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