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Carpentry Floor Framing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Horizontal timbers resting on the foundation supporting the framework of a building; also - the lowest horizontal member in a window or door frame.
Floor joists
Tail joist
Sill
Box header
2. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Trimmer joists
Tail joist
Bridging
Platform frame
3. A type of frame in which the studs are continuous from foundation to roof.
Plate
Pressure-treated
Bearing partition
Balloon frame
4. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
End
Floor joists
Dry well
Sheathing
5. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Platform frame
Sheathing
Grout
OC (on center)
6. Horizontal members of a frame that rest on and transfer the load to sills and girders.
Grout
Floor joists
Ribbon
Box header
7. 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.
Rafter
Web stiffener
Fire-stop blocking
Pressure-treated
8. 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.
Joist header
Fire-stop blocking
Box header
Web stiffener
9. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Masonry
Eaves
Edge
Matched boards
10. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Joist header
Grout
Ribbon
Sheathing
11. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Course
Termite
Plate
Linear feet
12. See box header.
Termite shields
Edge
Green
Joist header
13. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Green
Box header
Web stiffener
Platform frame
14. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Rafter
Plate
Green
Pressure-treated
15. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Course
Matched boards
Termite
Green
16. Method of wood frame construction in which wall are erected on a previously constructed floor deck or platform.
Web stiffener
Plate
Sill
Platform frame
17. See box header.
Plate
Joist header
Termite
Sheathing
18. A term applied to concrete that has not fully cured.
Ribbon
Green
Termite shields
Termite shields
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.
Tail joist
Edge
Fire-stop blocking
Ridge
20. 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.
Pressure-treated
Trimmer joists
Bridging
Fire-stop blocking
21. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.
Sill
Edge
Trimmer joists
OC (on center)
22. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Bearing partition
Matched boards
Masonry
OC (on center)
23. See fire-stop blocking.
Grout
Draft-stop blocking
Green
Platform frame
24. The part of the roof that extends beyond the dry well.
Bearing partition
Eaves
Ribbon
Green
25. Top or bottom horizontal member of a wall frame.
Balloon frame
Bridging
Plate
Fire-stop blocking
26. In platform construction - framing members that cap the floor joists; also called a band joist - rim joist - or joist header.
Eaves
Box header
Course
Shim
27. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Ribbon
Ridge
Masonry
28. A mixture of cement - fine aggregate - and water used to fill joints in masonry and tile.
Masonry
Fire-stop blocking
Floor joists
Grout
29. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.
End
Dry well
Sheathing
Green
30. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.
Bearing partition
Eaves
Trimmer joists
Rafter
31. Full-length joists that run along the inside of an opening.
Web stiffener
Trimmer joists
Edge
Balloon frame
32. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Web stiffener
Ribbon
Dry well
Termite
33. The extremities of a piece of lumber.
Floor joists
End
Bridging
Trimmer joists
34. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Ridge
Grout
Eaves
Fire-stop blocking
35. Short joist running from an opening to a bearing.
Grout
Tail joist
Eaves
Edge
36. A continuous row of building material - such as brick - siding - roofing - and flooring.
Draft-stop blocking
Balloon frame
Grout
Course
37. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.
Masonry
Fire-stop blocking
Draft-stop blocking
Ribbon
38. The distance from the center of one structural member to the center of the next one.
Fire-stop blocking
Shim
OC (on center)
Plate
39. Boards that have been finished with tongue-and-grooved edges.
Edge
Linear feet
Termite shields
Matched boards
40. 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.
Shim
Rafter
Draft-stop blocking
Course
41. A one-dimensional measurement of length in foot increments.
Box header
Linear feet
Bridging
Termite shields
42. The highest point of a roof that has sloping sides.
Pressure-treated
Eaves
Ridge
Trimmer joists
43. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.
Edge
Ridge
Termite
Tail joist
44. See fire-stop blocking.
Tail joist
Draft-stop blocking
Floor joists
Bridging
45. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Linear feet
Sheathing
Bridging
Sill
46. Treatment given to lumber that applies preservative under pressure to penetrate the total piece.
Draft-stop blocking
Sill
Ridge
Pressure-treated
47. Diagonal braces or solid wood blocks between floor joists used to distribute the loads imposed on the floor.
Bridging
Ribbon
Floor joists
Masonry
48. Any construction of stone - brick - tile - concrete - plaster - and similar material.
Box header
Green
Termite
Masonry
49. A sloping structural member of a roof frame that supports the roof sheathing and covering.
Draft-stop blocking
Course
Bearing partition
Rafter
50. An interior wall that supports the floor above.
Bearing partition
Edge
Matched boards
Grout