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






4. See fire-stop blocking.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






44. See box header.






45. 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.






46. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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