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Chapter 7 wood frame construction Flashcards

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Asbestos cement shingle

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A “fireproof” roofing shingle that is composed of cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.

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Asphalt felt siding

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A type of siding manufactured by saturating a dry felt with asphalt, then coating it with a fine glass fiber.

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Balloon frame

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A wooden structure in which all vertical studs in the exterior bearing walls extend the full height of the frame from sill to roof. No firestops are present within the walls.

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Batten

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A type of siding that uses vertical strips of wood to cover joints.

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Bottom plate

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A structural member laid on the subfloor where the vertical studs are installed.

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Bridging

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Braces placed between parallel frame members to prevent movement from their vertical axis. Also known as cross bracing.

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Cantilevered

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A type of construction in which an overhang is supported from only one end where one floor extends beyond and over a foundation wall.

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Chamfer

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To cut off the corners of a timber to retard ignition.

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Chipboard

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Wood chips that are glued together to make flat sheets. Often used in the floor construction of mobile homes.

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Corrugated metal siding

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Grooved panels utilized on industrial buildings of wood or steel framing; it poses an electrical hazard from stray electrical wires or lightning.

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Curtain wall

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A non-loadbearing wall that carries no weight other than its own. It is installed only to keep out the weather.

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End matched

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A descriptor for lumber with tongues and grooves at the ends.

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Engineered wood

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In the construction trade, laminated timbers. In this text, wood modified from its natural state.

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English Tudor

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Balloon frame structure finished to resemble post and frame construction.

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Finger joints

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Interlocking wood pieces that are glued together to create a longer piece of dimensional lumber.

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Flitch plate girder

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Composite of a steel plate or plywood sandwiched between two beams.

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Glued laminated timber

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Planks glued together to form a solid timber.

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Header

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A joist that parallels floor/roof beams and is used to create an opening.

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Heavy timber

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Buildings constructed with non-combustible or limited combustible exterior walls and floors made of large dimension combustible materials. Also known as type IV construction.

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Hip

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The rafter at the angle where two sloping roofs or sides of a roof meet.

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Joist

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Wooden 2 x 8’s, 2 x 10’s, or 2 x 12‘s that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling and are supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls.

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Legacy construction

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In terms of wood frame construction, the use of solid wood members as opposed to lightweight wood trusses and wooden I-joists.

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log cabin

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Structure constructed of entire tree trunks, as opposed to boards sawn from trees.

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Lumber

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Wood that has been sawn and planed.

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Matched lumber
Tongue and grooved lumber (usually lengthwise).
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Metal siding
A type of siding that is often made to look like another type of siding - for example, stone or clapboards.
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Mortise and tenon
Joints that are fitted together to transfer loads properly.
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Novelty siding
Combustible siding laid over the sheathing of a building. This type of siding comes in many different shapes and is laid horizontally.
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Oriented flakeboard
Another name for OSB.
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Oriented strand board (OSB)
A type of board made of layers of strands of wood cut from logs, with a fairly constant width to length ratio.
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Plank and beam
Used in modern construction, a woodframe structure built with heavier beams that are spaced much farther apart than the traditional 16 inches.
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Platform frame
A structure in which subflooring is laid on the joists, and the frame for the first floor walls is erected on the first floor.
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Plywood
Wood panels manufactured with the grain of alternate plies laid at right angles to develop the approximate equal strength in either direction.
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Plywood siding
4 foot wide sheets that give the appearance of 4 inch wide strips about a half inch apart.
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Post and frame
A woodframe structure with an identifiable frame or skeleton of timber fitted together. Joints are constructed by mortise and tenon, fitted together to transfer loads properly.
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Pyrolytic decomposition
The chemical decomposition of a compound into one or more other substances by heat alone; pyrolysis often proceeds combustion.
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Rafters
Wood members used to support the roof sheeting and loads.
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Ridge board
A structural member placed on the ridge of the roof onto which the upper ends of rafters are fastened.
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Rough carpentry
All the wood framing members and sheathing of a building. Also known as framing.
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Rough lumber
Lumber that is left as sawn on all four sides.
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Sawn beam
Wooden beam sawn out of a tree trunk. To some extent, these beams have been replaced by the wooden I-beam due to the weight and cost of the true wooden beam.
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Sill
Component found on the bottom of the frame of a wood structure. It rests on and is bolted to the foundation.
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Soffit
False space above built-in cabinets, usually in the kitchen, or in the undersides or stairways and projecting eaves.
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Spliced timber
Due to the shortage of solid timbers, these members are joined together by various metal connectors to transfer loads so that the spliced timber acts as a single member.
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Spline
Wooden strips that fit into grooves in two adjacent planks to make a tight floor.
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Stringers
A component of a set of stairs used to support risers (vertical stair components between treads) and treads (horizontal stair components on which people place their feet).
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Stucco
An exterior plaster finish made of Portland cement.
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Stud
A column in a frame building, usually nominal 2 x 4“ or 2 x 6“.
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Subflooring
Laid on top of the joists, the structural member that serves as the base for the finished floor.
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Top plate
Top horizontal member of a wood frame wall that supports the ceiling joists.
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Trimmer
A piece of lumber that supports a header and can be found in floor openings such as stairwells (runs perpendicular to floor joists).
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Trunnel
Wooden peg used to pin together mortise and tenon joists.
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Truss frame
Developed by the US Forest Products Laboratory, a type of wood frame that substitutes sawn beams for truss members used in roofs and floors. It is held together with nails.
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Truss void
Found within a truss roof system, a void space located between the top floor ceiling and the roof. Also known as a cockloft.
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Valley
The lower slope formed by the connection of two inclined planes of a roof.
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Vermiculite
Mineral used as bulk insulation and as an aggregate in insulating.
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Vinyl siding
A thermoplastic that will deform and drip when introduced to a fire situation. Often made to look like wood siding.
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Wall bearing
A descriptor indicating a structure in which the entire structural load is carried on the walls; the opposite of a curtain wall.
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Wood
A hard fibrous material forming the major part of trees. It is usually milled or otherwise processed for use in construction.
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Wood framed
Building with exterior walls, interior walls, floors, and roofs made of combustible wood material.
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Wood lath
Narrow, rough strips of wood nailed to studs. Plaster is spread on wood laths. Generally no longer used, wood lath is present in many existing buildings.
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Wooden walled building
A wall bearing building that carries the load of the structure and the contents.

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