Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 100
ge enough to support the weight of thepartition without sagging any more than do the other joists of thefloor, and therefore joists three or even four inches thick should beused. Tiiey should be placed about six or seven inches apart oncenters, and plank bridging should be cut in between them… … Fig. 107. Partition Supported byStrips. thick and of the same depth as the floor joists, and shoukl be so placed that the grain will in every case be horizontal. A partition supported as described above is bound to settle somewhat as the ten or more inches of joist beneath it shrinks in seasoning,…
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