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Carpentry Floor Framing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Web stiffener
Bridging
Termite
Sill
2. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Eaves
Dry well
Balloon frame
Termite shields
3. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Green
Bearing partition
Platform frame
Sill
4. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Green
Dry well
OC (on center)
Balloon frame
5. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Termite shields
Joist header
Linear feet
Fire-stop blocking
6. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Joist header
Linear feet
Eaves
Green
7. 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.
Termite shields
Linear feet
Fire-stop blocking
Plate
8. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Balloon frame
Sill
Sheathing
Bridging
9. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
End
Pressure-treated
Platform frame
Ribbon
10. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Linear feet
Dry well
Ridge
Green
11. See box header.
Ridge
Joist header
Edge
Trimmer joists
12. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Floor joists
Grout
Dry well
Termite
13. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Green
OC (on center)
Draft-stop blocking
Balloon frame
14. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Web stiffener
Termite shields
Fire-stop blocking
Masonry
15. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Plate
Draft-stop blocking
Platform frame
16. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Pressure-treated
Tail joist
Sheathing
Masonry
17. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Sill
OC (on center)
Fire-stop blocking
Edge
18. See fire-stop blocking.
Draft-stop blocking
Ribbon
Sheathing
Course
19. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Linear feet
Floor joists
OC (on center)
Draft-stop blocking
20. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Ribbon
Linear feet
Termite
Tail joist
21. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Joist header
Ribbon
Edge
Plate
22. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Ridge
Rafter
Plate
Floor joists
23. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Pressure-treated
End
Web stiffener
Box header
24. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Pressure-treated
Linear feet
Ridge
Tail joist
25. See fire-stop blocking.
Plate
OC (on center)
Draft-stop blocking
Ribbon
26. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Eaves
End
Shim
Joist header
27. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Rafter
Bridging
Edge
Course
28. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Platform frame
Sill
Pressure-treated
Box header
29. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Fire-stop blocking
Ribbon
Bridging
Green
30. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Bearing partition
End
Floor joists
Pressure-treated
31. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Balloon frame
Floor joists
Ridge
Box header
32. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Termite
Course
Web stiffener
Green
33. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Balloon frame
Linear feet
Masonry
Draft-stop blocking
34. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Plate
Web stiffener
Matched boards
Edge
35. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Pressure-treated
Grout
Bearing partition
Floor joists
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.
End
Grout
Shim
OC (on center)
37. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Pressure-treated
Shim
End
Trimmer joists
38. See box header.
Masonry
Joist header
Edge
Sill
39. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Tail joist
Edge
Course
Bearing partition
40. 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.
Linear feet
Ridge
Ridge
Shim
41. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Bearing partition
Green
Sheathing
Matched boards
42. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Bearing partition
Termite shields
Trimmer joists
Ridge
43. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Edge
Green
Platform frame
Sill
44. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Matched boards
Pressure-treated
Dry well
Green
45. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Masonry
Floor joists
Pressure-treated
Shim
46. 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.
Web stiffener
Fire-stop blocking
Edge
Shim
47. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Web stiffener
OC (on center)
End
Shim
48. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
OC (on center)
Sill
End
Termite
49. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Rafter
Ribbon
Ridge
Matched boards
50. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Fire-stop blocking
Ridge
Eaves
Masonry