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Carpentry Floor Framing

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1. See fire-stop blocking.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. See box header.






34. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






39. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. See box header.






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






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