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SKETCH No. 1 shows a cross-section of a “balloon” frame taken from an actual example. It is a glaring violation of all the principles of good construction, fire-resistance and sanitation. It’s a fire trap, a vermin harbor, and is subject to a disastrous amount of ureequal settlement. At “A” is shown the original condition of the framework just after being built. At “B” is indicated, graphically, the dilapidated and deplorable condition of affairs, a year later, after the inevitable shrinkage-settlement has taken place. And it is to be especially noted that the faults shown are not the result of settlement itself, but rather the result of the difference in settlement of corresponding and adjacent parts. If an engineer were to design a foundation in such a manner as to be productive of the faults shown, he would, most assuredly, be considered an exceedingly poor engineer. And rightly so. Why, then, in the name of common justice, is not the builder who, day after day, continues to design and frame the timber superstructure in the manner shown, deserving of the same amount of condemnation as the discreditable engineer? Wherein is the difference between an incomptent designer of foundations and an incompetent designer of timber framing? As a matter of fact, the latter, in this particular case, is more to be censured than the former, for, in residence construction, seven cases out of ten the evils resulting from unequal settlement can be traced to the timber framework rather than to the foundation.
In the “balloon” framing, shown in Sketch No. 1, the exterior studding extends in one length from sill to rafter plate. Hence, the amount of shrinkable timber contributing to the total vertical settlement of the exterior wall is made up of the 4-inch sill and the 4-inch rafter-plate, equaling 8 inches in all. In like manner, the shrinkable bearing-timber in the interior partition is made up of the 10-inch girder, the two sets of 10-inch floor-joists, the two layers of 1-inch sub-flooring, the two 2-inch partition-soles, and the two 2-inch partitioning caps, totaling 40 inches. Hence, assuming an ultimate shrinkage of ½ inch to the foot, the exterior wall will settle 1/24th of 8 inches, or only
inch, while the interior partition will settle 1/24th of 40 inches, or 1
inches. And the difference of 1
inches is bound to cause trouble—floors sag, door frames are thrown out of square, plastering cracks, and the upper partition sometimes parts company with the ceiling overhead or, perhaps, pulls away from the floor and hangs suspended from the ceiling-joists. Trouble enough, surely! But that is not all. Damaging local settlement also takes place at the outer ends of the floor joists, often leaving a wide gap between the finish floor and baseboard, as shown exaggerated in the sketch. At the second floor line the total shrinkage of the 1-inch sub-fl...
Table of contents
FOREWORD
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Logical Methods in Architectural Drafting
Framing to Prevent Unequal Shrinkage-Settlement
INDEX TO ARCHITECTITRAL DETAILS - For Every Type of Building
