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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






8. See box header.






9. 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.






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






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






12. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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