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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.






2. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






5. See box header.






6. 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.






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






8. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. See fire-stop blocking.






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






41. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The extremities of a piece of lumber.