Test your basic knowledge |

Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.






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






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






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






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






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






7. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






11. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






12. 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.






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






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. 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.






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






17. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






18. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. See box header.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






44. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






46. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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