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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






25. See box header.






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






27. See box header.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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