ROOFING CORE MAIN ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many square feet is a square foot of roofing material? - ✔✔100 square feet
✔✔What is the pitch of the roof and how is it usually expressed? - ✔✔The pitch of the
roof is the slope of the roof
✔✔What are parts of an asphalt shingle? - ✔✔Base asphalt
Coating
Granules
✔✔Slate roofs weigh _____ pounds and up per square? - ✔✔650 lbs.
✔✔On what type of roof covering might you find a standing system? - ✔✔Metal
✔✔What are the problems that might occur with roof slopes that are 1:12? -
✔✔Leaking/Delamination
✔✔Greater slopes equal what to shingles? - ✔✔Increased life
✔✔Dormer flashings are difficult to inspect because they may include:
a. Roof/sidewall flashing
b. Roof intersecting a wall above
c. Valley flashing
d. Ridge flashing
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Is a flat roof system a "shedding system" or a "watertight system"? - ✔✔Watertight
✔✔Asbestos shingles should be removed from a home? - ✔✔False
, ✔✔Fiber cement shingles contain some of the same components as concrete tiles. -
✔✔True
✔✔Fiber cement shingles can be bent without breaking? - ✔✔False
✔✔The watertight joint where the flashing meets the collar may be:
a. Friction fit
b. Gasketed
c. Clamped
d. A sleeve and cap
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Step flashing should be nailed to "either" the wall or the roof. - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of roof type cannot be used on 2/12 or less roof slope? - ✔✔Asphalt
✔✔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 - ✔✔b. Step and counter
✔✔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 - ✔✔d. Water leak
✔✔Which roofing material imitates clay? - ✔✔Concrete
✔✔Patches on roofs almost always indicate:
a. good maintenance
b. prior leakage
c. poor installation
d. multiple layers of roofs
e. previous bad storms - ✔✔b. prior leakage
✔✔Roofing problems are most common:
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many square feet is a square foot of roofing material? - ✔✔100 square feet
✔✔What is the pitch of the roof and how is it usually expressed? - ✔✔The pitch of the
roof is the slope of the roof
✔✔What are parts of an asphalt shingle? - ✔✔Base asphalt
Coating
Granules
✔✔Slate roofs weigh _____ pounds and up per square? - ✔✔650 lbs.
✔✔On what type of roof covering might you find a standing system? - ✔✔Metal
✔✔What are the problems that might occur with roof slopes that are 1:12? -
✔✔Leaking/Delamination
✔✔Greater slopes equal what to shingles? - ✔✔Increased life
✔✔Dormer flashings are difficult to inspect because they may include:
a. Roof/sidewall flashing
b. Roof intersecting a wall above
c. Valley flashing
d. Ridge flashing
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Is a flat roof system a "shedding system" or a "watertight system"? - ✔✔Watertight
✔✔Asbestos shingles should be removed from a home? - ✔✔False
, ✔✔Fiber cement shingles contain some of the same components as concrete tiles. -
✔✔True
✔✔Fiber cement shingles can be bent without breaking? - ✔✔False
✔✔The watertight joint where the flashing meets the collar may be:
a. Friction fit
b. Gasketed
c. Clamped
d. A sleeve and cap
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
✔✔Step flashing should be nailed to "either" the wall or the roof. - ✔✔True
✔✔What type of roof type cannot be used on 2/12 or less roof slope? - ✔✔Asphalt
✔✔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 - ✔✔b. Step and counter
✔✔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 - ✔✔d. Water leak
✔✔Which roofing material imitates clay? - ✔✔Concrete
✔✔Patches on roofs almost always indicate:
a. good maintenance
b. prior leakage
c. poor installation
d. multiple layers of roofs
e. previous bad storms - ✔✔b. prior leakage
✔✔Roofing problems are most common:
