A traditional building material that is easily worked, has durability and beauty and has freedom from rust and corrosion and is comparatively lightweight is:

Heat gain through the structure of a habitable room occur in tropical regions at walls and roofs by conduction. This can be minimized by the use of

The scientific name for wood is

Woods that come from conifers which have needles for leaves are called:

What do you call trees that grow endwards?

Green lumber is:

What part of the wood serves as the food of subterranean termites?

The condition reached when all free water in a log passes out or is removed but all the absorbed water remains is called:

What is the term applied to the operation performed in preparing wood for commercial purposes?

Usually 1 or 2 inches in in rough thickness often containing knots or defects intended for use in mills making it into sash, doors and/or cabinets:

Wood that is surfaced by a planer on all four sides is known as

This refers to the finished lumber which is further cut and processed at a lumber mill which includes doors, trim and other ornamental forms of wood:

Wood grain where the annual rings run more or less parallel to the surface:

Lumber that is subjected to pressure and injected with chemicals or salts to ensure it from rot is called:

Besides decay what is another cause of defects in wood?

Lumber measure equivalent to 144 square inches of 1* thick lumber is:

What type of wood that can have a clean v-cut, slanted cut or tongue and groove section?

A rejected building material because of its below standard grade is called

A relatively inert substance added to modify the bulk, strength, heat resistance, electrical resistance, or working properties of a resin.

What is the most common alternative to plywood that is made from silica with binders and is highly weather-proofed:

Best material for exterior walls

Disadvantage of gypsum compound

A dense, rigid board containing a high proportion of asbestos fibers bonded with Portland cement which is resistant to fire, flame and weathering and has low resistance to heat flow is called:

Which is not a brand name of a medium density fiberboard (MDF)?

Which of the following is not a brand of fiber board?

What wood composite is commonly used for toilet partitions?

Paper used as an outer covering for gypsum board by a sheet of kraft paper is called:

A material used to remedy vapor flow

Nails made of low-carbon steel wire with slender plain shanks and medium diamond points usually used for framing where finish is not important are called:

A large heavy nail is referred to as

A small finishing nail is called?

What hardware is used to fasten wood directly to the concrete?

This is used to fasten drywall to wood studs:

Used to fasten metal roofing sheets to the roof purlins.

What sealant is usually used for self-tapping screws?

Threaded metal pins or rods with one end having the head and with the external thread on the other end that accepts a mating nut ( a metal block with a central threaded hole to receive a bolt or other threaded material) and is used for holding together or securing different members or materials after being inserted through holes:

What is a round, steel bold embedded in concrete or masonry use to hold down machinery, steel columns or beam plates and engine heads?

A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry construction for securing wood or metal plates to concrete construction

What do you call the perforated disks of metals, rubber or plastic placed under the head of a nut or bolt or at a joint to distribute pressure, prevent leakage, relieve friction or insulate incompatible materials?

What alternative fastening material can be used to fasten a ceiling on metal ceiling joist other than metal screws?

For water tight connections, best to use for gutter joints

Used to connect metal studs

1/8 x 1/2 blind rivet, which designates the diameter

Bolt with a round unslotted head with a square collar beneath the head is called as:

Which among the following do not belong to the types of roofing materials?

The brand name of sheet metal roofing includes the following:

Ga. 26 is the standard specification for metal roofing, but what is the preferred gauge for use in actual construction?

What is the actual thickness in millimetre of Gauge 26 roofing?

Choose a brand name of a ribbed aluminum roofing from the following: