The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 73
the aidof temporary support. It is always ad-visable, in instances where the bracesare framed into a made-up sill or post,to lag bolt the members of the made-up timber together; the strain is suchthat ordinary nailing is apt to loosen(see Fig. 3). The ledger board which supportsthe attic floor… … // • mtlt Uf »/ mt v, f i/tJ tn, i,tl,f,je jfl/t,j ftf,H,r Fig. 4. Balloon framings strength, is not allowed to become impaired by twisting. This and the supportafforded by cutting into the studs make it adequate for the purpose. Window and door studs, usually 4x4, can be made up of two pieces…
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