Chapter 35 Layout And Construction Of The Floor Frame

The ends of the girders are supported in the foundation wall by a ____.

• chair

• pocket

• shoe

• tongue

Floor joists are ____ members of a frame.

• circular

• diagonal

• horizontal

• vertical

Too much overlap of joists at the girder will cause ____.

• squeaking

• the floor to sag

• too much weight to be placed on the girder

• All of the above

Joists should rest on at least ____ of bearing on wood.

• 1/2 inches

• 1 inch

• 1 1/2 inches

• 2 inches

When floor joists are laid out, the X on the side of the line indicates ____.

• the crown of the joist

• a mistake was made and X’d out

• the side of the line the joist is to be placed

• an anchor bolt location

To lay out the OC joists, the first one is set back a distance equal to ____.

• one-half the joist thickness

• the width of a joist

• the thickness of a joist

• 3/4 inch, always

Heavy beams that support the inner ends of floor joists are called ____.

• bridging

• girders

• subflooring

• studs

To take up irregularities between the foundation and the sill, use ____.

• plywood

• particle board

• earth

• sill sealer

Notches in the bottom or top of sawn lumber floor joists should not exceed ____ of the joist depth.

• one-twelfth

• one-eighth

• one-sixth

• one-third

The minimum and maximum lap of joists over the girder are ____.

• 2 inches and 10 inches

• 3 inches and 12 inches

• 4 inches and 14 inches

• 5 inches and 16 inches