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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.






2. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






5. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. See fire-stop blocking.






27. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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