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ILLINOIS ROOFING FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES /ALREADY
GRADED A+ // LATEST EXAM!!!
At what height does OSHA fall protection apply? - Answer-
6 feet or higher
at what minimum height are parafeit walls that dont require
contractors to use fall protection? - Answer-39 inches or
higher
How far should the
Warning system line be from the edge of the roof? -
Answer-6 feet
What type of fire extinguisher does OSHA require on job
site? - Answer-Minimum rated 10B fire extinguisher
which of the following is most accurate?
A. all roof decks deteriorate from the top side down
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B. Test cuts should be taken as part of the evaluation of
the existing roof
C. Attachment methods over concrete decks should be
determined from under the roof deck
D. mechanical fasteners always should be visible from the
underside in the roof
E. mechanical fasteners always should be visible from the
underside in roof systems that are installed over metal
decks - Answer-B. Test cuts should be taken as part of the
evaluation of the existing roof
in building construction, what is designed specifically to
relieve stress on building materials caused by building
movement
A. coping walls
B. parapets
C. vents
D. expansion joints - Answer-D. expansion joints
Name two categories of metal roofing - Answer-
architectural, structural
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which one is continuous?
A. clips
B. cleats
C. fasteners
D. fasteners5 - Answer-B. cleats
what do you call roof framing members that span parallel
to the building eave? - Answer-purlins
what is the " waviness called in flat metal panels? -
Answer-oil canning
45 mph wind will raise water how far up a wall with little or
no friction? - Answer-1 inch
what forms when melted snow freezes at roof edges? -
Answer-ice damn
what type of roof system is installed by spraying a mixture
of isocyanate and polyol resin? - Answer-SPF
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Yes or no: when re-roofing a BUR the SPF may be directly
applied to the BUR surface? - Answer-yes
EPS rigid insulation may be up how many inches thick?
A. 6-inches
b. 8 inches
C.4 inches
d. 1/4" inch - Answer-A. 6-inches
vapor drive can be characterized by the phrase
a. cold chasing warm
b. warm chasing cold
c. hot rising to cold
d. cold getting colder - Answer-b. warm chasing cold
how many moppings of hot asphalt over two piles of
fiberglass ply felt are required to give a perm rating of 0?
A.4-5
b.3-4
c.2-3
d.2 - Answer-c.2-3
ILLINOIS ROOFING FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES /ALREADY
GRADED A+ // LATEST EXAM!!!
At what height does OSHA fall protection apply? - Answer-
6 feet or higher
at what minimum height are parafeit walls that dont require
contractors to use fall protection? - Answer-39 inches or
higher
How far should the
Warning system line be from the edge of the roof? -
Answer-6 feet
What type of fire extinguisher does OSHA require on job
site? - Answer-Minimum rated 10B fire extinguisher
which of the following is most accurate?
A. all roof decks deteriorate from the top side down
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B. Test cuts should be taken as part of the evaluation of
the existing roof
C. Attachment methods over concrete decks should be
determined from under the roof deck
D. mechanical fasteners always should be visible from the
underside in the roof
E. mechanical fasteners always should be visible from the
underside in roof systems that are installed over metal
decks - Answer-B. Test cuts should be taken as part of the
evaluation of the existing roof
in building construction, what is designed specifically to
relieve stress on building materials caused by building
movement
A. coping walls
B. parapets
C. vents
D. expansion joints - Answer-D. expansion joints
Name two categories of metal roofing - Answer-
architectural, structural
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which one is continuous?
A. clips
B. cleats
C. fasteners
D. fasteners5 - Answer-B. cleats
what do you call roof framing members that span parallel
to the building eave? - Answer-purlins
what is the " waviness called in flat metal panels? -
Answer-oil canning
45 mph wind will raise water how far up a wall with little or
no friction? - Answer-1 inch
what forms when melted snow freezes at roof edges? -
Answer-ice damn
what type of roof system is installed by spraying a mixture
of isocyanate and polyol resin? - Answer-SPF
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Yes or no: when re-roofing a BUR the SPF may be directly
applied to the BUR surface? - Answer-yes
EPS rigid insulation may be up how many inches thick?
A. 6-inches
b. 8 inches
C.4 inches
d. 1/4" inch - Answer-A. 6-inches
vapor drive can be characterized by the phrase
a. cold chasing warm
b. warm chasing cold
c. hot rising to cold
d. cold getting colder - Answer-b. warm chasing cold
how many moppings of hot asphalt over two piles of
fiberglass ply felt are required to give a perm rating of 0?
A.4-5
b.3-4
c.2-3
d.2 - Answer-c.2-3
