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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. A portable circular saw has
A retractable lower blade guard
Length - width - and height
Buckling
Run; rise
2. 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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3. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Butt edge
Algae Discoloration
5 -400
Felt
4. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Dimension lumber
Three
Architect
Pitch
5. Light framing lumber is classified as _____ lumber
Foundation
Buckling
Dimension lumber
Top
6. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Length - width - and height
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Ventilation
7. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
6'-8'
6 feet
Roll roofing
Floor
8. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Foundation
Open valley
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Detail
9. Exterior grade boards used as a roof deck material.
6
Sheathing
Butt edge
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
10. Shingles used to cover the horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ventilation
Square
Ridge shingles
Two
11. Wooden joists are normally placed _____ OC with the crown _____.
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12. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
8'
Detail
Truss with a steel web
Ridge vent
13. The horizontal distance from the eaves to a point directly under the ridge.
Run
Bundle
Soffit
Unit rise
14. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Course
5 -400
Foundation
Slope
15. The term quarter-sawed means...
Run; rise
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
6
1. Eave 2. Ridge
16. 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.
6-inch offset
Unit rise
Framing
Flashing
17. What direction - in relation to the rafters - should plywood sheathing be installed?
Perpendicular
No more than 19 percent
16'; up
Deck
18. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
Rise
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Roll roofing
19. Elevations required for important features - such as built-in cabinets and shelves - are known as _____ elevations.
Hidden
Silicone Caulk
Interior
Ratio
20. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
36'
Detail
Eave
Unit rise
21. How many inches should underlayment lap on both sides over a ridge?
8'
Rise
6
Hidden
22. The term S-dry on a lumber grade stamp means that the lumber contains ____ moisture
Drip edge
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
No more than 19 percent
23. 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?
Ridge vent
27
Ridge vent
Floor
24. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Square
Cement dermatitus
A push stick
Truss with a steel web
25. The person Who is licensed to design buildings and oversee their construction is the
Length - width - and height
Architect
Top
Foundation
26. A framing square has two sections called the
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Soil stack
Tongue and the blade
Bundle
27. The three dimensions shown on a 3-D object are _____.
Length - width - and height
Buckling
Valley
Threshold
28. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Framing a house
Ridge vent
A. Plans b. Elevation
Unit rise
29. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
Tongue and the blade
Eave
Felt
Deck
30. The uppermost - horizontal external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Ridge
Rise
Felt
Slope
31. A ridgeboard is typically
Eave
Length - width - and height
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Three
32. A package of shingles. There may be three - four - or five bundles per square.
Bundle
36'
5 -400
Drip edge
33. The roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the span - in inches.
16'; up
Soffit
Silicone Caulk
Pitch
34. Which of these is a true statement regarding availability for work
Buckling
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Ridge vent
Foundation
35. 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
Length - width - and height
Soil stack
Ridge vent
36. The surface - installed over the supporting framing members - to which the roofing is applied.
A retractable lower blade guard
Deck
Vent
Interior
37. The finished underside of the eaves.
Details
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Foundation
Soffit
38. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
5 -400
Length - width - and height
Foundation
Course
39. 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?
36'
Framing
27
Silicone Caulk
40. 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
Valley
6'-8'
18'-0'
41. A noncorrosive - nonstaining material used along the eaves and rakes to allow water runoff to drip clear of underlying construction.
Drip edge
Butt edge
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
A push stick
42. The horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof.
Eave
Architect
Truss with a steel web
Truss with a steel web
43. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
Framing
Orthographic
Face of one riser to the face of the next
44. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
Course
Three
Slope
Span
45. When you are installing a prehung door - what should be done with the factory-installed spacer shims between the door and the frame?
Platform
Eave
Valley
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
46. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
1 foot
Pitch
Ponderosa pine
Roofing cement
47. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Two
Lap
Ridge vent
16'; up
48. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Lap
Pressure-treated
Sliding T-bevel
Eave
49. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
4 inches
Unit rise
Nail drip edge along eaves
Ratio
50. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
8'
18'-0'
Foundation