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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A narrow board let into studs of a balloon frame to support floor joists.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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. See fire-stop blocking.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






40. See box header.






41. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






44. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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