Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 33
r eight feet longas the case may require, se-curely nailed to joists whichare firmly set in the groundat the corners of the cellar.(Fig. 6.) Two boards will be needed for each angle, and they are set four or five feet away fromthe line of the wall so as not to interfere with the excavation or… … Fig. 6, Batter Boards. 31 14 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE the exact corner as given by the figured plans. This is often omittedbut is advisable as it gives a figure which will correspond to the di-mensions as figured on the plans, and any error can be more easilydetected than when the lines for the…
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