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35 Cards in this Set
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wood light frame construction |
most versatile. easily and swiftly constructed |
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balloon frame |
first wood framing system. unbroken from foundation to roof. firestops are required. |
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joists |
floor |
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studs |
walls |
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rafters |
sloping roofs |
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platform frame |
the advanced balloon framing, safer, convient. |
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firestops |
fire protection component made out of various materials to seal openings and joints |
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sheathing |
facing layer of boards or panels that join and stabilize the pieces into a single structural unit |
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subfloor |
sheathing on floor |
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sole plate |
joists at bottom of studs |
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ridge board |
horizontal member at the edge of a roof |
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sills |
bottoms of windows and doors |
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plumb bob |
used to align the marks on batter boards with stakes, and then corner of walls. |
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batter boards |
horizontal boards that represent foundation of building |
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foundation sill plate |
made of preservative-treated wood for added resistance to insects and and moisture. bolted to foundation |
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sill sealer |
made of compressible material to reduce air infiltration in the gab |
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bridging |
consists of solid blocking or crossbracing between joists |
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blocking |
short lengths of lumber inserted between framing members for a variety of purposes |
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jack studs |
trimmers
headers rest on these shortened studs |
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king studs |
jack studs are nailed to these |
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cripple studs |
rough sill support |
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shear wall |
resist lateral forces |
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hold-downs |
prevent walls from pulling up foundation. |
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let-in diagonal bracing |
located structural panels for lateral force resistance |
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pitch |
slope |
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rise |
vertical dimension |
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run |
horizontal diminsion |
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framing square |
a tool used to define pitch |
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hips |
slope downard |
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valley |
junction of a roof slope that connects to another roof or wall |
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pattern rafter |
one rafter which other rafters are traced |
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plumb cut |
vertical cut |
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level cut |
horizontal cut |
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birdmouth cut |
an angled notch in the rafter that allows the rafter to seat securely on the top plate of a wall |
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advanced framing techniques |
members are spaced at 24 OC
single top lates
minimizes unneded framing members |