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What is a roof?

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A roof is the covering on the upper most part of a building which provides protection from animals and weather

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What are the categories of a roof

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Pitched roof
Flat roof

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What The characteristics of a roof?

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Resistance to fire
Resistance to wind uplift loads
Resistance to solar radiation
Mechanical strength

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4
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Types of Pitched roof

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Gable roof
Hipped roof

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5
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What is a lean-to roof

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A lean to roof is the simplest roof , it is there to provide shelter and is usually employed for small sheds and appearance is not important

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Types of roof

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Gabel roof
Hipped roof
Flat roof
Shed roof
Lean-roof
Butterfly roof

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7
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Roofing materials

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Tiles
Metal
Wood shakes
Membrane materials
Slate shingles

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What is a hipped roof?

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A hip roof is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls , usually with a fairly gentle slope

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9
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Name 5 parts of the table saw

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The on and off switch
The blade guard
The blade saw
The fence

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10
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Name Parts of a roof

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Hip
Eaves
Rakes
Ridge
Dormer
Gables
Valleys
Soffit

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11
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Types of woodwork machines

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Miter saw
Thicknesser
Band saw
Table saw
Jointer
Wood lathe
Drill press

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12
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Name 5 parts of the jointer

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In feed table
Out feed table
In feed table lock
Out feed table lock
Fence

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13
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What is a slope

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A slope is the part of the roof which determines what kind of material may or may not be used

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14
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Parts of a picture frame

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Rebate
Frame
Groove

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What is a wall?

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A wall is a continuous vertical structure that encloses a building and divides buildings into rooms

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What are the categories of a wall?

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Load bearing
Non load bearing

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17
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What is the prime function of walls

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The prime functions of wall is to provide shelter against rain, wind and the daily and seasonal variations of outside temperature

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What is a partition wall

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A partition wall is a wall with the purpose of separating or dividing a room

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19
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Non load bearing wall

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Non load bearing wall does not carry roof or floor Loads

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20
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At what measurements is the rebate of the picture frame cut

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45 degree

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21
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What are some of the tools used to make a picture frame

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Combination square
Measuring tape
Steel ruler

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22
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The size of block used in Jamaica are

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4, 6, and 8

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23
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Types of walls

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Boundary wall
Retaining wall
Curtain wall
Shared wall
Cavity wall

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24
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Functional requirements of a wall

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Stability
Exclusion of rain
Fire resistance
Resistance to sound transmission and sound absorption

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25
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What is one advantage of using brick walls

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It is used as in insulator for heat

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26
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How many sizes(dimensions)does a block have?

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Three (864

27
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What is the use for damp proof membrane

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It is used to prevent water seepage

28
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What is a foundation

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A foundation is that part of the structure that is in direct contact with the ground and is transmitting loads to it

29
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Functions of a foundation

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It provides stability for the structure
It provides a base for the building

30
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Factors to consider on foundation

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Weight of the building
Soil type

31
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Two ways to square a corner of a building

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Builder square method

32
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Concrete goes through different processes

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Mixing process
transporting process
Pouring process
Placement process

33
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Elements that make up concrete

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Sand
Cement
Water
Aggregate
Fine

34
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Natural environment?

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Refers to the surroundings which are natural and exists without the input of man

35
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Elements of natural environment

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Trees, lakes, water ways, bushes,and rocks

36
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Different types of wood finishes

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varnish,paint , lacquer,wax,finishing oil

37
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Different methods of applying finishes

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Wiping rag, brush, and spray gun

38
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2 Methods of testing concrete

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*Slump test : is A test carried out to measures the consistency of a concrete batch to see how easily the concrete will flow
*Compression test :this is crushing the concrete using a compression test machine to know if the concrete can withhold loads

39
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Different types of finishes that would be suitable for outdoor furniture’s

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Epoxy sealer
Danish oil
Spar varnish

40
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Members of staircases

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Thread
Step
Riser
Baluster
Hand rail
Landing
Nosing

41
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Softwood trees

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Yellow pine
Pitch pine
White pine
Willow

42
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Examples of Hardwood trees

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Western red cedar
Blue mahoe
Mahogany
Spanish elm
Water oak

43
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Advantages of plain sawing

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Process is quicker
Very little waste involved

44
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Disadvantages of plain sawing

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Timber easily warped

45
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What is conversion

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This is cutting the wood into usable pieces

46
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Conversion (Quarter sawing )

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The log is first saw into 4 quarters then each quarter is sawn in a specific way to obatain grain pattern

47
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Advantages of quarter sawing

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Better grain pattern
Lumbers are not easily twisted or warped

48
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Disadvantages of quarter sawing

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It involves a lot of waste

49
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Parts of a cross section of a tree

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Pith
Heart wood
Sap wood
Cambium
Bark

50
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What is seasoning

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*Seasoning is the process of putting Timbers to dry.

*It is a necessary process to remove out the moisture content from the timber so it could be usable.

51
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Methods of seasoning

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Air seasoning
Kiln seasoning

52
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Advantages f air seasoning

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Needs no attention
Little or no cost

53
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Disadvantages of air seasoning

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Lumbers take a long time to dry
Moisture content cannot be controlled

54
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Explain the process of kiln seasoning

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For this process an oven like structure is built and steam pipes are installed, a number of fans also which can circulate to hot hair which drys the timber

55
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Water in cement

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It create a paste that glue all of the elements together

56
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Cement in concrete

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It hardens and binds the aggregates into rock like

57
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Sand in concrete

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It binds everything together and make an artificial rock

58
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Aggregate in cement

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It makes the concrete mix more compact

59
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Fine in concrete

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It feels the voids between the coarse particles

60
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Methods of curring concrete

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Water curing
Membrane
Steam curing

61
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What is a drainage system

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The drainage system is a type of pipe carrying out waste from the building

62
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Types of drainage system

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63
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What is drainage

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A DRAINAGE IS A SYSTEM OF PIPEWORK USUALLY INSTALLED BELOW GROUND LEVEL TO CARRY DISCHARGE FROM SANITARY FITTINGS OR
SURFACE WATE

64
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Motard Is made of

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Sand,cement, water

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