الواجب 6 (balloon framing)
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Balloon framing
Name : Abdulrahman Hatem Tayeb ID . 1010314 Ss. AR320
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Framing (construction) Balloon framing
A wooden-frame house under construction – in this example of platform framing the location of the upper floor is readily discerned by the wide joists between the floors,
and the upper structure rests on this platform .
Framing, in construction known as light-frame construction, is a building technique based around vertical structural members, usually calledstuds,
Balloon framing is a method of wood construction – also known as "Chicago construction" in the 19th century[8] – used primarily in Scandinavia,
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replaced by platform framing.”
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Balloon framing allowed “simple men to do simple tasks” without all of the dovetailing and mortises and tenons that were required when using more expensive
“post and beam” construction techniques.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(construction)
http://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?topic=437.0
http://renaissanceronin.wordpress.com/tag/balloon-‐framing/