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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.






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






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






4. See fire-stop blocking.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. See box header.






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






26. See box header.






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






28. See fire-stop blocking.






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






30. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. An interior wall that supports the floor above.