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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






20. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






25. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






28. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






50. 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.