C9 DRYWALL UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Where care cyou cmost clikely cto cuse cmesh ctape? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔in careas cof
chigh cmoisture
On cmetal cframing, cwhich cdirection cdo cthe cFlanges cface? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔parallel cto cthe cwall
What cis cthe cprimary cadvantage cof cusing ca claminated cwall csystem? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔reduced csound ctransmission
What cis cused cfor ca ctypical cresidential c1 chour cfirewall? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔one
clayer cof c5/8" cdrywall
When cinstalling cinterior cwallboard, cwhat cnail cprocedure cis cmost ccritical? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔using cgalvanized cnails
For cthe c2nd ccoat cof cjoint ccompound, cuse: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔12" cbox
When ccutting cout cfor celectrical cboxes, cwhere cshould cyou cplace cthe crouter? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔start cin cthe cmiddle, ccut caround cthe coutside cof cthe cbox
When cshould cyou capply cprimer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔after csanding cis ccomplete
When cusing cscrews cto cput cup cdouble cply cwallboard, cwhat cis cthe cmaximum
cdistance cbetween cscrews cfor cthe cbase cply? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔24"
What clevel cof ctaping chas cthe chighest cquality cof cfinish? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔level
c5
What cis ca chawk cused cfor? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔to chold cjoint ccompound
How cshould cgas ccylinders cbe cstored? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔valve cend cup
What cgrit csandpaper cis cmost ccommon cto cuse cto csmooth ca cwall? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔150 cGrit
When cusing cready cmixed cjoint ccompound, cyou cshould: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔add
cenough cwater cfor capplication
CORRECT ANSWERS
Where care cyou cmost clikely cto cuse cmesh ctape? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔in careas cof
chigh cmoisture
On cmetal cframing, cwhich cdirection cdo cthe cFlanges cface? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔parallel cto cthe cwall
What cis cthe cprimary cadvantage cof cusing ca claminated cwall csystem? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔reduced csound ctransmission
What cis cused cfor ca ctypical cresidential c1 chour cfirewall? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔one
clayer cof c5/8" cdrywall
When cinstalling cinterior cwallboard, cwhat cnail cprocedure cis cmost ccritical? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔using cgalvanized cnails
For cthe c2nd ccoat cof cjoint ccompound, cuse: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔12" cbox
When ccutting cout cfor celectrical cboxes, cwhere cshould cyou cplace cthe crouter? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔start cin cthe cmiddle, ccut caround cthe coutside cof cthe cbox
When cshould cyou capply cprimer? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔after csanding cis ccomplete
When cusing cscrews cto cput cup cdouble cply cwallboard, cwhat cis cthe cmaximum
cdistance cbetween cscrews cfor cthe cbase cply? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔24"
What clevel cof ctaping chas cthe chighest cquality cof cfinish? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔level
c5
What cis ca chawk cused cfor? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔to chold cjoint ccompound
How cshould cgas ccylinders cbe cstored? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔valve cend cup
What cgrit csandpaper cis cmost ccommon cto cuse cto csmooth ca cwall? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔150 cGrit
When cusing cready cmixed cjoint ccompound, cyou cshould: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔add
cenough cwater cfor capplication