
Eave
Three
6
Threshold
44. A portable circular saw has
4 inches
Tab
A retractable lower blade guard
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
45. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Pitch
Buckling
Ridge vent
Pitch
46. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Soil stack
No more than 19 percent
Of lumber and labor costs
27
47. When repairing valley flashing - how many inches from the lifted shingle edge should you spread roofing cement?
6
Floor
Platform
Slope
48. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
Details
Unit rise
Valley
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
49. The type of fastener that should be used to secure a window to the structure is a...
Platform
Nail drip edge along eaves
Perpendicular
Finish nail
50. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Truss with a steel web
Threshold
Tab
36' wide - 6'-8' high