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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






12. 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.






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






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






15. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






48. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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