CARPENTRY Flashcards
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS SOMETIME REFEREED TO AS FIRE BLOCKING BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED TO SLOW DOWN THE PASSAGE OF FLAMES THROUGH WALL CAVITIES?
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BLOCKING
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WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR REGIONAL BUILDING CODES? PREVELANCE?
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UNIFORM BUILDING CODE- WEST
BASIC BUILDING CODE- MID WEST AND EAST
STANDARD BUILDING CODE- SOUTH
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE BOTTOM HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBER OF THE WALL?
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BOTTOM PLATE
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS SHORT STUDS PLACED BETWEEN THE HEADER/ LINTEL AND A TOP PLATE OR BETWEEN A SILL AND A BOTTOM PLATE?
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CRIPPLE STUD
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS A BEAM PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO WALL STUDS ABOVE DOORS, WINDOWS, OR OTHER OPENINGS TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF STRUCTURAL LOADS?
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HEADER
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS A VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBER USED TO CONSTRUCT WALLS?
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STUD
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE TOP HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBER OF THE WALL?
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TOP PLATE
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WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE FRAMING MEMBER THAT IS CUT TO FIT BETWEEN THE Bottom plate AND THE HEADER?
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TRIMMER STUD
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WHEN CAN WALL FRAMING BEGIN?
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AFTER THE SUB FLOOR HAS BEEN INSTALLED
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HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STUDS NEEDED?
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ONE STUD PER LINEAR FOOT
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WHAT ARE STUD SIZES AVAILABLE IN?
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92 1/4
92 5/8 (STANDARD)
93
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WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR CRIPPLES?
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O
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WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR FULL LENGTH?
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X
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WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR CORNER?
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C
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WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR PARTITION?
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P
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WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR TRIMMER OR LAP?
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L OR S
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WHEN LAYING OUT A FRONT WALL HOW WILL THE FIRST STUD BE PLACED?
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16 INCHES FROM THE OUTSIDE CORNER EDGE OF THE CORNER POST TO THE CENTER OF THE FIRST STUD, OC
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IAW BUILDING INDUSTRY STANDARDS STUDS ARE NAILED TO WITH WHAT SIZE NAILS?
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2-16D NAILS
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WHAT SIZE NAILS ARE CRIPPLE STUDS NAILED WITH?
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4-8D NAILS
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WHAT SIZE AND WHAT PATTERNS ARE NAILS FOR TRIMMER/ JACK STUDS?
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10D NAILS
STAGGERED EVERY 16 INCHES
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IF A HEADER IS MADE OF TWO PIECES OF 2 INCH NOMINAL STOCK WHAT ELSE MUST BE USED?
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A SPACER IN BETWEEN THE PIECES / .5 INCH PLYWOOD
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WHAT TYPE OF NAILS ARE CORNER POST NAILED TOGETHER WITH?
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10D AND 16D
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WHAT ARE THREE COMMON TYPES OF PARTITION POST ASSEMBLIES?
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DOUBLE STUD CORNER ASSEMBLY
MODIFIED DOUBLE STUD CORNER ASSEMBLY
PARTITION CORNER ASSEMBLY WITH WALL STUDS AT REGULAR INTERVALS
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ON DOUBLE STUD PARTITION CORNER STUD ASSEMBLY HOW FAR APART ARE THE DOUBLE STUDS SET?
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3 INCHES
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WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF PARTITION WALLS AND WHAT DO THEY SUPPORT?
BEARING- CEILING JOIST
| NON BEARING- ITSELF
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WHAT IS INSTALLED TO TIE WALL TOGETHER AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT UNDER THE CEILING JOIST AND ROOF RAFTERS?
THE DOUBLE TOP PLATE
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DURING BASIC WALL ASSEMBLY IF THE WALLS WILL NOT BE SHEATHED WITH PANEL PRODUCTS WHAT MUST BE ADDED TO MAKE IT RIGGED?
LET IN BRACING
| K BRACE WHEN A WALL OPENING MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE
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WHEN PLYWOOD SHEATHING IS USED WHAT CAN BE OMITTED?
BUILDING PAPER AND DIAGONAL WALL BRACING
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IAW WITH THE PANEL IDENTIFICATION INDEX NUMBERS ON WALL SHEATHING, WHAT DO THE LEFT HAND NUMBERS INDICATE?
MAX RECOMMENDED SPACING OF ROOF FRAMING
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IAW WITH THE PANEL IDENTIFICATION INDEX NUMBERS ON WALL SHEATHING, WHAT DO THE RIGHT HAND NUMBERS INDICATE?
MAX RECOMMENDED SPACING OF FLOOR FRAMING
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WHEN APPLYING SHEATHING, IN WHAT INSTANCE WOULD YOU NEED A 2X4 NAIL STRIP BETWEEN STUDS FOR BACKING?
WHEN SHEATHING IS STARTED AT THE FOUNDATION WALL RATHER THEN THE SLAB FOUNDATION
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WHAT IS BUILDING PAPER/ SATURATED FELT USED FOR?
REDUCES THE PASSAGE OF AIR THROUGH THE WALLS AND IS APPLIED BETWEEN SHEATHING AND SIDING
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TRUE OR FALSE
| BUILDING PAPER/ SATURATED FELT SHOULD BE WATER RESISTANT BUT NOT VAPOR RESISTANT?
TRUE
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WHAT CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BUILDING PAPER AND ALLOWS VAPOR PERMEABILITY?
HOUSE WRAP
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WHEN INSTALLING DRY WALL, PLAN DRY WALL PLACEMENT SO THAT THERE ARE NO JOINTS AT CORNERS OF ______ OR _______.
DOORS OR WINDOWS
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IF THE CEILING IS LESS THAN 8 FT 2 IN HEIGHT USE ______ APPLICATION IF THE CEILING IS HIGHER THEN 8 FT 2 INSTALL DRY WALL _____
HORIZONTAL - 25% FEWER JOINTS
| VERTICAL
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ROUGH OPENINGS IN THE STUD WALLS FOR INTERIOR DOORS ARE USUALLY FRAMED OUT TO BE _____MORE THEN THE DOOR HEIGHT AND ______MORE THEN THE DOOR WIDTH
3 INCHES
| 2.5 INCHES
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WHEN INSTALLING A PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOOR, IF THE CARPET OR UNDER LAYMENT AND TILE ARENT INSTALLED YET, WHERE MUST THE DOOR BE PLACED.
ON A SPACER MADE OF 3/8 INCH MATERIAL
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WHEN INSTALLING A PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOOR, IF THE CARPET OR UNDER LAYMENT AND TILE ARE INSTALLED WHERE MUST THE DOOR BE PLACED.
SET THE UNIT DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR
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WHEN INSTALLING A PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOOR, WHAT IS THE NAIL PATTERN WHEN NAILING THOROUGH THE TRIM?
FIVE NAILS EQUALLY SPACED ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRIM AND THREE NAILS ACROSS THE TOP
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WHEN INSTALLING PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOORS, WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HINGE BIND?
TWISTING THE DOOR JAM WHEN INSTALLING THE SHIMS/ ADING TOO MANY SHIMS
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WHAT SIZE NAILS SHALL BE USED WHEN INSTALLING A PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOOR?
8d
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IN DOOR FRAME FABRICATION, HOW FAR IS THE TOP HINGE FROM THE TOP OF THE DOOR/ LOWEST HINGE FROM THE BOTTOM?
7 FT 11 INCHES
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WHEN HANGING A DOOR, IT IS FITTED INTO THE OPENING WITH THE FOLLOWING CLEARANCES:
HEAD JAMB- 1/16 INCH GAP SIDE AND BOTTOM
1/8 INCH GAP KNOB AND STRIKER
36 TO 38 INCH FROM BOTTOM
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WHAT ARE THE THREE KINDS OF DOOR SETS?
ENTRY LOCKS FOR EXTERIOR DOORS
BATHROOM SETS INSIDE LOCK CONTROLLED SAFETY FOR OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE
PASSAGE SET, NO LOCK
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WHAT ARE THE TWO COMMON DOOR AND WINDOW CASING JOINTS?
MITER AND BUTT
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IF THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF A DOOR/ WINDOW CASING IS WELL ABOVED THE RECOMMENCED AMOUNT, WHAT CAN BE INSTALLED AT THE CORNER OF THE MITER JOINT TO MINIMIZE THE JOINT FROM OPENING AT THE OUTER EDGE WHEN THE MATERIAL DRYS?
A SMALL GLUE SPLINE
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WHAT ARE THE THREE STANDARD BISCUIT SIZES?
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#0 -5/8" WIDE X 1 3/4" LONG
#10 - 3/4" WIDE X 2 1/8" LONG
#20 - 1" WIDE X 2 1/2" LONG (3-5)
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WHAT WINDOW PART IS THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER THAT LAPS THE WINDOW SILL AND EXTENDS BEYOND THE CASING?
STOOL
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WHAT WINDOW PART SERVES AS A FINISH MEMBER BELOW THE STOOL?
APRON
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WHAT ARE THE TWO COMMON METHODS FOR INSTALLING WOOD WINDOW TRIM?
A STOOL W/ AN APRON
| WITH COMPLETE CASING AROUND THE TRIM
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WHEN INSTALLING TRIM WHAT ARE THE 4 DIFFERENT CUTTING AND JOINING TECHNIQUES?
END OF RUN
MID RUN JOINT
THE OUTSIDE CORDER
INSIDE CORNER
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SQUARE EDGED BASE BOARDS SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH A _____ JOINT AT THE INSIDE CORNERS AND A _______ JOINT AT OUTSIDE CORNERS
BUTT
| MITER
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WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO USE MORE THEN ONE LENGTH OF MOULDING ALONG A WALL, JOIN THE PIECES ON A WALL STUD WITH A ____ JOINT.
LAP
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WHAT IS THE QUICKEST EASIEST AND FASTEST WAY TO CUT CROWN MOULDING?
COMPOUND MITER SAW
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WHAT ARE THE 5 DIFFERENT CUTS REQUIRED IN ALMOST ANY CROWN MOULDING JOB?
INSIDE CORNER LEFT/ RIGHT
OUTSIDE CORNER LEFT/ RIGHT
SPLICE/ LAP TO JOIN TWO LENGTHS OF MOULDING ON A LONG WALL
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WHAT TYPE OF METHOD SHOULD BE USED TO FIT MOULDING AROUND DIFFICULT SHAPES OR WAYWARD WALLS AND CEILINGS?
SCRIBING
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SHAPING THE END OF THE BUTTING MEMBER TO FIT THE FACE OF THE OTHER MEMBER IS CALLED ______
COPING
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When laying out walls, what is your next step after laying out the plates?
Lay out rough openings
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Studs that are used in place of studs that do not extend from the sole plate to the top plate are known as ______
Cripple
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The number of corner post required for a frame can be determined by counting the ______
Number of places where two walls intersect at right angles on the plans.
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Once wall sections have been preassembled and squared, which walls should be raised first?
Front and rear (longest section)
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When temporary bracing is used to assemble the wall, when should it be removed?
After ceiling and roof frame are completed and sheathing applied.
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Plywood sheathing is normally applied ______
Vertically
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How many inches should succeeding layers of building paper overlap and cover strips previously applied around openings?
4 inches
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When installing drywall on studs that are 24 inches on center, you should space drywalls screws no more that how many inches apart?
12 inches
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Door frames are made of what parts?
Two side jambs, one head jamb and stop molding
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The rough opening for a pre-hung door unit should be approximately how many inches higher than the door unit?
3 inches
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When constructing a side door in a rough opening, the side jamb should be measured and cut the length of the door plus how many inches?
1/2 inch
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The top hinge for a non pre-hung door should be placed how far from the top of the door
7 inches
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What type of door lockset has an inside lock control with a safety slot for opening from the outside?
Bathroom lockset
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Nails in door casing should be nailed in pairs spaced _____ inches apart along the full height of the opening
16 inches
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When installing trim in an inside corner, how should you place the FIRST piece of trim against the wall?
Butted/Square
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Shaping the end of a butting piece of trim to fit the face of the other piece of trim is called what?
Coping
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When adding a base shoe to trim around the floor, you should nail the base shoe through the what?
Subfloor
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You should nail crown molding to the wall with 8d finishing nails starting from the ______
Center to the corner
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If you are standing in the center of a rectangular room and look at the four corners, a piece of crown molding attached to the left corner would be an _____ corner piece
Inside left
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Most common width of casing/door trim?
2 1/4 - 3 1/2
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Most common thickness for door trim/casing?
1/2 inch- 3/4 inch
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Most common styles of casing/door trim?
Ranch and colonial
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Casings are nailed to both the ____ and the ____
Jamb and framing header/stud
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Casing are nailed ____ edge distance from the face of the jamb
3/16 inch
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What size nails are used for casing/door trim?
6d and 7d
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biscuits are made of what material?
Compressed beech
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Biscuit size #0
5/8 inch wide by 1 3/4 inch long
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Biscuit size #10
3/4 inch wide by 2 1/8 inch long
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Biscuit size #20
1 inch wide by 2 1/2 inch long
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What is a stool?
Horizontal trim that laps the window sill and extends beyond the casing
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What is an apron?
Finish member below the stool
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Two common methods of installing wood window trim
With stool apron
| With complete casing trim
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What size nails are used for window casing?
4d casing nail or 1/2 inch brad
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How far apart should nails be spaced for window trim/casing?
in pairs 12 inches apart
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Window aprons are attached to the framing sill below with ___ finish nails
8d
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Serves as a finish between the finished wall and floor?
Base molding
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End of run trim for base molding
Butt tip of baseboard up against object & cut 45 degree miter on the shoe
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Mid run joint
miter cut 45 degree so they overlap, this prevents visible gap
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outside corner trim
Cut two 45 degree miter and match together
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To prevent cracks, drill pilot holes before driving nails less than ___ inches from end of molding
2 inches
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Inside corner molding
butt first piece to corner and cope second piece to fit
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Nail molding to the _____ using ___ inch finishing nails
baseboard
| 2 inch
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Cutting molding around difficult shapes is a process known as what?
Scribing
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A two piece baseboard consist of what?
Baseboard topped with a small base cap
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Common size for two piecebaseboard
5/8 inch by 3 1/4 inches
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Square edged baseboards should be joined with a ____ joint at the inside corners and a _____ joint at outside corners
Butt and miter
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Baseboards are secured to each stud with two _____ finishing nails
8d
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The base shoe should be nailed into the ______ and not into the baseboard itself
subfloor
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Wall molding is sometimes called """ molding or ____ rail
Dado and chair
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Wall molding should run along the walls at ___ feet to ___ feet above the floor
3-4 feet
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Crown molding should be placed how on a miter saw?
upside down and backwards
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At what stage of trimming a window should window casing be applied?
After the stool is installed
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Four basic cuts and joints used to install trim
End run joint
Mid run joint
Outside corner cut
Inside corner cut
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What type of method should be used to fit molding around difficult shapes or wayward walls and ceilings?
scribing
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Use a ___ foot level to plumb the hinge side of the door to be hung
4 foot level
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Studs are nailed through both the top and bottom sole plates with what size nails?
16d
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Toenails for studs are done with what size nails?
four 8d nails
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Trimmer studs are staggered ever ______ inches with what size nails?
16 inches
| 10d
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What is done to tie the assembled walls together
The top plate is doubled
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Fasten the double plate with what size nails every 16 inches?
10d
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Double plate end laps and nailed with two ____ nails on each lap
16d
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at is a common let-in bracing size
1x4
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lower edge of the shingle tab is called what?
Butt edge
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Term used to describe a row of shingles running the length of the roof?
Course
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Horizontal lower edge of a sloped roof?
Eave
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Vertical and horizontal distance from eaves to peak/ ridge of roof
rise and run
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Distance from eave to eave
span
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What is the unit of roof measuring covering 100sqft?
square
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For roof repairs on open flat roofs, the ladder shall not extend ______ above the roofline
3'
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If repairing a roof at least how many rungs must extend above the eaves so you can step directly out onto the roof?
2
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Steel tape measure must be kept away from ____ parts during usage and storage
Electrified
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Most common measuring tape size
10', 16', 25'
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tool used to mark, check and measure components of construction projects?
Squares
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Used to mark a straight line on a large surface?
Chalk line
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Used as a vertical reference line?
Plumb bob
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What kind of head do the safest hammers have?
Alloy and drop-forged steel
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What makes industrial screwdriver blades safe?
Tempered steel
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At any given time, building structural members must be able to support which of the following loads?
Total dead plus total live loads
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Shows the contours, boundaries, roads, utilities, trees, structures and any other significant physical features
Site plan
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Five main drawing groups include Architectural, Structural, plumbing, mechanical and _____
electrical
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The process of determining requirements and devising and developing methods and action for constructing a project is called?
Planning
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The process of determing the amount and type of work to be performed, quality and qualities of material, equipment and labor required is called what?
estimating
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The process of determining when an action must be taken and when material, equipment and manpower are required is called?
Scheduling
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Four basic types of scheduling
Progress, material, equipment and manpower
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What must come before scheduling a project?
Planning
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A manday is a unit of work performed by one person in one ___ hour day
eight
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what are two types of wood finishes?
Oil based and latex based
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When using a circular saw the blade depth should be no more than?
1/4" below stock being cut
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What should be used to remove wood resin and to clean saw blades?
Pitch remover and oven cleaner
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Three basic types of doors are?
Solid wood
Solid core
Hollow core
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What type of joint is used to separate adjacent concrete joints?
Control
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What is the handling loss factor for small concrete jobs?
5%
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The top hinge for a non pre-hung door should be placed how far from the top of the door?
7"
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When laying out walls, what is your next step after laying out the plates?
Lay out the rough openings
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What type of pneumatic nailer holds a row of nails in a spring-loaded magazine?
Strip fed
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What is your first consideration when choosing a nailer for a particular job?
Type and size of nail
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Which type of pneumatic nail should you use for applications requiring extra holding power?
Ring Shank
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nails used for general construction?
Smooth shank
156
These nails have more holding power than smooth shank nails?
screw shank
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All pneumatic nailers have a _______ firing system as a safety feature.
two step
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One of the most important task in keeping pneumatic nailers maintained is to ensure proper?
Lubrication
