Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 66
lbe explained in detail under the proper headings. The Sill. The sill is the first part of the frame to be set inplace. It rests directly on the underpinning and extends allaround the building, being jointed at the corners and splicedwhere necessary; and since it is subject to much cutting and… … Fig. 54. Sill Placed on Wall. it should be six by eight, and nothing lighter than six by sixshould be used except for piazza sills. For piazza sills a four bysix timber is used. The material is generally spruce, althoughsometimes it is Norway pine or native pine (depending upon thelocality). The…
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