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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.






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






3. See box header.






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






5. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.






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






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






15. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.






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






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






18. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






21. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






43. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






48. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.






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






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