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Carpentry Floor Framing

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Insects that live in colonies and feed on wood.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






11. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. See fire-stop blocking.






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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