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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. See fire-stop blocking.






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






30. 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.






31. See box header.






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






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






34. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






35. See box header.






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






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






38. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. See fire-stop blocking.