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






3. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. See box header.