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FURNITURE PADDING & PREP 101 test
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1. What is essential to properly protect furniture during a move?
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a. Transportation methods
b. Furniture padding
c. Furniture assembly and reassembly methods
d. Understanding tariffs
2. Of the following, what is the biggest challenge with disassembling and reassembling furniture?
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a. Keeping track of all necessary parts.
b. Deciding who gets to disassemble and reassemble the furniture.
c. Deciding what furniture items need to be disassembled.
3. To ensure efficient reassembly, use a different crew member to disassemble and a different crew member to reassemble.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
4. To keep track of parts and hardware on a move, place parts and hardware for an item in its own zip lock bag or wrapped in paper and properly labeled.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
5. How should the parts and hardware be transported?
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a. Place them in a parts box.
b. Place them in a parts bag, which is a small duffle bag.
c. Tape the zip lock bag or paper packet directly to the disassembled item or store in the item's top drawer, if applicable.
d. All of the above are acceptable methods.
6. We primarily use full-size furniture pads; these pads are used on most medium and large-sized items.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
7. Warehouse pads are similar to full-size pads, but they are twice as big and are twice as thick.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
8. Skins are made of burlap and have felt backing; they are used primarily on most small and medium-sized items.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
9. The only method we use to secure pads to furniture is packing tape.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
10. Which of the following is NOT true about the draping technique?
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a. It is a quick and simple technique.
b. Set an item on the truck floor and drape a pad over it.
c. Use the technique with moves that do not require stacking on the truck.
d. Use the technique with large long distance moves.
11. Which of the following is NOT true about the diaper padding technique?
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a. Use to fully cover all sides of large furniture.
b. Set up a pad station for proper implementation.
c. Use different size rubber bands, depending on the item’s size.
d. Large items like refrigerators and pianos should be padded using this technique.
12. When possible, remove poorly supported legs from furniture items.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
13. It is not necessary to pad long shaped furniture, such as bed rails, bed frames, and table legs.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
14. The basic procedure of the diaper padding technique has one placing the item in the center of a pad or skin; folding the edges over the item; and securing with a rubber band.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
15. When using the basic procedure of the diaper padding technique with a small item, there is no need to secure the pad to the furniture.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
16. When padding shorter items that are flat and long-shaped, you may be able to pad several items together by strategically spacing the items on the pad as you roll it up.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
17. If possible, pad the tabletop while it remains on its base.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
18. When preparing a tabletop, apply shrink wrap to the tabletop BEFORE padding it.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
19. When padding large headboards, place the headboard on top of 2 open, overlapping pads.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
20. Which of the following is NOT true about moving small fragile furniture items?
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a. Fragile items may include small stools and accent tables.
b. Never pack small fragile furniture in a box.
c. Many fragile items may be padded with light weight skins.
21. When padding dirty garage and outdoor items, use pads rather than skins because pads are easier to clean.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
22. Which of the following is NOT true regarding padding upholstered items?
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a. Be careful when padding upholstered items because the item used to secure the pad can cause the upholstery to get stretched and damaged.
b. Never use packing tape to secure the pad to the upholstered item.
c. Rubber bands that are stretched tightly across the upholstery can damage the upholstery.
23. Under what circumstances would an item need to be re-padded?
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a. If any side of an item is uncovered.
b. If there are loose parts of the pad hanging out.
c. If the pad is not tightly secured to the item.
d. Under all of the above circumstances, the item needs to be re-padded.
24. When securing a pad to an item with finished wood, make sure the tape adheres to the finished wood.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
25. Large items should never be padded in the truck.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
26. When padding a tall item like a bookcase, you will usually need to use at least 3 rubber bands to secure the pads to the item.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
27. When padding short items like a dresser or chest of drawers, you will most likely need 2 furniture pads and 2 rubber bands.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
28. The final step in properly padding larger furniture items is to make adjustments to the pad to cover any areas that might have been overlooked and fold all edges so that the pad isn’t bunched up anywhere.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
29. When packing items that have glass (curio cabinets, grandfather clocks, etc.), which of the following is required?
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a. Use spare cardboard to fit over the glass area, secure the cardboard to the item with tape, and label the cardboard “FRAGILE.”
b. Use twice the number of furniture pads.
c. Simply apply a “fragile” sticker on the item.
30. Most spinet pianos have a music rack. Remove the rack prior to padding so it doesn’t get damaged.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
31. Pressboard desks are not covered by our policy since they are poorly constructed.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
32. If a desk has a shelving attachment on top, never try to remove it; simply use extra pads or skins to cover the area.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
33. All overstuffed furniture is required to have stretch wrap applied.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
34. Which of the following is TRUE about overstuffed furniture?
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a. Includes hide-a-beds, overstuffed chairs, but NOT recliners.
b. Includes hide-a-beds, recliners, loveseats, but NOT overstuffed chairs.
c. Includes hide-a-beds, recliners, loveseats, couches, and overstuffed chairs.
35. Leather covered furniture requires additional padding but is NOT required to have stretch wrap applied.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
36. When padding larger items, you typically should use 2 crew members.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
37. When padding furniture, the lighter colored side of the furniture pad, which is the cleaner side, should touch the furniture.
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a. TRUE
b. FALSE
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