Deck 17: Wall Finish

Question 1

Because particleboard sheets are brittle and break easily, care must be taken when handling.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

____ is sometimes called wallboard, plasterboard, or drywall, or by the brand name Sheetrock

A) Hardboard
B) Oriental strand board
C) Gypsum board
D) Fiberboard

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Joint reinforcing tape is used to cover, strengthen, and provide crack resistance to drywall joints.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Ceiling joists are sometimes brought into alignment with the installation of a ____ across the tops of the joists near the center of the span.

A) ridge board
B) rafter
C) strongback
D) collar tie

Question 5

Prefinished ____ is probably the most widely used sheet paneling.

A) plywood
B) fiberboard
C) hardboard
D) particleboard

Question 6

With the single fastener method for fastening drywall to framing members, fasteners are spaced a maximum of ____ inches OC (on center) on ceilings.

A) 7
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16

Question 7

Drywall panels come in thickness that range from 1 / 4 to 1 inch.

Question 8

For vertical application of board paneling in a frame wall, blocking must be provided between studs.

Question 9

____ panels have a core of Portland cement reinforced with a glass fiber mesh embedded in both sides.

A) Wonder board
B) Type X gypsum board
C) Blue board
D) Special purpose gypsum board

Question 10

Like gypsum board, cement board is a panel product.

Question 11

Light tones in wood paneling include birch, maple, spruce, and white pine.

Question 12

To help prevent nail popping and cracking due to structural stresses where walls and ceilings meet, the ____ method of drywall application is used.

A) single nailing
B) double nailing
C) floating angle
D) screw attachment

Question 13

An eased edge gypsum board has a special tapered, rounded edge.

Question 14

Cutouts in wall panels are not cut with power tools.

Question 15

For laminating gypsum boards to each other, joint compound adhesives and ____ adhesives are used.

A) visible light curing
B) contact
C) thermoplastic
D) reactive

Question 16

Gypsum wall board must be covered with an additional fire resistant material to be acceptable.

Question 17

____ type compounds harden through a chemical reaction when water is added to the dry powder.

A) Drying
B) Setting
C) Curing
D) Abrasive

Question 18

Gypsum wallboard is usually installed horizontally, at ____ degree angles to the studs.

A) 30
B) 45
C) 60
D) 90

Question 19

When driving drywall fasteners it is important not to break the paper surface.

Question 20

Drywall screws are made with ____ heads designed to be driven with a drywall screwguns.

A) Phillips
B) round
C) truss
D) fillister

Question 21

Fitting the last piece of paneling often requires the use of a simple tool called a __________.

Question 22

The typical width of drywall boards is__ feet.

A) 4
B) 8
C) 12
D) 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, & 16

Question 23

A ________ is sometimes used to set corner beads to the proper angle.

Question 24

When selecting wood paneling with an emphasis on ____, knotty pine, pecky cypress, and white-pocketed Douglas fir board paneling may be used.

A) light tones
B) medium tones
C) dark tones
D) special effects

Question 25

After application of joint compound is completed, a minimum interior temperature of 50 degrees F must be maintained for ____ days.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 26

The first sheet of drywall installed in a room is on the __________.

Question 27

Paneling of a room should begin and end in the least __________ corner.

Question 28

A drywall board best suited for bathrooms is _____ boards.

A) MR
B) Type X
C) veneer base
D) regular

Question 29

Partial paneling that does not extend to the ceiling but covers only the lower portion of the wall is called ____.

A) boiserie
B) molding
C) wainscoting
D) structural paneling