Answers
Which door is economical, lightweight, and can be made to resemble more massive and
expensive doors? Correct Ans-Flush.
Which door has a solid or hollow core? Correct Ans-Flush.
Where do you start to level an exterior doorframe? Correct Ans-At the sill.
Where do you place additional wedges in a jamb that is subject to bowing or needs to be
plumbed? Correct Ans-Behind the hinges, and latch location.
Where do you start to level an interior doorframe? Correct Ans-At the head jamb.
You install the door lock on the stile with the Correct Ans-Straightest grain.
The recommended space allowances between an interior door and doorframe are hinge stile, one-
sixteenth inch; Correct Ans-Top rail, one-eighth inch; lock stile, one-eighth inch; bottom rail,
one-half inch.
What three different ways can you purchase doorframes? Correct Ans-Knocked down (KD),
preassembled with just exterior casing, preassembled with door hung.
, What three devices do you use to plumb a doorframe? Correct Ans-Level, square, and
spreader.
The four types of locks you will install and maintain most often are cylinder, Correct Ans-
Mortise, cipher, and panic hardware.
Which lock is installed in a pocket or mortised hole? Correct Ans-Mortise.
What type closer do you install on lightweight doors such as storm and screen doors? Correct
Ans-Pneumatic.
The three operating adjustments you can make on a hydraulic door closer are closing, Correct
Ans-Latching, and back check.
Which window opens outward and is hinged at the top of the frame? Correct Ans-Awning.
When installing a window, what type and size of paper do you place around the rough wall
opening to act as a vapor barrier? Correct Ans-(15-pound asphalt) 10-12 inches wide.
You can eliminate the bulging on a two-hinge door by placing Correct Ans-Another hinge
midway between the first two.