Roofing Exam questions with complete solutions
LowcvroofcvslopecviscvacvpossiblecvproblemcvwithcvallcvthesecvmaterialscvEXCEPT:
a.cvasphaltcvshingles
b.cvwoodcvshingles
c.cvwoodcvshakes
d.cvrollcvroofingcv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅d.cvrollcvroofing
Thecvmostcvvulnerablecvareascvoncvroofscvare:
a.cvasphaltcvshinglecv"cutcvouts"cvorcvslots
b.cvflashingcvdetails
c.cvgablecvends
d.cveavescv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅b.cvflashingcvdetails
Ridgecvflashingcvcancvalsocvactcvas:
a.cvventingcvsystems
b.cvraincvgutters
c.cvlightningcvprotectioncvsystems
d.cvstructuralcvbracescv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅a.cvventingcvsystems
Ceilingcvjoistscvare:
a.cvsimilarcvtocvrafterscvbutcvfoundcvoncvlow-slopecvroofs
b.cvhorizontalcvmemberscvusedcvwithcvrafterscvandcvsometimescvroofcvjoists
c.cv2x4's,cv2x6's,cv2x8'scvorcv2x10'scvandcvarecvusedcvtocvsupportcvthecvsheathing
, d.cvstructuralcvmemberscvthatcvsupportcvthecv"dead"cvloadcvofcvthecvroofcvsheathingcvandcvthecvroofingcvm
aterialcvandcvthecv"live"cvloadscvabove.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅b.cvhorizontalcvmemberscvusedcvwithcvrafterscvandcvsometimescvroofcvjoists
Acvcommoncvproblemcvwithcvskylightscvincvcoldcvclimatescvis:
a.cvreducedcvvisibilitycvandcvlightcventrycvduecvtocvsnowcvcovering
b.cvwindcvnoise
c.cvcoolcvdraftscvoncvpeoplecvsittingcvbelowcvskylights
d.cvicecvdamscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅d.cvicecvdams
Whatcviscvthecvadvantagecvofcv"open"cvorcv"skip"cvsheathing?
a.cvRoofcvpitch
b.cvExposure
c.cvImprovescvdryingcvofcvshakescvorcvshingles
d.cvWearcvthroughcvandcvburncvthroughcv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅c.cvImprovescvdryingcvofcvshakescvandcvshingles
Howcvclosecvtogethercvshouldcvshakescvandcvshinglescvbe,cvsidecvbycvside?cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Shinglescv=cv1/4"cvtocv3/8"
Shakescv=cv3/8"cvtocv5/8"
Howcvdocvclaycvtilescvfail?cv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Crackingcvorcvspalling
Rollcvroofingcviscvcommonlycvusedcvincvwhatcvflashingcvdetail?
a.cvStepcvflashing
b.cvValleycvflashing
LowcvroofcvslopecviscvacvpossiblecvproblemcvwithcvallcvthesecvmaterialscvEXCEPT:
a.cvasphaltcvshingles
b.cvwoodcvshingles
c.cvwoodcvshakes
d.cvrollcvroofingcv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅d.cvrollcvroofing
Thecvmostcvvulnerablecvareascvoncvroofscvare:
a.cvasphaltcvshinglecv"cutcvouts"cvorcvslots
b.cvflashingcvdetails
c.cvgablecvends
d.cveavescv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅b.cvflashingcvdetails
Ridgecvflashingcvcancvalsocvactcvas:
a.cvventingcvsystems
b.cvraincvgutters
c.cvlightningcvprotectioncvsystems
d.cvstructuralcvbracescv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅a.cvventingcvsystems
Ceilingcvjoistscvare:
a.cvsimilarcvtocvrafterscvbutcvfoundcvoncvlow-slopecvroofs
b.cvhorizontalcvmemberscvusedcvwithcvrafterscvandcvsometimescvroofcvjoists
c.cv2x4's,cv2x6's,cv2x8'scvorcv2x10'scvandcvarecvusedcvtocvsupportcvthecvsheathing
, d.cvstructuralcvmemberscvthatcvsupportcvthecv"dead"cvloadcvofcvthecvroofcvsheathingcvandcvthecvroofingcvm
aterialcvandcvthecv"live"cvloadscvabove.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅b.cvhorizontalcvmemberscvusedcvwithcvrafterscvandcvsometimescvroofcvjoists
Acvcommoncvproblemcvwithcvskylightscvincvcoldcvclimatescvis:
a.cvreducedcvvisibilitycvandcvlightcventrycvduecvtocvsnowcvcovering
b.cvwindcvnoise
c.cvcoolcvdraftscvoncvpeoplecvsittingcvbelowcvskylights
d.cvicecvdamscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅d.cvicecvdams
Whatcviscvthecvadvantagecvofcv"open"cvorcv"skip"cvsheathing?
a.cvRoofcvpitch
b.cvExposure
c.cvImprovescvdryingcvofcvshakescvorcvshingles
d.cvWearcvthroughcvandcvburncvthroughcv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅c.cvImprovescvdryingcvofcvshakescvandcvshingles
Howcvclosecvtogethercvshouldcvshakescvandcvshinglescvbe,cvsidecvbycvside?cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Shinglescv=cv1/4"cvtocv3/8"
Shakescv=cv3/8"cvtocv5/8"
Howcvdocvclaycvtilescvfail?cv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Crackingcvorcvspalling
Rollcvroofingcviscvcommonlycvusedcvincvwhatcvflashingcvdetail?
a.cvStepcvflashing
b.cvValleycvflashing
