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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 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.






2. See box header.






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






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






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






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






7. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






24. See fire-stop blocking.






25. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






28. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.