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Carpentry Basics 3
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Roofing lifelines must hold a MINIMUM deadweight of _____ pounds.
Foundation
Pitch
5 -400
Face of one riser to the face of the next
2. The horizontal member at the bottom of a door frame is known as the
Lap
Overhang
Dimension lumber
Threshold
3. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Sliding T-bevel
Curling
Drip edge
Two
4. Asphalt roofing product manufactured in roll form.
No more than 19 percent
Slope
Roll roofing
6
5. What should you use to seal the joints between flashing and other surfaces after holes have been patched?
Silicone Caulk
Sliding T-bevel
11 risers - each 7-1/2' high - AND - 13 risers - each 7' high
Lap
6. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Platform
Perpendicular
Algae Discoloration
Tab
7. Where should the flashing that joins the roof and vertical walls start and end?
Perpendicular
1. Eave 2. Ridge
Soffit
Threshold
8. General drawings consist of what two types of drawings?
Architect
A. Plans b. Elevation
Of lumber and labor costs
Architect
9. The finished underside of the eaves.
Foundation
Soffit
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Pressure-treated
10. What is the wood commonly used in the manufacture of wood frame windows?
Ponderosa pine
Soffit
Platform
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
11. At least how many ladder rungs should extend above the eaves to allow a person to step directly out onto the roof?
Deck
Foundation
Roofing cement
Two
12. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
Incomplete curing
Tongue and the blade
Face of one riser to the face of the next
Truss with a steel web
13. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Buckling
A. Plans b. Elevation
Interior
Platform
14. Tread run (unit run) is measured from the...
6
Course
Algae Discoloration
Face of one riser to the face of the next
15. How many inches should single-layer underlayment lap over the side lap at the end of all joints?
Floor
A push stick
A push stick
4 inches
16. What roofing term identifies the horizontal - lower edge of a sloped roof?
Framing
Threshold
Eave
Felt
17. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Nail drip edge along eaves
Run; rise
Deck
Ratio
18. The finished underside of the eaves.
Soffit
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Lap
Framing
19. The horizontal distance from eave to eave.
Span
Flashing
36'
Eave
20. 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.
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Open valley
A retractable lower blade guard
Framing
21. The distance a rafter rises vertically for each foot of run is known as the
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
36'
1/3
Unit rise
22. Balloon frame construction is rarely used today because
Three
Framing a house
Of lumber and labor costs
Dimension lumber
23. maximum span of a 2'
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24. A type of dark roof discoloration caused by algae. Commonly called fungus growth.
Buckling
Ventilation
27
Algae Discoloration
25. What enlarged drawings show the builder how various parts are to be connected?
A. Sectional views b. Specific detail views
Details
Length - width - and height
Soffit
26. A row of shingles or roll roofing running the length of the roof.
36'
Architect
Course
Slope
27. Rolling shingles edges caused by improper number of roofing nails or fasteners placed too high on the shingle.
Roofing cement
Unit rise
27
Curling
28. Fibrous material saturated with asphalt and used as an underlayment of sheathing paper.
Felt
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
1/3
Foundation
29. The term quarter-sawed means...
6
Ventilation
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Framing
30. What can be installed in a home with gable vents to dramatically increase the ventilation of the attic?
Ridge vent
Floor
Course
Overhang
31. Roofing brackets are constructed to fit the roof's_____.
Pitch
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
No more than 19 percent
Roofing cement
32. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Perpendicular
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Butt edge
Span
33. One of the MOST critical factors in roof duration is _____.
Does not conduct heat as readily
Ventilation
36'
Ratio
34. A ridgeboard is typically
36' wide - 6'-8' high
One dimension thicker than a common rafter
Sliding T-bevel
Ridge vent
35. Which type of roof damage is usually caused by improperly applied felt - wrinkled underlayment - or new shingles applied over old - rough shingles?
Buckling
Ridge
Sliding T-bevel
Remove them after the door is attached to the rough opening
36. Which of these tasks falls into the category of rough carpentry?
Framing a house
Interior
Does not conduct heat as readily
1. Side to side 2. Top to bottom
37. Which step do you start AFTER the roof has been completely stripped of roofing and the underlayment has been finished?
Nail drip edge along eaves
Threshold
Pitch
Span
38. A top view of the footings or foundation walls is a/an _____ plan.
Foundation
Truss with a steel web
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
Of lumber and labor costs
39. When laying out a stringer using a framing square - the blade of the framing square represents the unit _____ and the tongue represents the unit_______.
Unless you are ill or have a family emergency - you should be on the job by the specified time
Pitch
6'-8'
Run; rise
40. For a given length and size - the type of floor joist with the most strength is a(n)
6
Truss with a steel web
Tab
Tongue and the blade
41. 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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42. A unit of roof measure covering 100 square feet.
Interior
Ridge shingles
6
Square
43. In what order should damaged shingles be removed?
Foundation
The lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees
Platform
Start with the area just above the damaged shingles and work down releasing all damaged shingles
44. What plan shows the size - the number - and the location of the structural members constituting the building framework?
Pressure-treated
Framing
6
Details
45. What is the MAXIMUM length of the safety belt lanyard used while roofing?
Drip edge
Square
Face of one riser to the face of the next
6 feet
46. The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise - in inches - to the run - in inches.
Slope
Course
36' wide - 6'-8' high
Butt edge
47. What plan do all of the construction personnel look at?
Floor
Buckling
6
Ponderosa pine
48. 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
6
18'-0'
Roofing cement
49. How far should the start row of shingles hang over the apron and drip edge?
Deck
1. Eave 2. Ridge
1/4 inch
Foundation
50. A typical elevation is drawn at the same scale as a floor plan - usually 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch equals _____.
1 foot
Of lumber and labor costs
Run
Span