Chapter 27 Environmentally Friendly Framing Methods
Across
- 2. / a brightly colored rubber sac that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck
- 4. / a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood
- 5. / or smoke-activated dampers
- 7. / a solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure
- 12. barriers / a thin layer of impermeable material to prevent moisture from damaging the fabric
- 13. / a thin decorative covering of fine wood
- 14. / enclose or cover in paper or soft material
- 17. / a vertical section of bricks or other masonry that is one unit thick
- 18. platform framing, or Platform
- 22. / joints are the spaces between bricks, concrete blocks, or glassblocks, that are filled with mortar or grout
- 23. board / plasterboard
- 25. / the connecting of two wythes to form stability within the wall
- 27. / T&G
- 28. / material made of a network of wire or thread
- 29. / manufactured in sections to enable assembly on site
- 30. / a rigid structure that encloses or surrounds something
- 31. / stonework
- 32. Ties / typically embedded in mortar joints
Down
- 1. / sudden, brief, and intermittent bursts of bright light
- 3. concrete forms / ICFs
- 6. / a small piece of partly burned wood or coal
- 8. / a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them
- 9. cut / the end of the joist must be cut on an angle
- 10. barriers / systems are designed to help keep termites out of your home
- 11. / of a brick is one row in height
- 15. / a type of strong thin wooden board
- 16. / a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water
- 19. / can be nailed to the exterior face of the wall, and then the wall tilted up into place
- 20. / a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building work and repairs
- 21. / the foundation for a floor in a building
- 24. / is the most common framing system now in use
- 26. / using or having a framework of upright and horizontal beams