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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.






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






3. See fire-stop blocking.






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. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






16. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. See box header.






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






39. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






42. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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