WOOD LIGHT FRAME Flashcards
The cross pieces at the ends of the floor joists are called three things…
Headers, rim joists, or band joists
What are the two main advantages of platform framing… And one disadvantage?
Convenient lengths of lumbar, and automatically stopped vertical hollow spaces between floors.
The disadvantage is vertical shrinkage. Each platform has grain running horizontally, which causes increased shrinkage… Causing distress in exterior and interior finish surfaces.
Sheathing on the floor is called…
The subfloor
The cross piece at the bottom of studs in the wall is called two things…
A sole plate or a bottom plate
Rafters are headed off by what at the lower edge and what at the peak?
Top plate at the lower edge, Ridgeboard at the peak
What are batter boards?
They mark the area of excavation just beyond the corners of the site
The grain of subflooring should be laid ____ to the direction of the joists
Perpendicular
Why install horizontal studs at the mod point of framed walls higher than 10 feet?
Present spread of fire
What’s a reason to put transverse blocking between studs?
An interior non load bearing wall runs parallel to joists
Where would you use a squash block?
Under a point of vertical load
What is a birdsmouth cut?
Angled notch at base of rafter allowing it to sit securely on the top plate
A rake overhang has to be framed with what?
Lookouts and Fly rafters
Advances framing techniques do what?
Optimize use of lumber (less waste)
Headers over openings are not necessary in what kind of wall?
Non load bearing wall
