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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.






2. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.






3. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.






4. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






5. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.






6. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






7. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.






8. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.






9. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






10. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.






11. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.






12. See fire-stop blocking.






13. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.






14. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.






15. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.






16. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.






17. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






18. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.






19. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.






20. 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.






21. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.






22. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.






23. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.






24. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.






28. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






29. 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.






30. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.






31. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.






32. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.






33. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.






34. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.






35. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.






36. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.






37. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






38. See box header.






39. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






40. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.






41. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.






42. 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.






43. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.






44. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






45. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.






46. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






47. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






48. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.






49. See box header.






50. See fire-stop blocking.