ROOFING EXAMS ACTUAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How many rakes does a gable roof have ?
Answer: 4
◉ Does a hip roof have any rakes ?
Answer: No
◉ How many hips does a hipped roof have ?
Answer: 4
◉ How many eves are on a hipped roof?
Answer: 4
◉ Eave
Answer: A projecting edge of a roof that extends beyond the
supporting wall.
◉ Rake
Answer: The sloped edge fo a gable roof
,◉ Hip
Answer: The inclined external angle of formed by the two sloping
sides of a hip roof.
◉ Ridge
Answer: The highest point on the roof represented by horizontal
line where two roof areas intersect.
◉ Slope
Answer: The incline angle of a roof surface expressed as a ratio of
the rise of the roof to the run of the roof, expressed in inches.
◉ A 45 degree angle is a slope of
Answer: 12:12
◉ What makes a roof assembly ?
Answer: A roof deck plus the roof system.
◉ Which of these is NOT among the purposes of a roof deck?
Answer: Provide waterproofing and moisture control
◉ Which of the following is a non stationary load that a roof deck
must be able to support?
Answer: An installers mobile equipment up on the roof.
, ◉ What is the purpose of light weight insulated concrete?
Answer: To form or fill or provide insulation.
◉ Which type of concrete is designed to hold weight?
Answer: Structural concrete.
◉ Which type of decking withholds most moisture?
Answer: OSB
◉ Why does the NRCA recommend replacing composite roof deck
made of laminated insulation & OSB?
Answer: Their tendency to hold moisture can lead to dimensional
changes and fastener back out.
◉ When you are installing a wood deck made of
boards,planks,plywood,or OSB, which of the following is the most
accurate statement ?
Answer: The thickness of the wood material is based on the
design loads of the building.
◉ Which statement most likely accurately describes wood plank
and wood panels decks?
Answer: The proper thickness of wood material is determined by
the design of the loads.
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How many rakes does a gable roof have ?
Answer: 4
◉ Does a hip roof have any rakes ?
Answer: No
◉ How many hips does a hipped roof have ?
Answer: 4
◉ How many eves are on a hipped roof?
Answer: 4
◉ Eave
Answer: A projecting edge of a roof that extends beyond the
supporting wall.
◉ Rake
Answer: The sloped edge fo a gable roof
,◉ Hip
Answer: The inclined external angle of formed by the two sloping
sides of a hip roof.
◉ Ridge
Answer: The highest point on the roof represented by horizontal
line where two roof areas intersect.
◉ Slope
Answer: The incline angle of a roof surface expressed as a ratio of
the rise of the roof to the run of the roof, expressed in inches.
◉ A 45 degree angle is a slope of
Answer: 12:12
◉ What makes a roof assembly ?
Answer: A roof deck plus the roof system.
◉ Which of these is NOT among the purposes of a roof deck?
Answer: Provide waterproofing and moisture control
◉ Which of the following is a non stationary load that a roof deck
must be able to support?
Answer: An installers mobile equipment up on the roof.
, ◉ What is the purpose of light weight insulated concrete?
Answer: To form or fill or provide insulation.
◉ Which type of concrete is designed to hold weight?
Answer: Structural concrete.
◉ Which type of decking withholds most moisture?
Answer: OSB
◉ Why does the NRCA recommend replacing composite roof deck
made of laminated insulation & OSB?
Answer: Their tendency to hold moisture can lead to dimensional
changes and fastener back out.
◉ When you are installing a wood deck made of
boards,planks,plywood,or OSB, which of the following is the most
accurate statement ?
Answer: The thickness of the wood material is based on the
design loads of the building.
◉ Which statement most likely accurately describes wood plank
and wood panels decks?
Answer: The proper thickness of wood material is determined by
the design of the loads.
