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






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






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






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






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






6. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






7. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






8. See box header.






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






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






11. 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.






12. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






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






34. See box header.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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