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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






23. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






24. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






27. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. See fire-stop blocking.






35. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. See box header.






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






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






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






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