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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






17. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






27. 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.






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






29. See box header.






30. See box header.






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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