ROOFING ALL TIPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔A ladder is normally used in a roofing job to - ✔✔to gain access to the roof
✔✔How should ceramic tile be nailed to the roof deck? - ✔✔the nails should be driven
to a nickel's thickness above the tile to prevent cracking.
✔✔What type of cement is used on roofing ? - ✔✔Asphalt roof cement
✔✔What is the headroom clearance in a stairwell? - ✔✔Vertical clearance between
ceiling and stairs.
✔✔What is a dormer? - ✔✔A vertical window that projects from a sloping roof.
✔✔What is the main post supporting a handrail at the bottom of the stairs called? -
✔✔The starting newel post
✔✔ Portable Brake - ✔✔Custom Bonner of flashing material
✔✔Portable Wet Saw💦 - ✔✔Used to cut tile shingles
✔✔drip edge - ✔✔Helps with water runoff
✔✔A bundle is... - ✔✔a package of shingles or shakes
✔✔Layers of waterproofing material alternate with three to five layers of asphalt-coated
heavy felt in the system known as what type of roofing? - ✔✔Built up
✔✔minimum height for safety harness - ✔✔6ft
, ✔✔Role Roof Underlayment age - ✔✔5 - 12 Years
✔✔what is the expected service life of roll roofing - ✔✔15 years
✔✔The flashing around a soil stack should be applied - ✔✔after the courses below and
surrounding the sack, and before the course above the stack
✔✔A yellow tag on a scaffold means - ✔✔It does not meet all safety standards
✔✔The distance between the exposed edges of overlapping shingles is called the -
✔✔exposure
✔✔To ensure a tight and waterproof seal on the ridge cap of a wood shingle roof. -
✔✔use waterproof membrane or flashing over the ridge
✔✔How much should the shingles side lap? - ✔✔2"
✔✔Before beginning a roofing project, potential safety problems should be identified by
completing a - ✔✔job hazard anaylsis
✔✔Copper granules are bonded to the surface of some architectural shingles to provide
- ✔✔fungus and algae resistant
✔✔What's the minimum slope for asphalt shingles? - ✔✔2-12
✔✔The correct order of application for a roof installation at an eave is - ✔✔application
for a roof installation at an eave is
drip edge flashing, underlayment, starter strip and finish roof material
✔✔Before using a power tool, make sure that it is being connected to a - ✔✔ground
fault circuit interrupter
✔✔The most serious problem with ice edging is - ✔✔falling ice
✔✔The quantites of flashing and starter strips needed for a roofing project are
calculated in - ✔✔Linear feet and inches
✔✔When using a shingle hatchet, the sliding guage is used to measure the -
✔✔amount of exposed surface for each shingle
✔✔Where should roofing materials be placed on the roof at the time installation? -
✔✔Directly over rafters and trusses
SURE A+
✔✔A ladder is normally used in a roofing job to - ✔✔to gain access to the roof
✔✔How should ceramic tile be nailed to the roof deck? - ✔✔the nails should be driven
to a nickel's thickness above the tile to prevent cracking.
✔✔What type of cement is used on roofing ? - ✔✔Asphalt roof cement
✔✔What is the headroom clearance in a stairwell? - ✔✔Vertical clearance between
ceiling and stairs.
✔✔What is a dormer? - ✔✔A vertical window that projects from a sloping roof.
✔✔What is the main post supporting a handrail at the bottom of the stairs called? -
✔✔The starting newel post
✔✔ Portable Brake - ✔✔Custom Bonner of flashing material
✔✔Portable Wet Saw💦 - ✔✔Used to cut tile shingles
✔✔drip edge - ✔✔Helps with water runoff
✔✔A bundle is... - ✔✔a package of shingles or shakes
✔✔Layers of waterproofing material alternate with three to five layers of asphalt-coated
heavy felt in the system known as what type of roofing? - ✔✔Built up
✔✔minimum height for safety harness - ✔✔6ft
, ✔✔Role Roof Underlayment age - ✔✔5 - 12 Years
✔✔what is the expected service life of roll roofing - ✔✔15 years
✔✔The flashing around a soil stack should be applied - ✔✔after the courses below and
surrounding the sack, and before the course above the stack
✔✔A yellow tag on a scaffold means - ✔✔It does not meet all safety standards
✔✔The distance between the exposed edges of overlapping shingles is called the -
✔✔exposure
✔✔To ensure a tight and waterproof seal on the ridge cap of a wood shingle roof. -
✔✔use waterproof membrane or flashing over the ridge
✔✔How much should the shingles side lap? - ✔✔2"
✔✔Before beginning a roofing project, potential safety problems should be identified by
completing a - ✔✔job hazard anaylsis
✔✔Copper granules are bonded to the surface of some architectural shingles to provide
- ✔✔fungus and algae resistant
✔✔What's the minimum slope for asphalt shingles? - ✔✔2-12
✔✔The correct order of application for a roof installation at an eave is - ✔✔application
for a roof installation at an eave is
drip edge flashing, underlayment, starter strip and finish roof material
✔✔Before using a power tool, make sure that it is being connected to a - ✔✔ground
fault circuit interrupter
✔✔The most serious problem with ice edging is - ✔✔falling ice
✔✔The quantites of flashing and starter strips needed for a roofing project are
calculated in - ✔✔Linear feet and inches
✔✔When using a shingle hatchet, the sliding guage is used to measure the -
✔✔amount of exposed surface for each shingle
✔✔Where should roofing materials be placed on the roof at the time installation? -
✔✔Directly over rafters and trusses
