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