Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 318
t. The flooring laid in this manner bracesthe building, and resists any tendency to twist.In the best construction, we use some sortof deafening material between the upper andunder floor, to deaden sound. Tlie upper flooris of maple, oak, or yellow pine of matched ortongued-and-grooved boards, with… … Fig, 47. Section Showing Blind-Nailing, heads hidden from view. The upper floor shouldbe thoroughly kiln-dried—that is, diied arti-ficially to drive out the greater part of themoisture, so that when it is finally laid, it willnot dry out in the building and open up uglycracks. For this reason the…
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