Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905, Nolan, Thomas, 1857-1926 · New York : W.T. Comstock · leaf 52
to theconstruction where the win-dows are placed. The balloon frame is muchcheaper than the bracedframe, and as it is concealedwhen the house is sheathedand plastered, balloon framingis generally employed forhouses built to sell, and .s the general method in vogue in the North-west. Such a frame,… … Fig. 18. so BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. old fashioned methods. The braced frame is adopted as far as thesills, posts, girts and braces are concerned, but the common studdingis generally mortised at the lower end only and spiked at the upperend, and generally the plate is made of two thicknesses of 2x4…
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