ILLINOIS ROOFING COMPREHENSIVE A
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of these most accurately describes the make up of structural light weight
concrete ? - ✔✔Portland cement and water with aggregates such as shale, clay, or
slate.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes roof decks for low slope roofing systems
? - ✔✔Rigid board insulation may be attached to concrete roof decks with bitumen or
liquid applied.
✔✔Which statement least accurately describes tile characteristics? - ✔✔High
absorption tiles are less likely to be damaged during freezing thaw cycles.
✔✔What is the purpose of installing eave closures in a tile? - ✔✔To prevent
birds,insects, and small animals from nesting in the ends of the first tile course.
✔✔Which of these does the NRCA recommend when fastening a wood roofing system
? - ✔✔Determine the length of the fasteners by thickness of all of the combined roofing
materials.
✔✔Which of these is the most common pattern in a wood roofing system? - ✔✔A
straight line course.
✔✔Which of these are NOT appropriate to protect expansion joints in low-slope roofing
system ? - ✔✔Fascia cap metals.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes architectural metal roofing assemblies ?
- ✔✔They require continuous or closely space decking.
, ✔✔Which statement most accurately describes structural metal panel roofing
assemblies ? - ✔✔Underlayment is recommend if a structural metal panel directly over
a solid deck.
✔✔What is the purpose of metallic coating on steel that is used in a low slope metal
roofing system ? - ✔✔To decrease the rate of rapid oxidation.
✔✔How does oil canning occur in a low slope metal system? - ✔✔As sheet metal
roofing applied normally.
✔✔Which of the following must accurate about SPF? - ✔✔SPF should be applied when
deck temperature is above 50' Fahrenheit.
✔✔What can result in SPF based roofing system are applied in misty or foggy
conditions? - ✔✔Carbon dioxide can cause blistering of the roof membrane.
✔✔Which best describes dampproofing methods? - ✔✔It is designed to resist capillary
action.
✔✔Which of these is the most commonly used for copings in a low-slope metal roofing
systems? - ✔✔Metal caps to weather proof the top of the parapet wall
✔✔Which of these most accurately describes waterproofing? - ✔✔Treating the surface
to prevent passage of water under hydrostatic pressure.
✔✔Which of these is NOT among common methods for joining gutter sections to metal
roofing systems ? - ✔✔Sections butted together and sealed with cold adhesive.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes a temporary roof used in a low slope
roofing system? - ✔✔A temporary roof membrane will likely remain as part of the
pernament roofing system.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes use of at temporary roofing system? -
✔✔Temporary roofing systems may be used as a vapor retarder in the pernament
roofing system if the two systems are compatible.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes low slope roofing systems? - ✔✔NRCA
recommends that cold storage and freezer building roofs work out best when the
temperature structure is built with in another building envelope closure.
✔✔How does rigid board insulation reduce heat transfer in a low-slope roofing system?
- ✔✔With air spaces or cells in the material.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of these most accurately describes the make up of structural light weight
concrete ? - ✔✔Portland cement and water with aggregates such as shale, clay, or
slate.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes roof decks for low slope roofing systems
? - ✔✔Rigid board insulation may be attached to concrete roof decks with bitumen or
liquid applied.
✔✔Which statement least accurately describes tile characteristics? - ✔✔High
absorption tiles are less likely to be damaged during freezing thaw cycles.
✔✔What is the purpose of installing eave closures in a tile? - ✔✔To prevent
birds,insects, and small animals from nesting in the ends of the first tile course.
✔✔Which of these does the NRCA recommend when fastening a wood roofing system
? - ✔✔Determine the length of the fasteners by thickness of all of the combined roofing
materials.
✔✔Which of these is the most common pattern in a wood roofing system? - ✔✔A
straight line course.
✔✔Which of these are NOT appropriate to protect expansion joints in low-slope roofing
system ? - ✔✔Fascia cap metals.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes architectural metal roofing assemblies ?
- ✔✔They require continuous or closely space decking.
, ✔✔Which statement most accurately describes structural metal panel roofing
assemblies ? - ✔✔Underlayment is recommend if a structural metal panel directly over
a solid deck.
✔✔What is the purpose of metallic coating on steel that is used in a low slope metal
roofing system ? - ✔✔To decrease the rate of rapid oxidation.
✔✔How does oil canning occur in a low slope metal system? - ✔✔As sheet metal
roofing applied normally.
✔✔Which of the following must accurate about SPF? - ✔✔SPF should be applied when
deck temperature is above 50' Fahrenheit.
✔✔What can result in SPF based roofing system are applied in misty or foggy
conditions? - ✔✔Carbon dioxide can cause blistering of the roof membrane.
✔✔Which best describes dampproofing methods? - ✔✔It is designed to resist capillary
action.
✔✔Which of these is the most commonly used for copings in a low-slope metal roofing
systems? - ✔✔Metal caps to weather proof the top of the parapet wall
✔✔Which of these most accurately describes waterproofing? - ✔✔Treating the surface
to prevent passage of water under hydrostatic pressure.
✔✔Which of these is NOT among common methods for joining gutter sections to metal
roofing systems ? - ✔✔Sections butted together and sealed with cold adhesive.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes a temporary roof used in a low slope
roofing system? - ✔✔A temporary roof membrane will likely remain as part of the
pernament roofing system.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes use of at temporary roofing system? -
✔✔Temporary roofing systems may be used as a vapor retarder in the pernament
roofing system if the two systems are compatible.
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes low slope roofing systems? - ✔✔NRCA
recommends that cold storage and freezer building roofs work out best when the
temperature structure is built with in another building envelope closure.
✔✔How does rigid board insulation reduce heat transfer in a low-slope roofing system?
- ✔✔With air spaces or cells in the material.
