Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 47
for each floor joistabout two inches down into thetop of the sill. The sill shouldbe well painted on the under sideas a protection against moisture from the wall, but unpainted Fig. is. comer of sni. el.sewhere to allow of drying out, and should be set in a thick bed of mortar. As our sill is to… … 26 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE Custom allows much variation in the size of the sill, six by sixbeing the more common size. Six by eight is called for in our caseand in some cases the sill is made six by the depth of the joist. \Mierelarge sizes of timber are easily obtainable, this method is to be…
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