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Carpentry Floor Framing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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.
Sill
Linear feet
Grout
OC (on center)
2. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Bridging
Linear feet
Web stiffener
Termite
3. See box header.
Joist header
Balloon frame
Floor joists
OC (on center)
4. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Balloon frame
Joist header
Platform frame
Trimmer joists
5. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Ribbon
Joist header
Platform frame
Plate
6. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Platform frame
Box header
Bridging
Trimmer joists
7. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Sheathing
Sheathing
Bridging
Rafter
8. See fire-stop blocking.
Draft-stop blocking
Fire-stop blocking
Platform frame
Balloon frame
9. 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.
Draft-stop blocking
Fire-stop blocking
Plate
Grout
10. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Sheathing
Fire-stop blocking
Ribbon
Bridging
11. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Grout
Masonry
Bearing partition
Ribbon
12. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Floor joists
Ridge
Sheathing
Matched boards
13. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Platform frame
Floor joists
Joist header
Edge
14. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
OC (on center)
Green
Tail joist
Shim
15. 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.
Matched boards
Fire-stop blocking
Shim
Termite
16. See box header.
Sill
Box header
Shim
Joist header
17. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Termite
Box header
Web stiffener
Green
18. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Joist header
Masonry
Dry well
Green
19. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Ridge
Termite shields
Ridge
Bridging
20. 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.
Sheathing
Ribbon
Web stiffener
Course
21. See fire-stop blocking.
Plate
OC (on center)
Draft-stop blocking
Floor joists
22. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Green
Box header
Grout
Sheathing
23. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Course
OC (on center)
Matched boards
Termite
24. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Matched boards
Box header
Course
Joist header
25. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Rafter
Course
Termite
Tail joist
26. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Dry well
Bearing partition
Plate
Box header
27. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Matched boards
Platform frame
Bearing partition
Edge
28. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Dry well
Edge
Ridge
Grout
29. 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.
Trimmer joists
Termite shields
Shim
Floor joists
30. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Green
Ribbon
Bearing partition
Shim
31. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.
Rafter
End
Sill
Termite shields
32. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Pressure-treated
Grout
Tail joist
Matched boards
33. Gravel- or stone-filled excavation for catching water so it can be absorbed into the earth.
Dry well
Platform frame
Sheathing
Bridging
34. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Ridge
Linear feet
Fire-stop blocking
Bearing partition
35. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
End
Green
Masonry
Pressure-treated
36. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Floor joists
Sill
Pressure-treated
Trimmer joists
37. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Draft-stop blocking
Edge
Trimmer joists
Green
38. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Eaves
Masonry
Edge
Termite shields
39. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Termite shields
Fire-stop blocking
Rafter
40. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Trimmer joists
Green
Grout
End
41. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Bridging
End
Ridge
Box header
42. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Grout
Termite shields
Tail joist
Ribbon
43. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Plate
Grout
Edge
Tail joist
44. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
OC (on center)
Eaves
Ridge
Ribbon
45. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Course
Matched boards
Grout
Floor joists
46. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Sill
Edge
Linear feet
Termite shields
47. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Green
Box header
Rafter
Balloon frame
48. 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.
Fire-stop blocking
Draft-stop blocking
Shim
Plate
49. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
Course
Ridge
Joist header
Sheathing
50. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Trimmer joists
Platform frame
Matched boards
Grout