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