Exterior Quiz

Question 1

Correct nails and nailing practices are essential for the proper application of which siding?

Answer 1

Wood

Question 2

Wood shingles and shakes do not add this to the house’s structure?

Answer 2

Strength

Question 3

Joints in courses of wood siding should be applied in what pattern?

Answer 3

Staggered.

Question 4

Which siding is used because it will not de-laminate, split, or warp?

Answer 4

Hardboard

Question 5

What year was the manufacture of lead paint for residential use banned by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission?

Answer 5

1978

Question 6

Wood rot may be found when the wood’s moisture content is above what?

Answer 6

20%.

Question 7

What should be installed behind vinyl siding to help prevent air and moisture intrusion?

Answer 7

Building paper or house-wrap

Question 8

Why should vegetation next to siding be trimmed or removed?

Answer 8

Because vegitation holds moisture.

Question 9

What should the approximate clearance between the fastener head and the vinyl siding panel be?

Answer 9

1/32-inch

Question 10

What does SIP stand for?

Answer 10

Structural Insulated Panels.

Question 11

Is a screen permitted on a clothes dryer’s exhaust vent?

Answer 11

No.

Question 12

The maximum length of a clothes dryer exhaust duct should not be greater than ________ from the dryer’s location to the wall or roof termination.

Answer 12

35 feet

Question 13

How often should a septic tank be pumped to be properly maintained, .

Answer 13

Every two to three years

Question 14

The minimum distance from a private well to a septic tank should be?

Answer 14

50 feet

Question 15

A garage cannot open directly into a room used for this?

Answer 15

sleeping purposes

Question 16

Many jurisdictions require this device to be on doors that separates an attached garage from a habitable area?

Answer 16

A self-closing device

Question 17

What is the largest moving object in a house?

Answer 17

The garage door

Question 18

What year did Federal law in the U.S. requires that residential garage door openers be equipped with photo-electric eyes or some other auto-reverse safety feature?

Answer 18

1992

Question 19

The area surrounding a building that is mitigated to protect it from wildfires is called?

Answer 19

Defensible space

Question 20

What should the concrete thickness be at a driveway or walkway?

Answer 20

No less than 3 inches thick.

Question 21

How often should a properly maintained septic tank be pumped?

Answer 21

Every two to three years

Question 22

Openings from a garage cannot lead directly into a room used for this purpose?

Answer 22

sleeping

Question 23

A clean crack may indicate?

Answer 23

Recent movement

Question 24

A bowing veneer wall may indicate a problem with its ?

Answer 24

Attachment to the structure.

Question 25

Header courses of brick may indicate that the masonry wall is?

Answer 25

Load-bearing

Question 26

Asphalt shingles installed as siding need how many nails/staples per shingle?

Answer 26

Six

Question 27

What does the absence of a header course or the presence of weep holes in the brick suggest?

Answer 27

It’s brick veneer.

Question 28

Between the brick veneer and the structural wall, there is typically an?

Answer 28

Air gap

Question 29

The health risks associated with asbestos-cement products are greatest during this process?

Answer 29

Manufacturing