MICHIGAN ROOFING STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
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✔✔The principle member of valley roof construction is called a:
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1 valley rafter
2 hip rafter
3 valley beam
4 valley jack - ✔✔1 valley rafter
✔✔The usual size of an asphalt shingle is:
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1 16" deep x 36" wide
2 12" deep x 36" wide
3 100 square feet
4 6" deep by 12" wide - ✔✔2 12" deep x 36" wide
✔✔The most common type of wood shingles are usually graded:
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1 No 1, 2 or 3.
2 A, B, and C.
3 standard, utility and premium
4 short, medium and long - ✔✔1 No 1, 2 or 3.
✔✔The minimum roof pitch with one layer underlayment, which will accept asphalt
shingles is:
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1 1 in 12
2 2 in 12
3 4 in 12
4 only on a flat roof - ✔✔3 4 in 12
✔✔The part of a roof most likely to leak due to water or snow pressure is the:
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1 flashing
2 gutter
3 valley
4 ridge - ✔✔3 valley
✔✔The roof rake is:
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1 the sloped end of the roof that overhangs the gable end
2 the part of the roof that overhangs the drip edge walls
3 used only to rake leaves
, 4 is not part of the roof system - ✔✔1 the sloped end of the roof that overhangs the
gable end
✔✔Minimum pitch for asphalt shingled roofs with double underlayment is:
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1 1:12
2 2:12
3 3:12
4 4:12 - ✔✔2 2:12
✔✔How many bundles of shingles equal a square of roofing?
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1 two
2 three
3 six
4 eight - ✔✔2 three
✔✔Which of these should not be used as solid sheathing for wood shingles?
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1 asphalt rolls
2 matched 1" boards
3 unmatched boards
4 plywood - ✔✔1 asphalt rolls
✔✔Nails for fastening asphalt shingles usually are:
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1 cement coated
2 copper
3 iron
4 galvanized - ✔✔4 galvanized
✔✔At the eave ice and water shield must be installed to a point that is:
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1 one row high
2 12" above the interior wall line when projected through the roof sheathing
3 24" inside the interior wall line when projected through the roof sheathing
4 two rows high - ✔✔3 24" inside the interior wall line when projected through the roof
sheathing
✔✔When nailing roof shingles to 5/8" roof sheathing:
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1 the nails should penetrate through the sheathing
2 the nails should be 5/8" in length
3 should not penetrate through the roof sheathing
WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The principle member of valley roof construction is called a:
Associated Answers
1 valley rafter
2 hip rafter
3 valley beam
4 valley jack - ✔✔1 valley rafter
✔✔The usual size of an asphalt shingle is:
Associated Answers
1 16" deep x 36" wide
2 12" deep x 36" wide
3 100 square feet
4 6" deep by 12" wide - ✔✔2 12" deep x 36" wide
✔✔The most common type of wood shingles are usually graded:
Associated Answers
1 No 1, 2 or 3.
2 A, B, and C.
3 standard, utility and premium
4 short, medium and long - ✔✔1 No 1, 2 or 3.
✔✔The minimum roof pitch with one layer underlayment, which will accept asphalt
shingles is:
Associated Answers
1 1 in 12
2 2 in 12
3 4 in 12
4 only on a flat roof - ✔✔3 4 in 12
✔✔The part of a roof most likely to leak due to water or snow pressure is the:
Associated Answers
1 flashing
2 gutter
3 valley
4 ridge - ✔✔3 valley
✔✔The roof rake is:
Associated Answers
1 the sloped end of the roof that overhangs the gable end
2 the part of the roof that overhangs the drip edge walls
3 used only to rake leaves
, 4 is not part of the roof system - ✔✔1 the sloped end of the roof that overhangs the
gable end
✔✔Minimum pitch for asphalt shingled roofs with double underlayment is:
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1 1:12
2 2:12
3 3:12
4 4:12 - ✔✔2 2:12
✔✔How many bundles of shingles equal a square of roofing?
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1 two
2 three
3 six
4 eight - ✔✔2 three
✔✔Which of these should not be used as solid sheathing for wood shingles?
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1 asphalt rolls
2 matched 1" boards
3 unmatched boards
4 plywood - ✔✔1 asphalt rolls
✔✔Nails for fastening asphalt shingles usually are:
Associated Answers
1 cement coated
2 copper
3 iron
4 galvanized - ✔✔4 galvanized
✔✔At the eave ice and water shield must be installed to a point that is:
Associated Answers
1 one row high
2 12" above the interior wall line when projected through the roof sheathing
3 24" inside the interior wall line when projected through the roof sheathing
4 two rows high - ✔✔3 24" inside the interior wall line when projected through the roof
sheathing
✔✔When nailing roof shingles to 5/8" roof sheathing:
Associated Answers
1 the nails should penetrate through the sheathing
2 the nails should be 5/8" in length
3 should not penetrate through the roof sheathing
