ILLINOIS ROOFING EXAM QUESTIONS
ND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT!!!
Who must apply for and maintain a roofing contractor license in Illinois?
✔✔ Answer: Anyone who constructs, reconstructs, alters, maintains, or repairs
roofs in the state
What is the title given to a person taking the roofing exam?
✔✔ Answer: Qualifying party
Which is a non-stationary load?
✔✔ Answer: Live or mobile load
Which is NOT the purpose of a roof deck?
✔✔ Answer: Waterproofing
Structural Lightweight Concrete
✔✔ Answer: Made with clay and shell aggregates
Lightweight Insulating Concrete
✔✔ Answer: Made with perlite and vermiculite
Wood plank and wood panel decks are determined by:
✔✔ Answer: Design requirements
Why should decks made of laminated insulation and OSB be replaced?
✔✔ Answer: Moisture buildup
, Which is the best roof system? -ANSWER ✔✔Where the system is matched to the
design.
How are plies Installed in BUR? -ANSWER ✔✔They are embedded.
procedures when heating up asphalt bitumen -ANSWER ✔✔Circulate
continuously
Installing BUR plies should be done in a single day. -ANSWER ✔✔
Fire resistance material in low slope membranes -ANSWER ✔✔Surfacing
Which is weather proofing to single ply membrane? -ANSWER ✔✔Thermoset &
thermoplastic
Drip edge placement in shingle roofs -ANSWER ✔✔Eave edge, felt extended over
the drip.
Which is not asphalt shingle component? -ANSWER ✔✔Thermoset is not
Which is a performance characteristic? -ANSWER ✔✔To protect
Dimension of shingle -ANSWER ✔✔12" by 36"
ND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT!!!
Who must apply for and maintain a roofing contractor license in Illinois?
✔✔ Answer: Anyone who constructs, reconstructs, alters, maintains, or repairs
roofs in the state
What is the title given to a person taking the roofing exam?
✔✔ Answer: Qualifying party
Which is a non-stationary load?
✔✔ Answer: Live or mobile load
Which is NOT the purpose of a roof deck?
✔✔ Answer: Waterproofing
Structural Lightweight Concrete
✔✔ Answer: Made with clay and shell aggregates
Lightweight Insulating Concrete
✔✔ Answer: Made with perlite and vermiculite
Wood plank and wood panel decks are determined by:
✔✔ Answer: Design requirements
Why should decks made of laminated insulation and OSB be replaced?
✔✔ Answer: Moisture buildup
, Which is the best roof system? -ANSWER ✔✔Where the system is matched to the
design.
How are plies Installed in BUR? -ANSWER ✔✔They are embedded.
procedures when heating up asphalt bitumen -ANSWER ✔✔Circulate
continuously
Installing BUR plies should be done in a single day. -ANSWER ✔✔
Fire resistance material in low slope membranes -ANSWER ✔✔Surfacing
Which is weather proofing to single ply membrane? -ANSWER ✔✔Thermoset &
thermoplastic
Drip edge placement in shingle roofs -ANSWER ✔✔Eave edge, felt extended over
the drip.
Which is not asphalt shingle component? -ANSWER ✔✔Thermoset is not
Which is a performance characteristic? -ANSWER ✔✔To protect
Dimension of shingle -ANSWER ✔✔12" by 36"
