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Carpentry Things Vocab
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1. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Truss web
Cripples
Truss
Sole plate
2. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Ridge blocking
Brace
Studs
Channels & Corners
3. Gives support and strength to the truss
Fascia Board
Top plate
Truss web
Sway brace
4. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Top plate
Truss web
Gable fill
Ridge blocking
5. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Sway brace
Trimmers
Ridge blocking
Truss
6. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Fascia Board
Truss chord
Header
sill
7. Gives support and strength to the truss
Top plate
Truss web
Sway brace
Trimmers
8. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Truss
Truss chord
Top plate
Truss web
9. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Gable fill
sill
Header
Fascia Board
10. 2 by 4 lumber placed between trusses at the ridge of the roof which keeps the trusses stable and vertical.
Gable fill
sill
Trimmers
Ridge blocking
11. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
Top plate
sill
Fascia Board
Trimmers
12. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Top plate
sill
Toenailing
Truss web
13. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the bottom of a wall and to which studs - trimmers and cripples are nailed.
Sole plate
Gussets
Channels & Corners
Sway brace
14. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Cap Plate
Trimmers
Fascia Board
Cripples
15. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Truss chord
sill
Gussets
Trimmers
16. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Sway brace
Ridge blocking
Ridge blocking
Toenailing
17. 2 by 4 lumber used to support the top chord of the truss and provide backing for nailing finish material
Cap Plate
Fascia Board
Gable fill
Top plate
18. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
Trimmers
Toenailing
Let-in-Brace
Sole plate
19. A principal piece of lumber that serves as the top of a wall and to which studs and cripples are nailed
Top plate
Toenailing
sill
Gussets
20. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
Cap Plate
Fascia Board
Fireblocks
Sway brace
21. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Brace
Gussets
sill
Gussets
22. Gives good support to a truss and the roof structure.
Channels & Corners
Brace
Sway brace
Truss web
23. Are stud size lumber used between studs in a wall to eliminate upward drft - thereby choking a fire that might start in a wall
sill
Let-in-Brace
Fireblocks
Studs
24. Used for support and connect the sole and top plates.
Gable fill
sill
Top plate
Studs
25. 2 by 4 lumber that serves as the bottom of the opening for a window
Ridge blocking
Fireblocks
sill
Fireblocks
26. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
Studs
Let-in-Brace
Channels & Corners
Ridge blocking
27. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Studs
Header
Truss chord
Studs
28. The lumber nailed to the ends of the tp chords of the tresses to give a finished look to the roof
Sway brace
Gussets
Fascia Board
Gable fill
29. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Gable fill
Gussets
Truss chord
Sole plate
30. Used to make the top and bottom chords of the truss
Truss chord
Fireblocks
Brace
Header
31. Connectors used to bind together truss chords and webs at the joints. They can be made out of wood or metal.
Truss
Studs
Sole plate
Gussets
32. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Trimmers
Fascia Board
Cripples
Studs
33. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Cap Plate
Brace
Truss web
Let-in-Brace
34. Is a framework made up of lumber members called chords and webs which form a light - strong and rigid structure.
Let-in-Brace
Gable fill
Sole plate
Truss
35. Lumber used to give support and additional strength to another piece of lumber.
Sway brace
sill
Trimmers
Brace
36. Lumber put into a wall so the wall will be stable and remain square.
Let-in-Brace
Cap Plate
Fireblocks
Ridge blocking
37. Stud size lumber cut in proper lengths and used as a support between the top plate and door or window header and between the window sill and sole plate.
Toenailing
Cripples
Cap Plate
Ridge blocking
38. Heavy lumber used to support the area above an opening. Headers are used above door and window openings.
Fireblocks
Gable fill
Fascia Board
Header
39. An arrangement of lumber used at the corner of a wall or along its interior so that adjoining walls can be attached and nailed.
Studs
Fascia Board
Cripples
Channels & Corners
40. Used to support door and window headers and window sills
Cap Plate
Trimmers
Ridge blocking
Truss chord
41. A principal piece of lumber which strengthens the top of a wall. Allows one wall to tie o another and serves as a junction.
Fascia Board
Brace
Sole plate
Cap Plate
42. Driving a nail at an angle through 2 pieces of wood
Cap Plate
Studs
Studs
Toenailing