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






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






3. 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.






4. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.






14. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. See box header.






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






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






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






41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






42. 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.






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






44. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






47. See box header.






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






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






50. An interior wall that supports the floor above.