Hammer Time
You should always wear these to keep your eyes safe from flying splinters or metal.
These are the top and bottom horizontal pieces that hold your wall studs together.
LVL and Glue-laminated wood aren't grown in one piece; they are called this type of lumber.
What is engineered lumber?
If a board is 10 feet long, it is this many inches total.
What is 120 inches?
This "folding" bolt is the best way to hang something heavy on a hollow drywall wall.
What is a toggle bolt?
This tool is used to drive finishing nails below the surface of wood.
What is a nail set
If a floor sticks out past the wall like a balcony, those joists are called this.
What are cantilevered?
These "pre-cut" studs are used to build walls for a standard 8-foot ceiling.
What is 92-5/8 inches?
If you have 12 feet of trim, you have this many inches.
What is 144 inches?
"Sheetrock" and "Plasterboard" are brand names for this board made of gypsum.
What is drywall?
Be careful! These hardened nails are meant for concrete, but they are most likely to shatter if hit wrong.
What are masonry nails?
To make a floor strong, always install joists with this "frown" side facing up.
What is a crown?
In construction, this word means a wall or post is perfectly straight up and down.
What is plumb?
A 48-inch-wide window is exactly this many feet wide.
What is 4 feet wide?
This power tool is much faster than a regular drill for putting up drywall.
What is a screw gun?
Never use the "v-shaped" back of one hammer to hit another hammer; that part is called this.
What is the claw?
These extra-heavy beams support the ends of the floor joists in the middle of a house.
What are girders?
To build a 44-foot wall with 3 plates, you need to buy this many 16-foot boards.
What is 9?
A 132-inch-long wall is exactly this many feet long.
What is 11 feet?
When hanging drywall, never put a factory beveled edge next to this type of edge
What is a cut edge?
If a chisel's head gets squashed into this "vegetable" shape, it becomes too dangerous to hit.
What is a mushroomed head?
To hold a joist in place, you should use at least two of these 3-inch nails.
What are 10D nails
If 3 people work 20, 18, and 22 hours each, this is the total work time.
What is 180 hours?
(DAILY DOUBLE!!!!)
If a framer gets paid $580.66, $632.50, $350.89, and $420.00, this is their total paycheck.
To make it fit easily, drywall should be about this much shorter than the ceiling height.
What is an 1/8 inch?