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






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






3. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






4. The extremities of a piece of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. See fire-stop blocking.






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






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. The narrow surface of lumber running with the grain.






49. An interior wall that supports the floor above.






50. 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.