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 323
ashinc; j rSH/NJGLES % I Fig. 49. Section Showing Flashing and Counter-Flashing. Shrinkage. A word might be said aboutshrinkage. All lumber, when exposed to heat,will shrink, owing to the moistm^e drying out.In all wooden construction, all parts should becarefully framed together to reduce the… … Fig. 50. Flashing and Counter-Flashing around a Chinmey. what happens when the girder commences todry out. It will shrink, causing the post aboveto settle, which will affect the part of the build-ing carried in this way. Fig. 52 shows a muchbetter way of framing these posts. The postabove rests…
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