1. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows
would be found in a ANS >> Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow? ANS >> Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards ANS >> stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un-
der-floor space and each corner of the building? ANS >> 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ANS >> Load-bearing
headers
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, 6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of
lumber is called a ANS >> Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS >> Penny
8. Notches may not be located in the of a joist span ANS >> Midd
1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed? ANS >> 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS >> 1/6 the depth
of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS >> Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS >> Squash
blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ANS >> 4-5
days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS >> Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS >> Tackless strip
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, 16. What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS >> 7d or 8d threaded/Cut
steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS >> Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood ANS >> Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS >> 5 sq ft (62)
(R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS >> Be
attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ANS >> 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ANS
>> 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction? ANS >> Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ANS
>> 25 (R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un-
der-floor space ANS >> 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
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would be found in a ANS >> Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow? ANS >> Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards ANS >> stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un-
der-floor space and each corner of the building? ANS >> 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ANS >> Load-bearing
headers
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, 6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of
lumber is called a ANS >> Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS >> Penny
8. Notches may not be located in the of a joist span ANS >> Midd
1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed? ANS >> 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS >> 1/6 the depth
of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS >> Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS >> Squash
blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ANS >> 4-5
days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS >> Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS >> Tackless strip
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, 16. What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS >> 7d or 8d threaded/Cut
steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS >> Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood ANS >> Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS >> 5 sq ft (62)
(R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS >> Be
attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ANS >> 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ANS
>> 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction? ANS >> Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ANS
>> 25 (R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un-
der-floor space ANS >> 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
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