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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






36. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






50. See box header.