Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 82
ing, as shown in Fig. 61, the grain of the bridging ahuays being hori-zontal. This gives a good nailing for the floor boards and permitsof hot air pipes being carried up in the partition without cutting anytimber. WOOD FRAMING. 79 The two joists which support the partition should each be at least 3… … Fig. 6o, joists bend more than the other floor joists it will produce a bad ap-pearance in the ceiling. Wherever a partition rests on top of the beams or flooring it will, of course, settle by an amount equal to the shrinkage of the joists, and in brick buildings this is often sufficient to cause a…
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