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 42
. A Built-Up Sm. ber, the nails, in the course of a few years,become very weak and brittle from rust. Another box sill that is claimed to be strong,warm, and rat-proof is shown in Fig. 8. FRAMING 21 First there is a wall-plate or bed-plate, say of2 by 8 inches, and an upright the same widthas… … Fig. 10. Box Sill Construction. to lay the floor, as there is no studding to cutaround. A built-up sill that has a number of goodpoints is illustrated in Fig. 9. This construc-tion makes a very strong sill for a solid wallfoundation, and makes the walls perfect^ rat-proof and also draught-proof. In…
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