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Floor Joist – One of a series of parallel beams of timber, reinforced concrete, or steel used to
support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders or bearing walls;
the widest dimension is vertically oriented.
Common Joist, Bridging Joist – A joist on which floor boards are laid; neither supports a joist
nor is it supported by another joist.
Binding Joist, binder – A beam which supports the common joists of a wood floor above and the
ceiling joists below; commonly joins two vertical posts.
Girder – A large or principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber; used to support
concentrated loads at isolated points along its length.
Bridging – A brace, or a system of braces, placed between joists to stiffen them, to hold them in
place, and to help distribute the load.
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Cross Bridging, Diagonal Bridging, Herringbone Strutting – Diagonal bracing, in pairs, between adjacent
floor joists to prevent the joists from twisting.
Block Bridging, Solid Bridging, Solid Strutting – Short members (boards) which are fixed vertically
between floor joists to stiffen the joists.
Principal Joist – a large joist that carries much of the floor load.
Ledger, Ribbon or Ribband – a horizontal member which is housed in the studs of balloon framing and
carries joists.
Ledger Strip, Ribbon Strip – On a beam which carries joists flush with the upper edge of the beam (or
girder), a strip of lumber which is nailed to the side of the beam (along its bottom edge), forming a seat for
the joists and helping to support them.
Sill – a horizontal timber, at the bottom of the frame of a wood structure, which rests on the foundation.
Sleepers -1. One of a number of horizontal timbers that are laid on a concrete slab (or on the ground) and to which the flooring is nailed.
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4.1 WOOD FLOOR FRAMING EXTENSIONS
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4.2 FLOOR JOISTS ON BEAMS/GIRDERS
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4.3 FLOOR FINISHES
A. Wood Flooring
Plank Flooring – Flooring made of long, wide, square-sawn thick piece of timber
called planks; the specifications vary, but often the minimum width is 8” (200 mm), and
the minimum thickness is 2” to 4” (50 to 100 mm) for softwood and 1” (25 mm) for
hardwood.
Parquet Flooring – Inlaid wood flooring usually set in simple geometric patterns.
Parquet Tile Flooring – parquet units glued to paper to form tiles for flooring. The tiles
are glued to the cement floor face down; when dry, paper is wet and stripped off the
tile surface; sanded and primed to finish.
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B. Cement Flooring and Cement Tile Flooring
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C. Ceramic Tile & Vitrified Tile Flooring
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4.4 PARTITION WALL FRAMING SYSTEM & PARTITION WALL
FINISHES
4.4.1 WOOD WALL FRAMING SYSTEM
A partition wall is a dividing wall within a building; may be bearing or non-load bearing. Parts
of the partition are:
Stud – an upright post or support, esp. one of a series of vertical structural members which
act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition.
Partition cap, head, plate – the uppermost horizontal member of a partition; the top plate of a
partition on which the joists rests.
Soleplate – a horizontal timber which serves as a base for the studs in a stud partition.
Cripple – a structural element that is shorter than usual, as a stud above a door opening or
below a window sill.
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Bay Window With a Top Plate and Header
Exterior Walls Constructed in the Shape of a Bay
Extending Across the Opening in the Plane of the
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4.5 WOOD WALL FINISHES
Wood Boards – Lumber less than 2” (5 cm) thick and between 4” (10 cm) to 12” (30 cm) in width,
used as horizontal and vertical board siding. The various cuts of wood boards used in finishing
works are:
HORIZONTAL BOARD SIDINGBEVEL SIDING
DROP SIDING
V-CUT
Corrugated siding – scalloped wood sheathing
with the convex forms visible.
CORRUGATED
SIDINGS
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SQUARE-EDGE BOARDS - boards used with other boards and battens to protect and enhance the vertical
joints and form board-and-board or board-and-batten patterns.
“Board and Batten” or “Batten” siding – narrow battens or wood strips attached to the joints of T&G
sheathing. Wood strips are lumber less than 4” (10 cm) wide.
Board and Board Siding or Stone-cut siding – visible equal sized board and batten.
Plywood – made of an odd number of veneer sheets glued together with the grains running at
right angles to each other. Use 16” (405 mm) stud spacing for 10 mm plywood; 24” (610 mm)
stud spacing for 12 mm plywood. The different types of plywood are:
Soft Plywood – used for form lumber
Hardwood Plywood – used for paneling
and finishing work where usually one
face is hard-finished.
Marine Plywood or Exterior Grade
Plywood – used for exterior use where
waterproof glue is used.
Hardboard and/or Plyboard – made from wood chips which are
exploded into fibers under a stream of high pressure. The lining in
the wood itself binds pressed wood together with no fillers or
artificial adhesives applied. Pressed wood is equally strong in all
directions but very brittle. Its color varies from light to dark
brown.
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Fiberboard – are finishing materials made from vegetable fibers such as
corn or sugarcane stalks pressed into sheets. It is not very strong, but
has good insulating properties therefore it is usually applied as a ceiling
finish only.