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 95
n. In most cases where 80 PRACTICAL CARPENTRY houses are sheathed with seven-eighths sheathingit is best to keep the frame back one inch fromthe wall, so that when the sheathing is put on itwill come flush with the wall, then there is noth-ing to project over the wall at the bottom but theoutside… … FIG. 102 FIG. 103 equal in cross section to a 6 hy 6, and it is safeto say that they are stronger than a 6 by 6 gainedout to receive the joist. The built-up sill hasmuch the advantage in maldng splices. In splic-ing, the joint can be so broken that when puttogether it will be like one continuous…
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