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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. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.






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






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






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






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






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






7. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






20. See box header.






21. See fire-stop blocking.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. See box header.






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






34. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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