manufactured wood products
Fasteners
Adhesives
concrete
construction knowledge
100

what size gap is required between sheets of tongue and grove plywood/OSB

What is 2mm

100

How is the length of a fastener measured?

What is From the point to where it meets top of material being fastened.

100
What does PVA stand for?
What is Polyvinyl Acetate (yellow carpenters glue)
100
What is an additive to prevent damage due to freeze/thaw cycles?
What is air entrainment.
100

how would you prevent splitting when using screws on hardwood?

What is pre-drilling and counter sinking

200

what does OSB stand for?

What is Oriented Strand Board

200

What is the smooth part of a screw for?

What is to draw 2 pieces together.

200
what is the main property of acoustical chalking? (And what is it used for)
What is it remains flexible. it is used to prevent the infiltration of air in conjunction with vapour barrier.
200
what type of joint controls cracks in concrete?
What is a control joint.
200
T or F: construction adhesive can be used on frozen or wet lumber.
What is TRUE
300

What does S4S stand for?

What is surfaced 4 sides

300

2 characteristics of a roofing nail

What is flat head and galvanized.

300
T or F: silicon sealant can be used as an adhesive.
What is TRUE
300
how do you prevent "honeycombing'?
What is consolidating/vibrating.
300
What is used to give concrete extra strength and rigidity?
What is rebar.
400

how do you store plywood or sheet goods on a job site?

What is flat and level.

400

what type of head is on a drywall screw? (prevents breaking the paper on drywall)

What is philips and bugle

400
what do you want to prevent when using pl300 (tub surround adhesive)
What is air pockets/trapped air.
400
what is the test called that measures consistency of your concrete mix?
What is Slump test
400

What is the actual size of a 2 X 12?

What is 1 1/2'" x 11 1/4"

500

what does LVL stand for?

What is laminated veneer lumber.

500

what is added to some glues to allow it to accept staining?

What is wood fibres

500
What type of chalking is used for PWF foundations?
What is Butyl
500
what are 2 risks involved with over-vibrating cement?
What is breaking forms and improper placement of aggregate. (they all sink...bad)
500
how would you prevent splitting wood while using a nail? (Besides moving the nail further away from the edges and pre-drilling)
What is blunting the tip.
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