ROOFING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - ✔✔d. roll roofing
✔✔The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - ✔✔b. flashing details
✔✔Ridge flashing can also act as:
a. venting systems
b. rain gutters
c. lightning protection systems
d. structural braces - ✔✔a. venting systems
✔✔Ceiling joists are:
a. similar to rafters but found on low-slope roofs
b. horizontal members used with rafters and sometimes roof joists
c. 2x4's, 2x6's, 2x8's or 2x10's and are used to support the sheathing
d. structural members that support the "dead" load of the roof sheathing and the roofing
material and the "live" loads above. - ✔✔b. horizontal members used with rafters and
sometimes roof joists
, ✔✔A common problem with skylights in cold climates is:
a. reduced visibility and light entry due to snow covering
b. wind noise
c. cool drafts on people sitting below skylights
d. ice dams - ✔✔d. ice dams
✔✔What is the advantage of "open" or "skip" sheathing?
a. Roof pitch
b. Exposure
c. Improves drying of shakes or shingles
d. Wear through and burn through - ✔✔c. Improves drying of shakes and shingles
✔✔How close together should shakes and shingles be, side by side? - ✔✔Shingles =
1/4" to 3/8"
Shakes = 3/8" to 5/8"
✔✔How do clay tiles fail? - ✔✔Cracking or spalling
✔✔Roll roofing is commonly used in what flashing detail?
a. Step flashing
b. Valley flashing
c. Cap flashing
d. Counter flashing - ✔✔b. Valley flashing
✔✔The slope of a valley is:
a. The same as the slope of the roof
b. Steeper than the slope of the roof
c. Less steep than the slope of the roof - ✔✔c. "Less steep" than the slope of the roof
✔✔What is the base flashing at the sides of the chimney called?
a. Kick out flashing
b. Vertical flashing
c. Counter flashing
d. Step flashing - ✔✔d. Step out flashing
✔✔How many square feet is a square foot of roofing material? - ✔✔100 square feet
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔ Low roof slope is a possible problem with all these materials EXCEPT:
a. asphalt shingles
b. wood shingles
c. wood shakes
d. roll roofing - ✔✔d. roll roofing
✔✔The most vulnerable areas on roofs are:
a. asphalt shingle "cut outs" or slots
b. flashing details
c. gable ends
d. eaves - ✔✔b. flashing details
✔✔Ridge flashing can also act as:
a. venting systems
b. rain gutters
c. lightning protection systems
d. structural braces - ✔✔a. venting systems
✔✔Ceiling joists are:
a. similar to rafters but found on low-slope roofs
b. horizontal members used with rafters and sometimes roof joists
c. 2x4's, 2x6's, 2x8's or 2x10's and are used to support the sheathing
d. structural members that support the "dead" load of the roof sheathing and the roofing
material and the "live" loads above. - ✔✔b. horizontal members used with rafters and
sometimes roof joists
, ✔✔A common problem with skylights in cold climates is:
a. reduced visibility and light entry due to snow covering
b. wind noise
c. cool drafts on people sitting below skylights
d. ice dams - ✔✔d. ice dams
✔✔What is the advantage of "open" or "skip" sheathing?
a. Roof pitch
b. Exposure
c. Improves drying of shakes or shingles
d. Wear through and burn through - ✔✔c. Improves drying of shakes and shingles
✔✔How close together should shakes and shingles be, side by side? - ✔✔Shingles =
1/4" to 3/8"
Shakes = 3/8" to 5/8"
✔✔How do clay tiles fail? - ✔✔Cracking or spalling
✔✔Roll roofing is commonly used in what flashing detail?
a. Step flashing
b. Valley flashing
c. Cap flashing
d. Counter flashing - ✔✔b. Valley flashing
✔✔The slope of a valley is:
a. The same as the slope of the roof
b. Steeper than the slope of the roof
c. Less steep than the slope of the roof - ✔✔c. "Less steep" than the slope of the roof
✔✔What is the base flashing at the sides of the chimney called?
a. Kick out flashing
b. Vertical flashing
c. Counter flashing
d. Step flashing - ✔✔d. Step out flashing
✔✔How many square feet is a square foot of roofing material? - ✔✔100 square feet
