Alabama home builders license
Carpentry Exam Solved 100% Correct!!
The mark C-D stamped on a sheet of plywood refers to the:
a. strength of the plywood
b.stereophonic capability when used in speakers
c.veneer grade
d.construction durability - ✔️✔️c. veneer grade
In walls, studs and posts must act as:
a. Bracing
b. Columns
c. Both A and B
d.None of the above - ✔️✔️B.columns
A cricket is used:
a. To join a roof valley
b.to strengthen a header
c. To join a dormer to a roof
d.between the roof and a chimney - ✔️✔️d.between a roof and a chimney
A ledger is:
a. Part of a window
b. A strip for headers to rest on
c. A strip for joists to rest on
d. An accounting book - ✔️✔️c.A strip for joists to rest on
A post or column supporting a beam shall be of treated wood or it shall extend
_____________ on a pedestal above the basement floor slab.
a.1"
b.1-1/2"
c.2"
d.2-1/2" - ✔️✔️a. 1"
A saddle is used:
a.over the header of exterior doors
b.over a window opening
c.between the roof and chimney
d.over a fireplace - ✔️✔️c. Between the roof and chimney
"8d copper" means:
a. 1/8" copper sheet metal
b. eight pounds of copper
,c. 8" long copper nails
d. eight pennyweight copper nails - ✔️✔️d. eight pennyweight copper nails
A bird's mouth is:
a.the elbow at the bottom of a downspout
b.the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate
c. usually lacking teeth
d.all of the above - ✔️✔️b. the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate
A sheet of plywood stamped 32/16 means it has the maximum span of
a. 32" subflooring and 16"roof sheathing
b.32"wall sheathing and 16" roof sheathing
c. 32"roof sheathing and 16" wall sheathing
d.32" roof sheathing and 16" subflooring - ✔️✔️d.32" roof sheathing and 16"
subflooring
A sill plate, in standard construction, is usually spaced back from the edge of the
foundation wall:
a.width of sill
b.Width of sheathing - ✔️✔️B.
A vertical framing member that extends from the soleplate to the header is called:
a.trimmer stud
b.cripple stud
c.jack stud
d.any of the above - ✔️✔️d. any of the above
According to the IRC code draftstopping is required in all ceiling and floor openings
larger than?
a.100 square feet
b.3000 square feet
c.500 square feet
d. 1000 square feet - ✔️✔️d. 1000 square feet
An advantage that balloon framing has over platform framing is:
a.Provides a space for mechanical installations
b.Shrinkage is reduced because the amount of cross-section lumber is low
c.The floors are tied together with common studs and won't come apart as easily in high
winds
d. All of the above - ✔️✔️d. All of the above
As the span for the opening of a door or window becomes greater:
a. an ached header should be used
b. the depth of the lintel or header must be increased
, c. wall studs below the opening will be further apart
d. all of the above - ✔️✔️b. the depth of the lintel or header must be increased
Based on the relationship of link to overhang, canTilevered joists should extend inward
a. Equal distance
b. Twice as far as they overhang
c. Three times as far as the overhang
d. Enough for a 3 foot lap - ✔️✔️C. Three times as far as they overhang
Boards that are shaped to form a tongue-and-groove joint at the edge are called?
a.jacks
b.stressed lumber
c.matched lumber
d.jig - ✔️✔️c.matched lumber
Braced, balloon,post and beam, and platform refer to the four basic kinds of:
a.insulated
b.trusses
c.framing
d.joists - ✔️✔️c.framing
Bracing which prevents joists from moving side to side is called:
a.boxing
b.bridging
c.tailing
d.trimming - ✔️✔️b.bridging
Bridging is used to provide:
a. Corrections to stud spacing
b. Ties for the foundation
c.Rigidity and strength to floor joists
d.Temporary brace - ✔️✔️C. rigidity and strength to floor joists
Ceiling joists usually:
a. Or normally run across the narrow span of the building
b. Serve no real purpose
c.Are spliced in several places
d. All of the above - ✔️✔️a. Or normally run across the narrow span of the building
Crawl space access shall be a minimum dimension of:
a.16"x22"
b.18"x20"
c.18"x24"
d.20"x26" - ✔️✔️c.18"x24"
Carpentry Exam Solved 100% Correct!!
The mark C-D stamped on a sheet of plywood refers to the:
a. strength of the plywood
b.stereophonic capability when used in speakers
c.veneer grade
d.construction durability - ✔️✔️c. veneer grade
In walls, studs and posts must act as:
a. Bracing
b. Columns
c. Both A and B
d.None of the above - ✔️✔️B.columns
A cricket is used:
a. To join a roof valley
b.to strengthen a header
c. To join a dormer to a roof
d.between the roof and a chimney - ✔️✔️d.between a roof and a chimney
A ledger is:
a. Part of a window
b. A strip for headers to rest on
c. A strip for joists to rest on
d. An accounting book - ✔️✔️c.A strip for joists to rest on
A post or column supporting a beam shall be of treated wood or it shall extend
_____________ on a pedestal above the basement floor slab.
a.1"
b.1-1/2"
c.2"
d.2-1/2" - ✔️✔️a. 1"
A saddle is used:
a.over the header of exterior doors
b.over a window opening
c.between the roof and chimney
d.over a fireplace - ✔️✔️c. Between the roof and chimney
"8d copper" means:
a. 1/8" copper sheet metal
b. eight pounds of copper
,c. 8" long copper nails
d. eight pennyweight copper nails - ✔️✔️d. eight pennyweight copper nails
A bird's mouth is:
a.the elbow at the bottom of a downspout
b.the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate
c. usually lacking teeth
d.all of the above - ✔️✔️b. the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate
A sheet of plywood stamped 32/16 means it has the maximum span of
a. 32" subflooring and 16"roof sheathing
b.32"wall sheathing and 16" roof sheathing
c. 32"roof sheathing and 16" wall sheathing
d.32" roof sheathing and 16" subflooring - ✔️✔️d.32" roof sheathing and 16"
subflooring
A sill plate, in standard construction, is usually spaced back from the edge of the
foundation wall:
a.width of sill
b.Width of sheathing - ✔️✔️B.
A vertical framing member that extends from the soleplate to the header is called:
a.trimmer stud
b.cripple stud
c.jack stud
d.any of the above - ✔️✔️d. any of the above
According to the IRC code draftstopping is required in all ceiling and floor openings
larger than?
a.100 square feet
b.3000 square feet
c.500 square feet
d. 1000 square feet - ✔️✔️d. 1000 square feet
An advantage that balloon framing has over platform framing is:
a.Provides a space for mechanical installations
b.Shrinkage is reduced because the amount of cross-section lumber is low
c.The floors are tied together with common studs and won't come apart as easily in high
winds
d. All of the above - ✔️✔️d. All of the above
As the span for the opening of a door or window becomes greater:
a. an ached header should be used
b. the depth of the lintel or header must be increased
, c. wall studs below the opening will be further apart
d. all of the above - ✔️✔️b. the depth of the lintel or header must be increased
Based on the relationship of link to overhang, canTilevered joists should extend inward
a. Equal distance
b. Twice as far as they overhang
c. Three times as far as the overhang
d. Enough for a 3 foot lap - ✔️✔️C. Three times as far as they overhang
Boards that are shaped to form a tongue-and-groove joint at the edge are called?
a.jacks
b.stressed lumber
c.matched lumber
d.jig - ✔️✔️c.matched lumber
Braced, balloon,post and beam, and platform refer to the four basic kinds of:
a.insulated
b.trusses
c.framing
d.joists - ✔️✔️c.framing
Bracing which prevents joists from moving side to side is called:
a.boxing
b.bridging
c.tailing
d.trimming - ✔️✔️b.bridging
Bridging is used to provide:
a. Corrections to stud spacing
b. Ties for the foundation
c.Rigidity and strength to floor joists
d.Temporary brace - ✔️✔️C. rigidity and strength to floor joists
Ceiling joists usually:
a. Or normally run across the narrow span of the building
b. Serve no real purpose
c.Are spliced in several places
d. All of the above - ✔️✔️a. Or normally run across the narrow span of the building
Crawl space access shall be a minimum dimension of:
a.16"x22"
b.18"x20"
c.18"x24"
d.20"x26" - ✔️✔️c.18"x24"
