Exterior Finish Test Flashcards
1.What is the minimum diameter head for nails using to install asphalt shingles ?
C.
9.5 mm or 3/8”
2.According to the Regulations for Construction Projects, at what height should you provide guardrails for the scaffold?
a.
minimum 10- 0” or over.
3.When installing roofing materials, what is installed 1st?
b.
Eave Protection
4.What is done to protect the eaves from ice damming?
c.
Install a steeper sloped roof
5.What exposure and nailing is typical for 3 tab asphalt shingles?
a.
4 “ Using nails
6.How much area does one “square” of shingles cover?
c.
100 ft²
7.What is the minimum clearance between the ground level and stucco siding?
b.
200mm
8.Beveled siding butts into trim corner pieces, how are these corner pieces fastened?
b.
Nailed trough the sheathing into studs.
9.How are hip and ridge cabs applied when using wood shingles?
a.
Alternately overlapped
10.Where is step flashing used?
a. The intersection of sloped roofs and vertical walls, and is placed under each shingle.
11.What is the minimum penetration of roofing nails into the roof sheeting?
a.
12mm
12.What is the maximum distance between supports that a scaffold planks can span?
a.
7’
13.What is the minimum roof slope that asphalt shingles can be installed in a normal application?
a.
1 in 3
14.Before flashing at cant strip, no fewer than______ plies of roofing members shall be carried over the top.
b.
3
15.What is the minimum door width and height required for an entrance into a dwelling unit?
c.
810mm x 19820mm
16.According to the Regulations for Construction Projects, in Ontario what is the ladder slope ratio?
d.
1:4 - 1: 3
17.A roof having a slope of 1 in 3 has a ceiling area of 900 ft². How many square feet of venting would be required?
b.
6
18.What are the 4 types of chimney flashing?
b.
Step flashing, counter flashing, front apron and saddle.
19.Installing a cylindrical lock, what does the term “back-seat” refer to?
b.
The distance between the lock edge of the door and the centerline of the cross bore.
20.What is the cornice(overhang) referred to as, travelling up the gable end of a roof?
a.
Return cornice.
21.What is the minimum airspace required between brick veneer and wood frame?
b.
12.5 mm
22.How is the board and batten siding to be applied? The batten overlaps the board by:
b.
3/4” and is fastened with one row of nails driven in the joint between the two boards.
23.When installing a hip and ridge on an asphalt shingle roof, what is the minimum amount that the cap should extend on either side of the hip Or ridge?
b.
100 mm
24.What is the minimum distance that the starter strip should project past the drip edge?
b.
12 mm
25.What is the built up section behind a chimney referred to as?
b.
Cricket
26.How high must a chimney flue extend above the highest roof surface within 3 meters of the chimney?
c.
600 mm
27.According to the code, where is the footing drainage tile to be located?
c.
The top of the is below the top of the floor slab.
28.What is used to prevent forced entry through an exterior door?
a.
Solid blocking shall be provided at latch height on both sided.
29.What is the minimum lap of beveled wood siding?
c.
25 mm
30.How many bundles of shingles does it usually take to cover one square?
c.
3
31.What is the minimum width the chimney is required to be before a saddle must be stalled to shed water?
c.
750 mm
32.What is the correct way to install vinyl siding?
a.
Large diameter head nail driven loosely.
33.What is the minimum size of blocking required for attachment of cladding?
c.
38 mm x38 mm
34.What is the minimum thickness of plywood sheathing that will brace a building?
a.
6 mm
35.What is the purpose of furring out the bottom cores of beveled siding?
a.
Provide water run-off
36.When brick veneer is used on a building, where is the sheathing paper set?
D.
Between Brick and Sheathing.
37.What is the minimum size of planks required for light scaffold decking?
c.
2” x 10”
38.When installing skylight on a roof, what is the best practice for preventing fall?
b.
Use a full body harness tied off to an anchor point at the ridge.
39.What diameter must lifelines be?
d. 3/4”
40.A Gable roof that measures 32’ long and has a rafter length including overhang of 15’ will require how many “squares” of shingles?
c.
9.6
41.A wall is being sided with beveled siding with an exposure of 6”. The wall dimensions are 8’ x 19’. How many linear feet of beveled siding will be needed?
c.
304
42.What is done with steel roof jacks following the installation of roof shingles?
b.
Left permanently installed for future roof access.
43.What is the greatest value of gypsum wallboard sheeting?
d.
Fire rating
44.How is the vertical joint between the brick veneer and vinyl siding treated?
d.
Use J mould and caulk up to the brick.
45.What is used to transfer similar layout elevations for siding all around the building?
d.
Story pole
- What is the opening of a door used for light or ventilation called?
a.
Hopper Window
47.What is the best way to avoid decay on outside wooden decks, porches, and steps?
d. Treated with all below.
Treated with a wood preservative, made so the water will drain easily, Well ventilated.
48.When the distance between the door and the soffit is less than ____ horizontal projection, flashing is not required?
b.
1/3
49.Why are the 2 layers of Asphalt shingles used on the 1st row?
b.
To provide a seal between the shingles and the sheathing
- What is the minimum required distance that the eave protection must extend beyond the inside face of the exterior wall?
c.
300 mm
51.Attic ventilation for a 1 in 1.333 slope roof must be a minimum of how much?
b.
1 / 150
52.Weather stripping is installed correctly on the next area rabbeted door jamb: however the door will not close properly what should be done to fix this?
d.
Adjust the hinges outward from the stop.
- Which direction must be the tabs of Asphalt shingles face when the shingles are being used as starter strips?
d.
Granular side up, tabs facing down the roof.
54.What is the removable or fixed piece between a pair of entry doors referred to as?
d.
Mullion
55.What type of window has an upper and lower sash that moves vertically?
b.
Double hung
56.Before caulking a large gap between the brick mould and the brick, what is the most appropriate backing material?
a.
Foam backer rod
59.What is the maximum on centre spacing for attachment of runners on an exterior steel stud wall?
c.
58.When plumbing a door frame, which part of the frame is plumbed 1st?
d.
Hinge side
59.What is the maximum on centre spacing for attachment of runners on an exterior steel stud wall?
c.
300 mm
60.What is placed between roof framing members to maintain airflow into the attic space?
d.
Dams
61.Open valley metal flashing must be the minimum of how wide?
b.
600mm
- Flashing where roof shingles meet wall siding must be a minimum of how far up the wall?
a.
75 mm
63.What size of our reveal would be provided between the edge of the garage door jamb and the brick mould?
b.
1/4”
64.What is an opening in a parapet wall that allows rainwater to drain called?
c.
Scupper
65.What is a trim used to cover the opening between a pair of doors called?
d.
Astragal
66.What is the minimum head or end lap of sheathing paper being applied to the roof as underlay beneath shingles?
a.
50mm
67.Allowing a 10% for waste and starter strip, how many bundles of regular 3 tab asphalt shingles are required to complete a Gable roof surface of 1190 ft²?
d.
40
68.What is the name of the metal that is installed around the perimeter of the roof?
d.
Drip edge
69.What method is used to reduce thermal bridging of external walls?
d.
Install polystyrene on the outside of the exterior wall
70.What is the standard bevel applied to the edge of a door?
c.
5°
- What amount of total attic ventilation must be in the soffit?
d.
25%
72.How are all shingles produced?
b.
Sawed
- How are battens fastened when installing board and batten siding?
a.
In the middle of the batten between both boards
74.Each wood shake or shingle is fastened with __ nails.
b.
2
- When corner boards are installed, one piece is narrower than the other by ____.
c.
The thickness of the siding used.
