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Carpentry Floor Framing

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1. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






2. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






7. See box header.






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






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






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






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






12. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. See fire-stop blocking.






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