Ag construction and maintenance test B

Lumber with edges that have been rabbeted to form a lap joint between adjacent pieces is called:

• tongue & grooved

• lap boards

• shiplap

• overlap

The ________ is always half of the span of a building.

• run

• rise

• line length

• ridge

Boards or panels laid directly on floor joists over which a finished floor is laid is called the:

• main floor

• subfloor

• joist boards

• interfloor

An item that is beveled or tapered on each side that is used to close the space between the bottom of a door and the sill or floor underneath is called a:

• threshold

• weatherstripping

• plate

• door jamb

The vertical distance from the top of the wall to the ridge of a roof is called the:

• span

• run

• line length

• rise

A structural unit consisting of such members as beams, bars, ties or other support pieces that are usually arranged to form triangles and provides rigid support over wide spans is called a:

• purlin

• soffit

• truss

• rafter

In roof framing, one unit of horizontal distance is based on _____.

• 6 inch

• 12 inch

• 16 inch

• 24 inch

The slope of a roof equals:

• the span of a building

• the run of a building

• rise/run

• rise/span

The length of the rafter from the center of the ridge to outside edge of the wall is called the:

• slope

• pitch

• line length

• overall length

The length of the rafter from the center of the ridge to outside edge of the wall plus the overhang is called the:

• pitch

• slope

• line length

• overall length