Arizona (AZ) CR8 Floor Covering Practice
Exam With Questions and Correct Answers
How long should carpet be left in the environment where it is to be installed? - Correct
Answer--24 hrs
How long should concrete cure before putting down outdoor carpet? - Correct Answer--
60 days
While installing oak strip flooring over 3/4 ply subfloor, what is the first thing you do after
subfloor is cleaned? - Correct Answer--#15 asphalt coated paper
Before nailing wood flooring down on plywood, what do you put down? - Correct
Answer--15 lb. Felt paper
Which of the following outdoor carpet backings requires a special adhesive? - Correct
Answer--Vinyl
When installing a new 3/4 inch plank hardwood floor over a subfloor, the plank flooring
shall be nailed every ______ inches? - Correct Answer--8
Hardwood flooring material should be delivered to the job side 4 - 5 days before
installation to allow? - Correct Answer--The moisture content of the wood to adjust to
the installation area.
What should you do before you install oak strip flooring over 3/4 inch ply subfloor? -
Correct Answer--Lay down 15 pound asphalt building paper
According to NOFMA how much time should be allowed for a solid wood strip floor to
acclimate before proceeding with sand/finish operation? - Correct Answer--1-3 weeks
,The end joints of nailed down strip wood floors should be at least what distance apart? -
Correct Answer--6 inches
When installing hardwood strip tongue and groove flooring, nails should be placed how
far apart? - Correct Answer--10-12 inches
Semi-vitreous tile that is to be grouped with Portland cement grout should first be- -
Correct Answer--Misted
What is the most important consideration in the production of a professional looking tile
job? - Correct Answer--Performance of a layout
Hardwood flooring is nailed in place with the nail driven at about a _____ angle to the
floor? - Correct Answer--45-50 degrees
What type of nail should be used for vinyl floor underlayment? - Correct Answer--Ring
shark
When applying adhesive to lay VCT (vinyl composite tile), the adhesive should be
applied to _____ of the work are? - Correct Answer--1/2
After installation of a parquet floor (assume pre-finished and glued down) how long
before furniture can be set on the floor? - Correct Answer--24 hrs
What is the name of a 4 inch by 14 inch piece of hardwood sited to embed tiles in a flat
plane? - Correct Answer--Beating block
The maximum allowable spacing when using 8d nails to fasten the edges of 5/8 inch
thick plywood to floor joists is how many inches on center? - Correct Answer--6
, A chilled or damaged tile is being removed, what should be done first? - Correct
Answer--Remove the grout around the tile
How many pieces of 4 inch by 4 inch tile would be required to cover an area of 185
square feet? - Correct Answer--1665
When setting quarry tile on fresh set mud you should leave the grout joints how deep? -
Correct Answer--1/4 inch
According to the Ceramic Tile Institute, what is the best tool for making a straight cut in
backer board used in ceramic tile applications? - Correct Answer--Carbide Scribe
Expansion joints for exterior tile installations shall be placed at a maximum of how many
feet ion center? - Correct Answer--12 feet
Non vitreous tile that is to be grouted with Portland cement grout should be? - Correct
Answer--Dampened before grouting
A posting to ANSI, a plywood setting bed for a floor or a counter top should be a
minimum of how thick? - Correct Answer--3/4 inch
Which of the following is the proper starting image to lay a parquet floor? - Correct
Answer--I'm the center
What is the recommended minimum for spacing of end cut for strip flooring? - Correct
Answer--6 inches
What is the maximum width of a four joint when using unsanded grout? - Correct
Answer--1/8 inch
Exam With Questions and Correct Answers
How long should carpet be left in the environment where it is to be installed? - Correct
Answer--24 hrs
How long should concrete cure before putting down outdoor carpet? - Correct Answer--
60 days
While installing oak strip flooring over 3/4 ply subfloor, what is the first thing you do after
subfloor is cleaned? - Correct Answer--#15 asphalt coated paper
Before nailing wood flooring down on plywood, what do you put down? - Correct
Answer--15 lb. Felt paper
Which of the following outdoor carpet backings requires a special adhesive? - Correct
Answer--Vinyl
When installing a new 3/4 inch plank hardwood floor over a subfloor, the plank flooring
shall be nailed every ______ inches? - Correct Answer--8
Hardwood flooring material should be delivered to the job side 4 - 5 days before
installation to allow? - Correct Answer--The moisture content of the wood to adjust to
the installation area.
What should you do before you install oak strip flooring over 3/4 inch ply subfloor? -
Correct Answer--Lay down 15 pound asphalt building paper
According to NOFMA how much time should be allowed for a solid wood strip floor to
acclimate before proceeding with sand/finish operation? - Correct Answer--1-3 weeks
,The end joints of nailed down strip wood floors should be at least what distance apart? -
Correct Answer--6 inches
When installing hardwood strip tongue and groove flooring, nails should be placed how
far apart? - Correct Answer--10-12 inches
Semi-vitreous tile that is to be grouped with Portland cement grout should first be- -
Correct Answer--Misted
What is the most important consideration in the production of a professional looking tile
job? - Correct Answer--Performance of a layout
Hardwood flooring is nailed in place with the nail driven at about a _____ angle to the
floor? - Correct Answer--45-50 degrees
What type of nail should be used for vinyl floor underlayment? - Correct Answer--Ring
shark
When applying adhesive to lay VCT (vinyl composite tile), the adhesive should be
applied to _____ of the work are? - Correct Answer--1/2
After installation of a parquet floor (assume pre-finished and glued down) how long
before furniture can be set on the floor? - Correct Answer--24 hrs
What is the name of a 4 inch by 14 inch piece of hardwood sited to embed tiles in a flat
plane? - Correct Answer--Beating block
The maximum allowable spacing when using 8d nails to fasten the edges of 5/8 inch
thick plywood to floor joists is how many inches on center? - Correct Answer--6
, A chilled or damaged tile is being removed, what should be done first? - Correct
Answer--Remove the grout around the tile
How many pieces of 4 inch by 4 inch tile would be required to cover an area of 185
square feet? - Correct Answer--1665
When setting quarry tile on fresh set mud you should leave the grout joints how deep? -
Correct Answer--1/4 inch
According to the Ceramic Tile Institute, what is the best tool for making a straight cut in
backer board used in ceramic tile applications? - Correct Answer--Carbide Scribe
Expansion joints for exterior tile installations shall be placed at a maximum of how many
feet ion center? - Correct Answer--12 feet
Non vitreous tile that is to be grouted with Portland cement grout should be? - Correct
Answer--Dampened before grouting
A posting to ANSI, a plywood setting bed for a floor or a counter top should be a
minimum of how thick? - Correct Answer--3/4 inch
Which of the following is the proper starting image to lay a parquet floor? - Correct
Answer--I'm the center
What is the recommended minimum for spacing of end cut for strip flooring? - Correct
Answer--6 inches
What is the maximum width of a four joint when using unsanded grout? - Correct
Answer--1/8 inch
