Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 131
of 1-inch boards spiked together, each layer being spiked separately tothe next. As the church was built in a country town, the savingover large timbers and iron rods was quite considerable. The onlyobjection to the use of thin stuff is that in seasoning in the buildingthe outer boards are apt to… … Fig. 15 rods, as there is no way of tightening them; they are also danger-ous in case of fire. In building up the tie-beams pains should be taken to see thatenough long pieces are used to carry the entire tensile stress. 70. MANNER OF SUPPORTING THE CEILING.—In sim-ple roofs, with ceilings formed…
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