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Carpentry Floor Framing

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






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






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






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






5. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. See box header.






33. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






49. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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







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