Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 66
Fig. 18. — Bundle of Boards. CONSTRUCTION OF CEILING. 27 his fireplaces and kitchen stove with rough and finished woodswhich have cost him at the rate of four to eight cents per squarefoot! The ordinary ceiling in a Japanese house consists of widethin boards, with their edges slightly overlapping.… … Pig. 19. — Section of Ceiling. tive cross-beams, measuring in section an inch square or less,are altogether inadequate to support the ceiling, thin and lightas the boards composing it really are. As one examines theceiling, he finds no trace of pin or nail, and finally comesto wonder how the strips…
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