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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. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






16. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






21. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






48. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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