NCCER Carpentry Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025
Blocking - Answers A wood block used as a filler piece and a support between framing members
Bucks - Answers well-braced frame placed inside a concrete form to provide an opening for a door or
window
Cripple stud - Answers In wall framing, a short framing stud that fills the space between a header and
top plate or between the sill and the soleplate
Double top plate - Answers A plate made of two members to provide better stiffening of a wall. It is also
used for connecting splices, corners, and partitions that are at right angles (perpendicular) to the wall.
Drying-in - Answers Applying sheathing, windows, and exterior doors to a framed building.
Furring strip - Answers Narrow wood strip nailed to a wall or ceiling as a nailing base for finish material
Header - Answers A horizontal structural member that supports the load over a window, door, or other
wall openings
Jamb - Answers The top (head jamb) and side members of a door or window frame that come into
contact with the door or window.
Monolithic - Answers Concrete that is cast as a single unit; i.e., a concrete floor and joists
Rough Sill - Answers The lower framing member attached to the top of the lower cripple studs to form
the base of a rough opening for a window
Sound transmission class (STC) - Answers rating scale for the transmission of sound through a wall or
ceiling of a building
Tilt-up concrete construction - Answers Concrete construction method in which the wall sections of a
building are cast horizontally on the job site or precast off-site and are lifted into position using a crane
Top plate - Answers The upper horizontal framing member of a wall used to carry the roof trusses or
rafters.
Trimmer stud - Answers A vertical framing member that forms the sides of rough openings for doors and
windows. It provides stiffening for the frame and supports the weight of the header
Blocking - Answers A wood block used as a filler piece and a support between framing members
Bucks - Answers well-braced frame placed inside a concrete form to provide an opening for a door or
window
Cripple stud - Answers In wall framing, a short framing stud that fills the space between a header and
top plate or between the sill and the soleplate
Double top plate - Answers A plate made of two members to provide better stiffening of a wall. It is also
used for connecting splices, corners, and partitions that are at right angles (perpendicular) to the wall.
Drying-in - Answers Applying sheathing, windows, and exterior doors to a framed building.
Furring strip - Answers Narrow wood strip nailed to a wall or ceiling as a nailing base for finish material
Header - Answers A horizontal structural member that supports the load over a window, door, or other
wall openings
Jamb - Answers The top (head jamb) and side members of a door or window frame that come into
contact with the door or window.
Monolithic - Answers Concrete that is cast as a single unit; i.e., a concrete floor and joists
Rough Sill - Answers The lower framing member attached to the top of the lower cripple studs to form
the base of a rough opening for a window
Sound transmission class (STC) - Answers rating scale for the transmission of sound through a wall or
ceiling of a building
Tilt-up concrete construction - Answers Concrete construction method in which the wall sections of a
building are cast horizontally on the job site or precast off-site and are lifted into position using a crane
Top plate - Answers The upper horizontal framing member of a wall used to carry the roof trusses or
rafters.
Trimmer stud - Answers A vertical framing member that forms the sides of rough openings for doors and
windows. It provides stiffening for the frame and supports the weight of the header
