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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. See fire-stop blocking.






24. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






29. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






30. See box header.






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






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






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






34. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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