ROOFING TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents should have a total
vent area of _____ square feet.
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4 - Answer- A. 2
The ________ effective venting system for most type of roofs is ridge and soffit vents.
A. least
B. most - Answer- B. most
An attic space with only gable vents should have a vent area of 1 square foot per ____
square feet of floor area.
A. 250
B. 600
C. 150 - Answer- C. 150
T/F: Roof vents are required for roofs with an unconditioned attic space.
A. False
B. True - Answer- B. True
Flat roofs normally have _________ venting systems.
A. powered
B. ridge-and-soffit
C. gable
D. passive - Answer- D. passive
T/F: Ice dams are caused by poor venting and inadequate insulation.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
A typical chimney is a minimum of ____ feet high.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3 - Answer- C. 3
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be ____ feet higher.
A. 3
, B. 10
C. 2 - Answer- C. 2
Chipping or breaking off of masonry or mortar is called ________.
A. efflorescence
B. spalling
C. pointing - Answer- B. spalling
The process of repairing missing mortar between brick joints is called _________.
A. grouting
B. re-pointing
C. mudding - Answer- B. re-pointing
The difference between a chimney cap and a rain cap is ___________.
A. a rain cap protects the structure, and a chimney cap protects the inside of the flue
B. a chimney cap protects the structure, and a rain cap protects the inside of the flue -
Answer- B. a chimney cap protects the structure, and a rain cap protects the inside of
the flue
T/F: All chimneys should have a spark arrestor fitted.
A. False
B. True - Answer- A. False
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured chimney and
combustibles.
A. 6
B. 3
C. 2 - Answer- C. 2
T/F: A rain cap or deflector is required on all manufactured chimneys.
A. False
B. True - Answer- B. True
The proper name for the connection between a manufactured chimney flue and the roof
is called a _______.
A. boot
B. bucket
C. thimble - Answer- C. thimble
T/F: Manufactured chimney systems are not required to maintain the same separation
from adjoining structures as traditional chimneys.
A. False
B. True - Answer- A. False
T/F: Asphalt shingles should be used only on roof slopes of 2:12 or greater.
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents should have a total
vent area of _____ square feet.
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4 - Answer- A. 2
The ________ effective venting system for most type of roofs is ridge and soffit vents.
A. least
B. most - Answer- B. most
An attic space with only gable vents should have a vent area of 1 square foot per ____
square feet of floor area.
A. 250
B. 600
C. 150 - Answer- C. 150
T/F: Roof vents are required for roofs with an unconditioned attic space.
A. False
B. True - Answer- B. True
Flat roofs normally have _________ venting systems.
A. powered
B. ridge-and-soffit
C. gable
D. passive - Answer- D. passive
T/F: Ice dams are caused by poor venting and inadequate insulation.
A. True
B. False - Answer- A. True
A typical chimney is a minimum of ____ feet high.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3 - Answer- C. 3
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be ____ feet higher.
A. 3
, B. 10
C. 2 - Answer- C. 2
Chipping or breaking off of masonry or mortar is called ________.
A. efflorescence
B. spalling
C. pointing - Answer- B. spalling
The process of repairing missing mortar between brick joints is called _________.
A. grouting
B. re-pointing
C. mudding - Answer- B. re-pointing
The difference between a chimney cap and a rain cap is ___________.
A. a rain cap protects the structure, and a chimney cap protects the inside of the flue
B. a chimney cap protects the structure, and a rain cap protects the inside of the flue -
Answer- B. a chimney cap protects the structure, and a rain cap protects the inside of
the flue
T/F: All chimneys should have a spark arrestor fitted.
A. False
B. True - Answer- A. False
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured chimney and
combustibles.
A. 6
B. 3
C. 2 - Answer- C. 2
T/F: A rain cap or deflector is required on all manufactured chimneys.
A. False
B. True - Answer- B. True
The proper name for the connection between a manufactured chimney flue and the roof
is called a _______.
A. boot
B. bucket
C. thimble - Answer- C. thimble
T/F: Manufactured chimney systems are not required to maintain the same separation
from adjoining structures as traditional chimneys.
A. False
B. True - Answer- A. False
T/F: Asphalt shingles should be used only on roof slopes of 2:12 or greater.
