A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 466
ce k,to which they are nailed. Thestuds ;/, o, p, etc., extend fromthe base to the plate /, on whichrests the curved ribs //, o\ p\ giv-ing the head of the niche a semi-domical form; the front is closedby two quarter-circle ribs cfg letin and nailed to the studs a and b.Bridging, or stiffeners s,… … 132 CARPENTRY. SLOw-BURi^iKG co:n^structiok. 211, When a wooden building is constructed of good,sound, well seasoned material, and the workmanship on thatmaterial is first class in every respect, there is no reasonwhy the house should not last 80 or 100 years, or even more,providing it does not…
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