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 291
es the order after he receives thecontract to furnish the lumber; and this meansthat the contractor must wait for the lumberto be shipped from some distant mill, and more 258 FRAMING than likely to be first cut from the round tim-bers; and when it does finally arrive on thebuilding site, it is yet… … Fig. 135. Queen Eafter for Boof Support. Roof Supports. Fig. 135 is a sketch of whatis called a queen rafter. It is used for barnsup to 34 feet wide, without putting in purlins. FRA]\IING 259 While it possesses considerable merit for stiff-ening the roof, there is nothing in it to keepthe sides of…
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