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Carpentry Floor Framing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Masonry
Linear feet
Balloon frame
Course
2. Materials installed to slow the movement of fire and smoke within smaller cavities of a building frame during a fire; also called draft-stop blocking.
Fire-stop blocking
End
Masonry
Grout
3. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Balloon frame
Termite shields
Box header
Floor joists
4. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Linear feet
Sill
Box header
Sill
5. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Termite shields
Platform frame
Bridging
Balloon frame
6. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Matched boards
Sill
Tail joist
Termite
7. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Tail joist
Dry well
Ribbon
OC (on center)
8. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Grout
Sill
Ridge
Plate
9. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Platform frame
Box header
Pressure-treated
Grout
10. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Course
Termite shields
Matched boards
Eaves
11. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
End
Trimmer joists
Eaves
Floor joists
12. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Shim
Floor joists
Bridging
Linear feet
13. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Termite
Pressure-treated
Edge
Masonry
14. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Shim
Balloon frame
Ribbon
Course
15. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Tail joist
Eaves
Edge
Floor joists
16. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Dry well
Masonry
Draft-stop blocking
Rafter
17. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Dry well
Eaves
Rafter
Floor joists
18. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Green
Draft-stop blocking
Sill
Fire-stop blocking
19. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Termite shields
Fire-stop blocking
Balloon frame
Bridging
20. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Linear feet
Rafter
Termite
Ridge
21. A thin - wedge-shaped piece of material used behind pieces for the purpose of straightening them - or for bringing their surfaces flush at a joint.
Box header
Edge
Shim
Draft-stop blocking
22. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.
Fire-stop blocking
Balloon frame
Linear feet
Rafter
23. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Rafter
Grout
Edge
Course
24. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Eaves
Web stiffener
End
Ribbon
25. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Green
Box header
Termite
Pressure-treated
26. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Termite
Box header
Platform frame
Platform frame
27. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Termite
Plate
Platform frame
Web stiffener
28. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Ridge
Dry well
OC (on center)
Balloon frame
29. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Masonry
Floor joists
Sheathing
Plate
30. See box header.
Linear feet
Bearing partition
Joist header
Termite
31. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Draft-stop blocking
Platform frame
Trimmer joists
Bearing partition
32. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Tail joist
Rafter
Edge
Pressure-treated
33. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Floor joists
Ridge
End
Platform frame
34. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Web stiffener
Termite
Sheathing
End
35. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Masonry
Edge
Sill
Trimmer joists
36. A wood block that is used to reinforce the web of an I-joist - often at locations where the I-joist is supported in a hanger and the sides of the hanger do not extend up to the top flange.
Web stiffener
Masonry
Matched boards
Draft-stop blocking
37. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Web stiffener
Pressure-treated
Draft-stop blocking
End
38. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Grout
Ridge
Ribbon
Joist header
39. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Course
Ribbon
Sheathing
40. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Platform frame
Box header
Masonry
Eaves
41. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Box header
Floor joists
Tail joist
Pressure-treated
42. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Rafter
Bridging
Platform frame
Edge
43. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Sheathing
Bridging
Box header
Shim
44. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Ribbon
Matched boards
Trimmer joists
Grout
45. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
OC (on center)
Pressure-treated
Sill
Fire-stop blocking
46. See fire-stop blocking.
Draft-stop blocking
Matched boards
Ridge
Shim
47. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Floor joists
Termite
Joist header
Matched boards
48. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Web stiffener
Sheathing
Matched boards
Platform frame
49. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Floor joists
Web stiffener
Bearing partition
Fire-stop blocking
50. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Tail joist
Ridge
Termite shields
Edge