Door Frames with 25mm rebates are generally used for
fire doors
internal flash doors
external panel doors
hardwood doors
Door linings usually have:
20 mm rebates
a loose door stop
no door stop
25 mm rebates
When fixing replacement windows into masonry a suitable method is to use:
masonry nails
galvanised steel frame clamps
screws and plugs
nails and battens
A nylon- sleeved frame fixing anchor is used to fix a door frame when:
it is fixed to a solid wall
the brickwork is going up
the brickwork is completed but green
it is fixed to a timber frame construction
To provide the strongest floor when fitting softwood boarding the heading joints are:
kept in line and fixed
staggered randomly and fixed
kept in line and left loose
staggered randomly and left loose
The best method of fixing chipboard flooring to joists is to:
glue some joints and nail down
glue all joints and screw down
glue some joints and leave floating
glue all joints and leave floating
When fixing 18 mm softwood floor boards the most suitable length of nail is
38 mm
50 mm
63 mm
18 mm
The purpose of a pitch board is to set out the
rise on the strings only
going on the strings only
rise and going on the strings
wedge room on the strings
When housing out strings it is best to use a:
router and setting out rod
router and stair template jig
stair template and chisels
chisel and tenon saw
To check the treads are level when fixing a stair case it is best to use:
boat level
laser level
water level
Cowley level
The commonly used method to secure noggings when fixing is to :
butt and screw
butt and nail
mortice and screw
mortice and nail
The best way to fix kitchen wall units to a hollow partition wall is to :
screw into prearranged noggings
skew nail into the plasterboard
screw into the studs if they can be located
use plastic plugs and screws
The timber that is most commonly used to form partition walls is :
English hardwood
European whitewood
Tropical hardwood
Russian redwood
When forming openings for services under timber floors, it is important that they are :
left loose for the carpet fitter to fix
fixed so no one can remove them
fixed but easily removable to gain access
left loose at all times to gain access
The piece of timber that is housed to fix treads and risers into is called a :
newel post
string
spandrel
wall plate
What are commonly fixed vertically in between the handrail and string on a staircase
Glue blocks
Balusters
Spandrel
Balustrades
A common timber size used when constructing partition walls is :
75 mm x 50 mm
75 mm x 75mm
75 mm x 25 mm
100 mm x 75 mm
A commonly used material for flat roof decking is :
sheathing ply
hardboard
MDF
beech ply
The thickness of chipboard flooring used in a new build domestic property should be
15
18
12
25
The most commonly used manufactured board for flooring is:
chipboard
plywood