Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931, ed · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 98
arged View of Cast-iron Shoe C(Fig. 356). the view of strengthening and increasingthe rigidity of the whole floor. To preventsplitting at the ends by boring, it is usualto make a saw kerf at each end of the struts between the joists, were it not for the floorboards being nailed to the joists. Solid… … Fig. 359.—Movement of Herringbone Struttingproduced by Shrinkage of Joists. in thickness, and thus they are of very littleuse for the purpose for which they were in-tended. Solid strutting is a most valuableform for stiffening and strengthening floors 82 CARPENTRY AND JOINERY. of warehouses, etc.,…
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