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Carpentry Floor Framing

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






12. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






13. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. See box header.






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






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






40. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






42. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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. See fire-stop blocking.






49. 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.






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







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