Construction

Name the building component that keeps opposing walls from spreading apart.

• ceiling joists
• double top plate
• common studs
• rafters

In order to transfer roof loads to the foundation, where should you position the ceiling joists?

• directly over the wall studs
• between stud layouts
• on metal anchor plates
• on the top plates

What is the minimum overlap required over a loadbearing partition for ceiling joists?

• 3"
• 4"
• 2"
• 5"

On what style house would you typically find a shed dormer?

• Cape cod
• Victorian
• Craftsman
• Federal

Name the board nailed to the tails of the rafters to provide a nailing surface for the fascia.

• false fascia
• barge board
• purlin
• lookout

Name the type of cut made to the rafter so the rafter will sit square on the double top plate.

• bird's mouth
• notch
• sill cut 
• joist cut

This is the wooden frame fixed to the top of the inner wall to which all of the rafters will be fixed.

• Cross beams
• Wall plate
• Joists
• Ridge

This is the main rafter of a hipped roof. It is to this rafter that all jack rafters are fixed to form the hip.

• Common rafter
• Jack rafter
• Cripple rafter
• Hip rafter

Short rafters running from the ridge to the valley.

• Common rafter
• Jack rafter
• Cripple rafter
• Hip rafter

These are short rafters that run from the hip rafter to the wallplate.

• Common rafter
• Hip rafter
• Jack rafter
• Cripple rafter