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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






13. See box header.






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






15. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






17. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. See fire-stop blocking.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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