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Carpentry Floor Framing

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1. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






4. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






9. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






14. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






22. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. See fire-stop blocking.






30. 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.






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






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






33. See fire-stop blocking.






34. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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







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