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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. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






34. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






38. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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