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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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. See box header.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






33. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. See fire-stop blocking.






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






47. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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