Foundations & Framing
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General
Construction Best Practices
Tools of the Trade
Materials
Engineering Marvels
100
The acronym O.C. stands for. (V100)
What is "On Center"?
100
Places planes on all walls.
What is right-click?
100
A curve in a board along an edge is called a ______
What is a crown?
100
Horizontal structural member used above a door or window. (V900)
What is a header?
100
A ______ ball can be used to demolish a building or transport Miley Cyrus.
What is Wrecking?
100
The most common types of nails used in house construction are ______ p. and _______ p. (V5000)
What are 16 penny and 8 penny?
100
This category of boots, popularized in construction and manufacturing, features a protective enforcement made of metal or composite material over the toes.
What is Steel?
200
Typical wall spacing for studs are _____"O.C.
What are 16" On Center?
200
Truss detail found above the bearing. (V400)
What is the heel?
200
The interior structure of roof trusses are shaped like a________
What is a triangle?
200
Horizontal structural member used to tie studs together. (Kitchen cabinets)
What is Blocking?
200
A cylindrical helical cutting tool used to cut round holes into wood, steel, etc. (V3000)
What is a drill bit?
200
A finished could be _______-, _______ , or_________, (Think Roof)
What is asphalt shingles, tile, steel, cedar shingles, slate, straw, metal shingles, etc?
200
This D-word, sounding like it's dying, describes the walls that can be erected between two residential spaces or between a private space and a public one. (V7000)
What is Demising?
300
Short studs found above or below a window.
What are cripple studs?
300
Web detail at a bottom chord vertical offset.
What is a k-web?
300
The peak of the planes. (V700)
What is the ridgeline?
300
A section of raised ceiling. (V1000)
What is the tray ceiling?
300
Sharing its name with a lively dance, this three-letter term refers to a device that holds a piece of work and guides a tool operating on it.
What is a Jig?
300
A 2" x 4" true dimension is _______ X_______
What is 1 1/2" X 3 1/2"?
300
Notorious for its 3.97 degree tilt, this freestanding bell tower of a cathedral is located in its namesake Italian town. Its tilt comes from the soft ground of its unstable foundation.
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
400
Horizontal structural member used to prevent the spread of fire up a wall cavity.
What is fire blocking?
400
Allows ducts and electrical to pass through the floor truss.
What is a chase?
400
Determines top chord angle
What is the pitch?
400
This clown-friendly type of building construction features studs that extend from the foundation to the plate, or the full height of the structure.
What is Balloon framing?
400
An electric tool which has a reciprocating straight blade _____ that is used to cut wood
What is a jig saw or saber saw?
400
This fundamental material for framing a building is typically made from gypsum plaster wrapped in cardboard. (V6000)
What is Drywall?
400
In "Total Recall," Arnold Schwarzenegger's character is a construction worker turned action hero on Mars. This "rocky" actress, known for her roles in "Basic Instinct" and "Casino," played Arnold's wife.
Who is Sharon Stone?
500
Concrete foundation walls are typically _______ "thick. (V200)
What is 8" thick?
500
Sits on other trusses. (V500)
What is a valley truss?
500
The number 5 in 5/12 roof pitch refers to ______ units of ______
What is 5 units of rise?
500
This Z-word refers to the division of land into different parts, each with its own rules about how they can or cannot be developed.
What is Zoning?
500
This 2-dimensional technical drawing, which contains all the details of a construction project, is known by a colorful name.
What is Blueprints?
500
Wood shrinkage is concealed in flooring by using T&G, a strong joint that stands for what thing that sounds like a Gene Simmons album.
What is Tongue and Groove?
500
Abraham Lincoln is the rightmost face on Mount Rushmore. Which president is depicted immediately to the left of his image?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
600
The horizontal member at the bottom of a window.
What is sill plate?
600
Extend to a line. (hotkey)
What is alt-x?
600
Name of the horizontal board placed at the end of roof trusses. (V800)
What is a fascia board?
600
Rebar is placed in wet concrete in order to prevent________
What is cracking?
600
A beam of concentrated red/green light emitting from a self-leveling tool. (V4000)
What is a laser level?
600
An angled piece of wood placed between two surfaces used to create parallel surfaces
What are shims?
600
Trusses are made in________
What are factories?
700
The very top horizontal structural member that is used to tie walls together. (V300)
What is a double top plate?
700
View cuts planes. (hotkey) (V600)
What is shift-v?
700
Rafters are built on the ____ _______
What is a job site? (Always use Component Trusses!)
700
In order to determine if square; always measure _____________. (V2000)
What is diagonally?
700
A heavy pointed cylinder with a hole at the end of it in order to be suspended with string.
What is a plumb bob?
700
When wood makes direct contact with concrete you must use.
What is pressure-treated lumber?
700
July 13th, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the construction of this initially temporary advertisement for a local real estate development. (famous nine letters are these) (V8000)
What is the Hollywood sign?
800
Horizontal part of wall at the bottom of studs.
What is a sole plate?
800
The process of reducing the number of defects is typically known in manufacturing by the letters QC. What do those letters stand for?
What is Quality Control?
800
This song, released in 1985 by the band Starship, topped VH1's list of the top "awesomely bad" songs of all time.
What is We Built This City?
800
The term for vertical true
What is plumb
800
An aluminum triangle with various markings used by carpenters and has a pivot point.
What is a speed square?
800
Roofing felt is used to prevent _______from sticking to the sheathing.
What is shingles?
800
The Statue of Liberty holds her torch in this hand.
What is the right-hand?
