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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.






2. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. See box header.






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






17. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






23. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. See fire-stop blocking.






38. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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