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 171
wellings of to-day, the 144 FRAMING front hall or the stair hall is made larger thanis necessary to accommodate merely the stair.The reception hall and stair hall are combined,and appropriately so; but it is necessary thento finish the room more elaborately than if itwere used as a stair hall only.… … Fig. 79. Construction and Finish of Open Stairs. In Fig. 78, the different ways of mitering areshown. At a is a miter of forty-five degrees cuton both the string and the riser. This is thesimplest method and the one more often usedbecause of the saving in time. At b the riserhas a shoulder to fit…
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