CARPENTRY Flashcards
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?
BLOCKING
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAJOR REGIONAL BUILDING CODES? PREVELANCE?
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE- WEST
BASIC BUILDING CODE- MID WEST AND EAST
STANDARD BUILDING CODE- SOUTH
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE BOTTOM HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBER OF THE WALL?
BOTTOM PLATE
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS SHORT STUDS PLACED BETWEEN THE HEADER/ LINTEL AND A TOP PLATE OR BETWEEN A SILL AND A BOTTOM PLATE?
CRIPPLE STUD
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS A BEAM PLACED PERPENDICULAR TO WALL STUDS ABOVE DOORS, WINDOWS, OR OTHER OPENINGS TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF STRUCTURAL LOADS?
HEADER
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS A VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBER USED TO CONSTRUCT WALLS?
STUD
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE TOP HORIZONTAL FRAMING MEMBER OF THE WALL?
TOP PLATE
WHAT WALL COMPONENT IS THE FRAMING MEMBER THAT IS CUT TO FIT BETWEEN THE Bottom plate AND THE HEADER?
TRIMMER STUD
WHEN CAN WALL FRAMING BEGIN?
AFTER THE SUB FLOOR HAS BEEN INSTALLED
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STUDS NEEDED?
ONE STUD PER LINEAR FOOT
WHAT ARE STUD SIZES AVAILABLE IN?
92 1/4
92 5/8 (STANDARD)
93
WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR CRIPPLES?
O
WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR FULL LENGTH?
X
WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR CORNER?
C
WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR PARTITION?
P
WHEN LAYING OUT STUDS WHAT IS THE MARKING LETTER FOR TRIMMER OR LAP?
L OR S
WHEN LAYING OUT A FRONT WALL HOW WILL THE FIRST STUD BE PLACED?
16 INCHES FROM THE OUTSIDE CORNER EDGE OF THE CORNER POST TO THE CENTER OF THE FIRST STUD, OC
IAW BUILDING INDUSTRY STANDARDS STUDS ARE NAILED TO WITH WHAT SIZE NAILS?
2-16D NAILS
WHAT SIZE NAILS ARE CRIPPLE STUDS NAILED WITH?
4-8D NAILS
WHAT SIZE AND WHAT PATTERNS ARE NAILS FOR TRIMMER/ JACK STUDS?
10D NAILS
STAGGERED EVERY 16 INCHES
IF A HEADER IS MADE OF TWO PIECES OF 2 INCH NOMINAL STOCK WHAT ELSE MUST BE USED?
A SPACER IN BETWEEN THE PIECES / .5 INCH PLYWOOD
WHAT TYPE OF NAILS ARE CORNER POST NAILED TOGETHER WITH?
10D AND 16D
WHAT ARE THREE COMMON TYPES OF PARTITION POST ASSEMBLIES?
DOUBLE STUD CORNER ASSEMBLY
MODIFIED DOUBLE STUD CORNER ASSEMBLY
PARTITION CORNER ASSEMBLY WITH WALL STUDS AT REGULAR INTERVALS
ON DOUBLE STUD PARTITION CORNER STUD ASSEMBLY HOW FAR APART ARE THE DOUBLE STUDS SET?
3 INCHES
WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF PARTITION WALLS AND WHAT DO THEY SUPPORT?
BEARING- CEILING JOIST
NON BEARING- ITSELF
WHAT IS INSTALLED TO TIE WALL TOGETHER AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT UNDER THE CEILING JOIST AND ROOF RAFTERS?
THE DOUBLE TOP PLATE
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
WHEN PLYWOOD SHEATHING IS USED WHAT CAN BE OMITTED?
BUILDING PAPER AND DIAGONAL WALL BRACING
IAW WITH THE PANEL IDENTIFICATION INDEX NUMBERS ON WALL SHEATHING, WHAT DO THE LEFT HAND NUMBERS INDICATE?
MAX RECOMMENDED SPACING OF ROOF FRAMING
IAW WITH THE PANEL IDENTIFICATION INDEX NUMBERS ON WALL SHEATHING, WHAT DO THE RIGHT HAND NUMBERS INDICATE?
MAX RECOMMENDED SPACING OF FLOOR FRAMING
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
WHAT IS BUILDING PAPER/ SATURATED FELT USED FOR?
REDUCES THE PASSAGE OF AIR THROUGH THE WALLS AND IS APPLIED BETWEEN SHEATHING AND SIDING
TRUE OR FALSE
BUILDING PAPER/ SATURATED FELT SHOULD BE WATER RESISTANT BUT NOT VAPOR RESISTANT?
TRUE
WHAT CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BUILDING PAPER AND ALLOWS VAPOR PERMEABILITY?
HOUSE WRAP
WHEN INSTALLING DRY WALL, PLAN DRY WALL PLACEMENT SO THAT THERE ARE NO JOINTS AT CORNERS OF ______ OR _______.
DOORS OR WINDOWS
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
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
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
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
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
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
WHAT SIZE NAILS SHALL BE USED WHEN INSTALLING A PRE HUNG INTERIOR DOOR?
8d
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
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
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
WHAT ARE THE TWO COMMON DOOR AND WINDOW CASING JOINTS?
MITER AND BUTT
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
WHAT ARE THE THREE STANDARD BISCUIT SIZES?
#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)
WHAT WINDOW PART IS THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER THAT LAPS THE WINDOW SILL AND EXTENDS BEYOND THE CASING?
STOOL
WHAT WINDOW PART SERVES AS A FINISH MEMBER BELOW THE STOOL?
APRON
WHAT ARE THE TWO COMMON METHODS FOR INSTALLING WOOD WINDOW TRIM?
A STOOL W/ AN APRON
WITH COMPLETE CASING AROUND THE TRIM
WHEN INSTALLING TRIM WHAT ARE THE 4 DIFFERENT CUTTING AND JOINING TECHNIQUES?
END OF RUN
MID RUN JOINT
THE OUTSIDE CORDER
INSIDE CORNER
SQUARE EDGED BASE BOARDS SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH A _____ JOINT AT THE INSIDE CORNERS AND A _______ JOINT AT OUTSIDE CORNERS
BUTT
MITER
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
WHAT IS THE QUICKEST EASIEST AND FASTEST WAY TO CUT CROWN MOULDING?
COMPOUND MITER SAW
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
WHAT TYPE OF METHOD SHOULD BE USED TO FIT MOULDING AROUND DIFFICULT SHAPES OR WAYWARD WALLS AND CEILINGS?
SCRIBING
SHAPING THE END OF THE BUTTING MEMBER TO FIT THE FACE OF THE OTHER MEMBER IS CALLED ______
COPING
When laying out walls, what is your next step after laying out the plates?
Lay out rough openings
Studs that are used in place of studs that do not extend from the sole plate to the top plate are known as ______
Cripple
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.
Once wall sections have been preassembled and squared, which walls should be raised first?
Front and rear (longest section)
When temporary bracing is used to assemble the wall, when should it be removed?
After ceiling and roof frame are completed and sheathing applied.