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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Boards or sheet materials that are fastened to roof and exterior walls and on which the roof covering and siding are applied.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. See box header.






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






18. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






21. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






22. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






23. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






45. 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.






46. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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