Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 50
he horizontaltimber and post. (Fig. 22.) In the other method of exterior framing, called balloon fram-ing, the girts are omitted and the studs run from sill to plate. Theusual way of forming the plate in this construction is to spike on thetop of the studs a 2 X 4-inch piece, and on top of this… … 86 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE 29 IWA-vn/ JOI5T LLD&EIR. so that the top of the board will be an inch above the bottom of thefloor joistSo (Fig. 23.) This board is called a ledger-board and isone of the weak points of balloon framing, not in the weight carryingsense, but in case of fire, as it…
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