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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.






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






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






4. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






8. See box header.






9. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






13. See box header.






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






15. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






20. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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