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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Metal flashing plate over the foundation to protect wood members from termites.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






13. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






26. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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