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