Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905, Nolan, Thomas, 1857-1926 · New York : W.T. Comstock · leaf 302
to the carriages is by wedges driven frombelow, and this obviously can not be done after the soffit or underside of the stairs is plastered, so that the plastering, if there is any,must be done after the stairs are finished. This is a very serious objection to the English method of con-struction,… … Fig. 303. 300 B UILDIN G CONS TR UCTION. The author, therefore, in his own practice always specifies the Bos-ton method of construction for all but inferior pine staircases, unlessthe stairs are to be paneled underneath, in which case a better jobcan usually be obtained by the English method of…
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