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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. See box header.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






38. See fire-stop blocking.






39. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






46. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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