Question

Match the words with their definitions

Answer 1

Wooden 2 X 8's, 10's, or 12's that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls- Joist

Explanation:

1. Wooden 2 X 8's, 10's, or 12's that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls- Joist
2. A point where a bearing/structural weight is concentrated and transferred to the foundation-Point Load
3. Includes all exterior walls and any interior wall that is aligned above a support beam or girder-Load Bearing Wall
4. Plywood substitute made of coarse sawdust that is mixed with resin and pressed into sheets-Particleboard
5. The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around or against a basement/crawl space foundation wall- Backfill
6. Continuous 8m" or 10" thick concrete pad installed before and supports the foundation wall or monopost-Footing
7. Ribbed steel bars installed in foundation concrete walls, footers and poured in place concrete structures designed to strengthen concrete-Rebar
8. The end, upper, triangular area of a home, beneath the roof-Gable
9. A manufactured 4X8 wood panel made out of 1-2 wood chips and glue. Often used as a substitute for plywood-OSB
10. The incline slope of a roof or the ratio of the total width of a house-Pitch
11. A manufactured structual wood beam. It is constructed of pressure and adhesive wood strands of wood-Microlam