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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. See box header.






11. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






14. See fire-stop blocking.






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






16. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. See fire-stop blocking.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. See box header.