Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 105
wall. There must always be left around the end of a beam which isin the wall a sufficient space to allow for proper ventilation toprevent dry rot, and the end should always be well painted tokeep out the moisture. Patent wall-hangers and box anchors areoften used to support the endsof joists in… … Fig. 120. a joist must be placed close against the inside of the wall allaround the building to give a firm nailing for the flooring. Crowning. In any floor, whether in a wood or a brickbuilding, if the span of the floor joists is very considerable so that 81 74 CARPENTRY there is any chance for…
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