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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






27. See box header.






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






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






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






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






32. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






38. See fire-stop blocking.






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






40. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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