Building materials vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Capable of easily igniting and rapidly burning
  2. 3. a substance that causes a reaction in another substance
  3. 4. a chalky material that is a main ingredient in plaster and gypsum board.
  4. 9. Lumber quantity measure equivalent to a piece of lumber that is 1" thick, 12" wide and 1' long
  5. 11. Panel material to which roofing material or siding is secured
  6. 13. A high, open ceiling that generally follows the roof pitch.
  7. 15. A horizontal member that supports the framework of a building on the bottom of a wall or box joist.
  8. 17. Protected from corrosion by a zinc coating
  9. 18. A method of cutting siding in which each board is tapered and grooved so that the upper piece fits tightly over the lower piece.
  10. 19. Concrete that has hardened but has not yet gained its structural strength
  11. 22. A rate computation to determine surhcarge or credit to workers' compensation premium based on a company's previous accident experience.
  12. 23. the catalytic action water has in transforming the chemicals in portland cement into a hard solid
  13. 25. concrete that has hardened and gained its structural strength
  14. 27. materials that are added to concrete mix to change certain properties of the concrete
Down
  1. 1. concrete when it is first mixed and is in a semiliquid and moldable state.
  2. 5. The ash produced during the reduction of iron ore to iron in a blast furnace.
  3. 6. information that details any toxic, chemical, or potentially harmful substances that are contained in a product.
  4. 7. generally, equally spaced framing members that support floors and ceilings.
  5. 8. a beam, truss, or slab that extends past the last point of support
  6. 10. A measure of nail length; commonly abbreviated with the letter d
  7. 12. manufactured wood products such as doors, windows, and moldings.
  8. 14. The surface or amount of space occupied by a two-dimensional object such as a rectangle, circle, or square.
  9. 16. A sloping structural member of a roof frame to which sheathing is secured
  10. 20. the joint formed when one square-cut edge of a piece of material is placed against another material
  11. 21. The amount of space occupied in three dimensions.
  12. 24. A punch-like tool used to recess finish nails
  13. 26. Protective natural or synthetic coatings