Brian H. Lumley



Carpentry Red Seal Practice Exam



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Section 3 FRAMING


67. How should exterior plywood wall sheeting be installed?

A. Long dimension parallel to studs.
B. Long dimension at right angle to studs.
C. Either direction is acceptable.
D. Right angle to studs on bearing walls parallel to studs on gable end walls.



68. What procedure is used to square an exterior framed wall prior to being sheathed?

A. Use the 3-4-5 method to square wall.
B. Use the first sheet of sheathing to square wall.
C. Measure the diagonals to square wall.
D. Line bottom plate and first stud up with floor sheathing to square wall.



69. What is the theoretical line length of the common roof rafter with a span of 8 600 mm (28' 6") and having a 100:250 (5:12) slope?

Metric

A. 9 m
B. 1 m
C. 2 m
D. 4 m

Imperial

A. 15' 3¾"
B. 15' 5¼"
C. 15' 6¾"
D. 15' 8¼"



70. What is the theoretical line length of the third gable and stud framed 406 mm (16") on centre from the corner on a roof with 2:3 (8:12) slope?

Metric

A. 813 mm
B. 1 024 mm
C. 1 465 mm
D. 2 097 mm

Imperial

A. 2' 8"
B. 3' 49/16"
C. 4' 911/16"
D. 6' 183/8"



71. What is the length of a hip rafter on a roof with a slope of 1:2 (6:12) and having a run of 3 600 mm (12')?

Metric

A. 4.80 m
B. 4.95 m
C. 5.40 m
D. 5.55 m

Imperial

A. 16"
B. 16' 6"
C. 18'
D. 18' 6"



72. For an unequal slope roof with an equal overhang, what procedure is used to keep the soffit the same?

A. Raise the wall under the minor roof by the difference in rise of the roofs over the run of the overhang.
B. Raise the ridge of the minor roof to the ridge of the major roof.
C. Raise the wall under the major roof by the difference in rise of the roofs over the run of the overhang.
D. Raise the wall under the minor roof by the difference in height of ridges of the two roofs.



73. When rafters are placed opposite each other and ceiling joists are supported on a bearing wall, how are the joists installed?

A. Be placed on the same side of the joists, butted together at the bearing wall and toe-nailed to the bearing wall.
B. Set on opposite sides of the rafters, lapped over the bearing wall and nailed together.
C. Set on opposite sides of the rafters, lapped over the bearing wall, spaced with a block and nailed together.
D. Set on the same side of the rafters, lapped over the bearing wall and nailed together.



74. When installing scissor trusses how should they be attached to the exterior bearing wall?

A. Installing hurricane clips.
B. Nail down thru the top chord with galvanized nails.
C. Installing a dedicated scissor truss hanger.
D. Toe-nailing to the top plate on both sides of the truss.



75. How is truss roof sheeting installed?

A. Install ridge blocking, all permanent bracing and remove temporary bracing.
B. Remove all temporary bracing and sheet roof.
C. Install ridge blocking, sheet roof and remove temporary bracing as it gets in the way of the sheeting then install the permanent bracing.
D. Install ridge blocking and permanent bracing then remove temporary bracing as it gets in the way of the roof sheeting.



76. How is an exterior door installed where the floor is not level?

A. Insure that the frame is square and install it out of plumb so that the threshold maintains full contact with the floor.
B. Shim threshold at ¼ points to insure the frame is plumb, caulk gap and insulate where possible.
C. Shim the low side of the jamb to level and plumb frame and fill gap with expanding foam insulation.
D. Cut a continuous shim full width of the door to level and plumb frame, caulk shim to floor and threshold to shim then insulate.



77. An exterior door is installed in a rough opening and the top corner on the strike side does not close tight to the weather-stripping. How is this corrected?

A. Shim behind the brick mould at the bottom on the strike side and at the top on the hinge side.
B. Shim behind the brick mould at the bottom on the hinge side and at the top on the strike side.
C. Shim behind the brick mould at the bottom of the strike side.
D. Shim behind the brick mould at the top on the hinge side.


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