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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






16. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






19. See box header.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






34. See fire-stop blocking.






35. 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.






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






37. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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