London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 182
used. 169 cuts, wherever it is possible, should be avoided, as forming con-ductors for decay. The floor which these beams supported was of that kindcalled naked flooring, consistint; of the nrirders before described, binding joists, common and ceiling joists, and flooring boards all of whicii, with… … a b. Jig. 68. Accordingly, all the ceiling was broached down ; the floor on either side of the girder a h was shored up from the very bottom, and also under the main partitions. Each chimney pier was needled up, and removed from above the ends of the rotten girder, as shown xwjigs. 70. and 71.…
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