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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






38. 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.






39. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






45. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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