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






2. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






8. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






37. See box header.






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






39. See box header.






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






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






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






43. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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