NCIDQ IDFX EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSW
u u u u u u
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u u u u u u
DED A+ u
AdvantagesuofuGypsumuDrywall
CorrectuAnswer:u u lowuinstallucost,uquicku&ueasyuinstallation,ufireuresistance,usound
controlucapability,ueasyuavailability,uversatility,ueaseuofufinishingu&udecorating,ueaseuof
installationuofudoors/otheruopenings
GypsumuDrywalluEdges
CorrectuAnswer:u u Tapered:uMostucommon;utapereduonufaceusideualongutheulong
dimensionuofutheupanelu&usquareuedgesuatutheuend;uallowsuforuapplicationuofureinforcing
tapeu&ujointucompounduwithoutucausingubulgesuatujoints
Square:uuseduwhereuappearanceuisuNOTuaufactor,uforubasiculayersuofu2-layeruapplications
&uforuveneeruplasteruwork
LevelsuofuGypsumuDrywall
CorrectuAnswer:u u 1:uplenumsuaboveuceilingsu&uotheruareasunotunormallyuopenutouview
(tapeuembeddeduinujointucompounduw/usurfaceufreeuofuexcessucompound
2. wateruresistantubackinguboardu(allujointsu&uanglesuhaveutapeuembeddeduinujointu&uone
separateucoatuofucompound
1
,3. heavyuorumediumutexturedufinishes/heavy-gradeuwallcoveringu(u2ucoatsuofucompound)
4. Lightutextureduoruwallcoveringsu&uwhereueconomyuisuconcernedu(3ulayers)
5. allupaints,usevereulightinguconditionsu(4ulayers)
Studsuareuspaceduhowufaruapart?
CorrectuAnswer:u u residential:u16"uO.C.
commercial:u24"uO.C.
SlipuJoint
CorrectuAnswer:u u preventuwallufromubeingudamageduifutheustructuralufloorudeflects
PlasteruConstruction
CorrectuAnswer:u u 1.uScratchuCoat
2. BrownuCoatu(levelusurface)
3. FinishuCoatu(Levelingu&udesiredutexture)
*AdduTrim
MasonryuBlockuDimensions
CorrectuAnswer:u u 8"x8"x16"u(-3/8"uforumortarujoints)
DemountableuPartitions
2
,CorrectuAnswer:u u Consistsuofuausystemuofuindividualucomponentsuthatucanubeuquickly
assembled,udisassembledu&ureuseduwithunearlyutotalusalvageability
consistsuofufloorurunners,uceilingurunners,ustudusectionsuwithuclipsutouholdupanels,u&
prefinishedugyp.uwallboardupanels
usesualuminumuforuframing
Definition:uHinges
CorrectuAnswer:u u Consistuofu2uleavesuwithuanuoddunumberuofuknucklesuonuoneuleafuand
anuevenunumberuofuknucklesuonutheuother
knucklesuareuattacheduwithuaupin
knuckleu+upinu=ubarrelu(finisheduwithutip)
TypesuofuHingeuTips
CorrectuAnswer:u u -flatubuttonu(mostucommon;utypical)
-hospital
-ovaluheadu(typical)
-steeple
-flush
3
, ButtuHinge
CorrectuAnswer:u u MOSTuCOMMON;uhasubothuleavesufullyumortiseduintoutheuframeuand
theuedgeuofutheudoorusoutheuhingeuisuflushuwithutheusurfaceuofutheuframeuandudoor
raisedubarreluhinge
CorrectuAnswer:u u useduwhenuthereuisunoturoomuforutheubarrelutouextendupastutheudoor
trim;uOFFSETutouallowuoneuleafutoubeumortiseduintoutheuframeu(kinduofuhasuanuLushapeuon
eachuside)
swinguclearuhinges
CorrectuAnswer:u u hasuauspecialushapeuthatuallowsutheudoorutouswingu90udegreesuoru95
degreesusoutheufulluopeninguofutheudoorwayuisuavailable
definition:ulatchesu&ulocksets
CorrectuAnswer:u u deviceutouoperateuaudoor,uholduinupositionu&ulockuit
latchset
CorrectuAnswer:u u ONLYuholdsudooruinuplace;uNOulocku(i.e.urestroomupartitions)
lockset
CorrectuAnswer:u u specialumechanismuthatuallowsutheudoorutoubeulockeduwithuauKEYuor
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u u u u u u
ERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRA
u u u u u u
DED A+ u
AdvantagesuofuGypsumuDrywall
CorrectuAnswer:u u lowuinstallucost,uquicku&ueasyuinstallation,ufireuresistance,usound
controlucapability,ueasyuavailability,uversatility,ueaseuofufinishingu&udecorating,ueaseuof
installationuofudoors/otheruopenings
GypsumuDrywalluEdges
CorrectuAnswer:u u Tapered:uMostucommon;utapereduonufaceusideualongutheulong
dimensionuofutheupanelu&usquareuedgesuatutheuend;uallowsuforuapplicationuofureinforcing
tapeu&ujointucompounduwithoutucausingubulgesuatujoints
Square:uuseduwhereuappearanceuisuNOTuaufactor,uforubasiculayersuofu2-layeruapplications
&uforuveneeruplasteruwork
LevelsuofuGypsumuDrywall
CorrectuAnswer:u u 1:uplenumsuaboveuceilingsu&uotheruareasunotunormallyuopenutouview
(tapeuembeddeduinujointucompounduw/usurfaceufreeuofuexcessucompound
2. wateruresistantubackinguboardu(allujointsu&uanglesuhaveutapeuembeddeduinujointu&uone
separateucoatuofucompound
1
,3. heavyuorumediumutexturedufinishes/heavy-gradeuwallcoveringu(u2ucoatsuofucompound)
4. Lightutextureduoruwallcoveringsu&uwhereueconomyuisuconcernedu(3ulayers)
5. allupaints,usevereulightinguconditionsu(4ulayers)
Studsuareuspaceduhowufaruapart?
CorrectuAnswer:u u residential:u16"uO.C.
commercial:u24"uO.C.
SlipuJoint
CorrectuAnswer:u u preventuwallufromubeingudamageduifutheustructuralufloorudeflects
PlasteruConstruction
CorrectuAnswer:u u 1.uScratchuCoat
2. BrownuCoatu(levelusurface)
3. FinishuCoatu(Levelingu&udesiredutexture)
*AdduTrim
MasonryuBlockuDimensions
CorrectuAnswer:u u 8"x8"x16"u(-3/8"uforumortarujoints)
DemountableuPartitions
2
,CorrectuAnswer:u u Consistsuofuausystemuofuindividualucomponentsuthatucanubeuquickly
assembled,udisassembledu&ureuseduwithunearlyutotalusalvageability
consistsuofufloorurunners,uceilingurunners,ustudusectionsuwithuclipsutouholdupanels,u&
prefinishedugyp.uwallboardupanels
usesualuminumuforuframing
Definition:uHinges
CorrectuAnswer:u u Consistuofu2uleavesuwithuanuoddunumberuofuknucklesuonuoneuleafuand
anuevenunumberuofuknucklesuonutheuother
knucklesuareuattacheduwithuaupin
knuckleu+upinu=ubarrelu(finisheduwithutip)
TypesuofuHingeuTips
CorrectuAnswer:u u -flatubuttonu(mostucommon;utypical)
-hospital
-ovaluheadu(typical)
-steeple
-flush
3
, ButtuHinge
CorrectuAnswer:u u MOSTuCOMMON;uhasubothuleavesufullyumortiseduintoutheuframeuand
theuedgeuofutheudoorusoutheuhingeuisuflushuwithutheusurfaceuofutheuframeuandudoor
raisedubarreluhinge
CorrectuAnswer:u u useduwhenuthereuisunoturoomuforutheubarrelutouextendupastutheudoor
trim;uOFFSETutouallowuoneuleafutoubeumortiseduintoutheuframeu(kinduofuhasuanuLushapeuon
eachuside)
swinguclearuhinges
CorrectuAnswer:u u hasuauspecialushapeuthatuallowsutheudoorutouswingu90udegreesuoru95
degreesusoutheufulluopeninguofutheudoorwayuisuavailable
definition:ulatchesu&ulocksets
CorrectuAnswer:u u deviceutouoperateuaudoor,uholduinupositionu&ulockuit
latchset
CorrectuAnswer:u u ONLYuholdsudooruinuplace;uNOulocku(i.e.urestroomupartitions)
lockset
CorrectuAnswer:u u specialumechanismuthatuallowsutheudoorutoubeulockeduwithuauKEYuor
THUMBTURN
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