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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






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






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






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






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






6. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






19. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






24. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






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