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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. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






2. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






8. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






19. 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.






20. See box header.






21. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






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






50. See fire-stop blocking.