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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
The most commonly used roof covering for residential construction is ____.
roll roofing
wood shingles
metal
asphalt shingles
A square is the amount of roofing required to cover ____.
10 square feet
50 square feet
100square feet
150 square feet
It usually takes ____ bundles of shingles for one square.
2
3
4
5
The wood surface to which the roofing material are applied is called the ____.
Table
Top
Slab
Deck
A horizontal row of shingles is called a ____.
Course
Layer
Row
Line
The amount of roofing in each course exposed to the weather is called the ____.
Show
Shadow
Frontal
Exposure
Flashings are made of ____.
Zinc
Copper
Aluminum
All choices are correct
A reaction that occurs when unlike metals come in contact with water is ____.
Corrosion
Acid reflex
Oxidation
Electrolysis
The metal installed around the perimeter of the roof is called ____.
Starter strip
Drip edge
Lap edge
Mastic
A heavy paper saturated with asphalt that goes under the shingles is ____.
tar paper
asphalt felts
impregnated paper
sheathing
To protect the roof from ice and water, ____.
an ice and water shield may be installed
keep underlayment off these areas
install two layers of shingles
install plastic cement on top of the shingles
The course of shingles that backs up and fills in the spaces between tabs of the first regular course of shingles is called the ____.
beginning course
first course
under course
starter course
The first course of shingles should overhang the drip edge ____.
1/8 to 1/4 inch
1/4 to 3/8 inch
3/8 to 1/2 inch
1/2 to 5/8 inch
A roofing material that can be used on roofs with a slope as little as one inch rise per foot of run is ____.
asphalt shingles
roll roofing
cedar shakes
all answers are correct
Roof valleys are especially vulnerable to leakage because ____.
the wind blows harder in this area
of the amount of water that flows down through them
the fasteners don’t hold as well in these areas
all of the above
A valley where the shingles alternately weave is called a(n) ____.
open valley weave
crimped valley
woven valley
alternate valley
Fasteners for shingles should be placed no closer than ____ inches to the center of the valley flashes.
3
4
5
6
Individual metal pieces tacked between courses of shingles are called ____.
single flashings
step flashings
foot flashings
stair flashings
A water diverter on the upper side of a chimney is called a ____.
diverter
.funnel
a saddle or cricket
wish bone
Step flashing is installed before ____.
siding
roof sheathing
underlayment
all are correct
