Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 126
n Balloon Frame Building Fig. 112 shows the framing for the top of a window opening ina balloon-framed building, where the ledger board is partly sup-ported by the studs directly over the opening. Since the floor joistsrest on the ledger board, there may be considerable weight trans-ferred to these… … Fig. 113. Door and Win-dow Studs in BalloonFrame always made of two 2X 4-inch pieces placed close together, and inthis case the connection of the piece forming the top and bottomof the frame with those forming the sides is made as shown at A inFig. 113. It should be noticed that in a balloon frame…
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