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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






40. See fire-stop blocking.






41. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. See box header.






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