Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 141
common use. The girders serve to sup-port the partitions as well asto support the floors, andshould, therefore, be designedto come under the partitionswhenever this is possible.When the distance betweenthe outside walls is too greatto be spanned by the girder,it is supported on brick piersor posts… … Fig. 1-11. Cutting Girder Bad Practice onAccount of Weakening Effect 109 98 CARPENTRY Joists. Joists are the light pieces which make up the body ofthe floor frame and to which the flooring is nailed. They are almostalways made of spruce, although other woods may be used, and maybe found more…
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