ROOFING EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - ANSWER ✔ d. roll roofing
2. The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - ANSWER ✔ b. flashing details
3. What type of roof type cannot be used on 2/12 or less roof slope? -
ANSWER ✔ Asphalt
4. What type of roof to wall flashing is needed when the "rake" is parallel to a
wall?
, a. Cap and ridge
b. Step and counter
c. Valley and gravel stop
d. Counter and cap - ANSWER ✔ b. Step and counter
5. Where shingles meet the side of a dormer, what could be a problem?
a. Rodent damage
b. Fungus damage
c. Shingle erosion
d. Water leak - ANSWER ✔ d. Water leak
6. A "square of shingles" covers - ANSWER ✔ 100 sq. ft
7. The side of the roof that usually wears out first is the - ANSWER ✔ South
and southwest side
8. Double underlayment is required for an asphalt shingle application where
the roof has a maximum slope of ________. - ANSWER ✔ 4:12
9. What is the min slope for asphalt shingles? - ANSWER ✔ 2:12
10.A notch located in the end of a solid lumber ceiling joist shall have a
maximum depth of _______ - ANSWER ✔ One-fourth the joist depth
,11.In the framing of an opening in ceiling construction, approved hangers shall
be used for the header joist to trimmer joist connections where the header
joist span exceeds ___________feet. - ANSWER ✔ 6
12.When doing roofing work, the minimum distance between any piece of
equipment and a live power line of 50kV or less is at least : - ANSWER ✔
10 ft
13.The minimum roof pitch with one layer underlayment, which will accept
asphalt shingles is - ANSWER ✔ 4 in 12
14.Drip edge should be nailed at an interval of ______. - ANSWER ✔ 8" to 12"
15.What is a row of shakes in a line called? - ANSWER ✔ Course
16.If battens are used when applying a tile roof, they are horizontally spaced
1/2" to 1" apart to allow - ANSWER ✔ air circulation and drainage under
the tiles
17.The primary advantage of installing wood shingles over open sheathing -
ANSWER ✔ air can circulate under the shingles to prevent rot
18.How long is the sheathing on a roof good for? - ANSWER ✔ 100+ years
19.Gable stud - ANSWER ✔ a framing stud that connects the gable end top
plate and a rafter directly above the top plate
, 20.Which anchoring method can be used for single ply roofing systems only
very low slopes that can support the load? - ANSWER ✔ Mechanical
Attachment
21.what is the expected service life of roofing - ANSWER ✔ 12-25 years
22.the most common metal used for metal roofing - ANSWER ✔ galvanized
steel
23.slate roofing is fastened to the sheathing with? - ANSWER ✔ two nails
driven through the predrilled holes in each tile
24.On an exposed hall roll roofing installation, how is the lower edge of the
roofing material fastened to the roof deck - ANSWER ✔ by cementing the
edge of the material to the layer below it and nailing the material to the roof
deck
25.what should be done to prevent wind-driven rain from being forced back
under hard-split wooden shakes - ANSWER ✔ heavy building paper
interwoven with the shakes
26.what is a use of a portable brake - ANSWER ✔ allows the bending of sheet
metal.
27.what percent should be added to a roof estimate for hips valleys and waste -
ANSWER ✔ 10-15%
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - ANSWER ✔ d. roll roofing
2. The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - ANSWER ✔ b. flashing details
3. What type of roof type cannot be used on 2/12 or less roof slope? -
ANSWER ✔ Asphalt
4. What type of roof to wall flashing is needed when the "rake" is parallel to a
wall?
, a. Cap and ridge
b. Step and counter
c. Valley and gravel stop
d. Counter and cap - ANSWER ✔ b. Step and counter
5. Where shingles meet the side of a dormer, what could be a problem?
a. Rodent damage
b. Fungus damage
c. Shingle erosion
d. Water leak - ANSWER ✔ d. Water leak
6. A "square of shingles" covers - ANSWER ✔ 100 sq. ft
7. The side of the roof that usually wears out first is the - ANSWER ✔ South
and southwest side
8. Double underlayment is required for an asphalt shingle application where
the roof has a maximum slope of ________. - ANSWER ✔ 4:12
9. What is the min slope for asphalt shingles? - ANSWER ✔ 2:12
10.A notch located in the end of a solid lumber ceiling joist shall have a
maximum depth of _______ - ANSWER ✔ One-fourth the joist depth
,11.In the framing of an opening in ceiling construction, approved hangers shall
be used for the header joist to trimmer joist connections where the header
joist span exceeds ___________feet. - ANSWER ✔ 6
12.When doing roofing work, the minimum distance between any piece of
equipment and a live power line of 50kV or less is at least : - ANSWER ✔
10 ft
13.The minimum roof pitch with one layer underlayment, which will accept
asphalt shingles is - ANSWER ✔ 4 in 12
14.Drip edge should be nailed at an interval of ______. - ANSWER ✔ 8" to 12"
15.What is a row of shakes in a line called? - ANSWER ✔ Course
16.If battens are used when applying a tile roof, they are horizontally spaced
1/2" to 1" apart to allow - ANSWER ✔ air circulation and drainage under
the tiles
17.The primary advantage of installing wood shingles over open sheathing -
ANSWER ✔ air can circulate under the shingles to prevent rot
18.How long is the sheathing on a roof good for? - ANSWER ✔ 100+ years
19.Gable stud - ANSWER ✔ a framing stud that connects the gable end top
plate and a rafter directly above the top plate
, 20.Which anchoring method can be used for single ply roofing systems only
very low slopes that can support the load? - ANSWER ✔ Mechanical
Attachment
21.what is the expected service life of roofing - ANSWER ✔ 12-25 years
22.the most common metal used for metal roofing - ANSWER ✔ galvanized
steel
23.slate roofing is fastened to the sheathing with? - ANSWER ✔ two nails
driven through the predrilled holes in each tile
24.On an exposed hall roll roofing installation, how is the lower edge of the
roofing material fastened to the roof deck - ANSWER ✔ by cementing the
edge of the material to the layer below it and nailing the material to the roof
deck
25.what should be done to prevent wind-driven rain from being forced back
under hard-split wooden shakes - ANSWER ✔ heavy building paper
interwoven with the shakes
26.what is a use of a portable brake - ANSWER ✔ allows the bending of sheet
metal.
27.what percent should be added to a roof estimate for hips valleys and waste -
ANSWER ✔ 10-15%
