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Carpentry Floor Framing
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Masonry
Floor joists
Box header
Green
2. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Eaves
Box header
Joist header
Linear feet
3. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Trimmer joists
Ridge
Tail joist
Edge
4. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Plate
Web stiffener
Tail joist
Ribbon
5. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Green
Balloon frame
Shim
Shim
6. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Termite shields
Ribbon
Linear feet
Joist header
7. See fire-stop blocking.
Draft-stop blocking
Bridging
Termite shields
Course
8. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Green
Floor joists
Joist header
Bridging
9. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Tail joist
Joist header
Web stiffener
Dry well
10. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Joist header
Bridging
Floor joists
Tail joist
11. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Green
Ribbon
Bearing partition
Grout
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.
Termite shields
Balloon frame
Fire-stop blocking
Shim
13. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Floor joists
Platform frame
Sill
Tail joist
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.
Shim
Green
Floor joists
Floor joists
15. 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.
Draft-stop blocking
Tail joist
Edge
Web stiffener
16. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Matched boards
Grout
Shim
Masonry
17. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Balloon frame
Bearing partition
Bridging
Rafter
18. See box header.
End
Joist header
Masonry
Sheathing
19. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Matched boards
Plate
Green
Floor joists
20. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Masonry
Sheathing
Masonry
Platform frame
21. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Tail joist
Termite shields
Bearing partition
Box header
22. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Plate
Sheathing
OC (on center)
Linear feet
23. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Pressure-treated
Eaves
Box header
Floor joists
24. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Balloon frame
Termite shields
Grout
Dry well
25. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Eaves
Linear feet
Fire-stop blocking
Fire-stop blocking
26. See box header.
Dry well
Sill
Rafter
Joist header
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.
Trimmer joists
Web stiffener
Eaves
End
28. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Web stiffener
Termite shields
Trimmer joists
Shim
29. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Eaves
Matched boards
Bearing partition
Trimmer joists
30. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Bridging
Floor joists
Pressure-treated
Sill
31. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Termite
End
Pressure-treated
Green
32. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Sheathing
Pressure-treated
Ridge
Edge
33. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Green
Termite shields
Platform frame
Eaves
34. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Grout
Floor joists
Green
Sill
35. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
End
Box header
Matched boards
Balloon frame
36. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Dry well
Termite shields
Eaves
Sill
37. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Linear feet
Fire-stop blocking
Dry well
Ribbon
38. 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.
Edge
Shim
Fire-stop blocking
Ridge
39. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Sheathing
OC (on center)
Web stiffener
Bridging
40. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Rafter
Course
Tail joist
Shim
41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Trimmer joists
End
Joist header
Edge
42. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Bearing partition
Box header
Fire-stop blocking
Trimmer joists
43. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.
Rafter
Shim
Pressure-treated
OC (on center)
44. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
End
Plate
Draft-stop blocking
Ridge
45. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.
Rafter
Linear feet
Dry well
Termite
46. See fire-stop blocking.
Fire-stop blocking
Draft-stop blocking
Linear feet
Edge
47. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Course
Plate
Trimmer joists
Sill
48. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Sheathing
End
Pressure-treated
Eaves
49. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Edge
Bearing partition
Box header
Bridging
50. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Floor joists
Rafter
Eaves
Sheathing