Ch 10 House Construction

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Across
  1. 3. a block molded from moist clay and hardened with heat
  2. 5. a nonsupporting wall tied to the wall frame that is covered with wallboard
  3. 7. the way that masonry units are arranged together in a pattern
  4. 12. - bolts that anchor the sill plate to the foundation wall
  5. 13. a group of members forming a rigid triangular framework for the roof
  6. 16. the very bottom of the foundation
  7. 17. covering of plywood sheets nailed directly to the floor joists
  8. 18. lightweight horizontal support members
  9. 20. hardend earth or mineral matter
  10. 22. hard building material made by combining cement, sand, and gravel with water
  11. 23. small, built up beam that carries the load of the structure over the door and window openings
Down
  1. 1. small series of beams that support the weight of the roof
  2. 2. the horizontal line at which the two slopes of the roof meet
  3. 4. the first piece of lumber
  4. 6. a hard building material such as brick, concrete block, stucco, and natural stone siding the material forming the exposed surface of outside walls of a house
  5. 8. a vertical pipe that connects the gutter system to the ground to carry rainwater away from the house's foundation
  6. 9. -walls that support the load of the house between the footing and the floor
  7. 10. the underlying base of the house
  8. 11. a sheet metal used in waterproofing the roof
  9. 14. 2" x 4" (or 2 x 6”) vertical framing members
  10. 15. a large horizontal member in the floor that takes the load of joists
  11. 16. the depth to which frost penetrates soil in the area
  12. 19. a horizontal open trough located under the perimeter of the roof to channel water away
  13. 21. thin pieces of material for laying in overlapping rows on roofs