. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 110. Light Braces for BalloonFrame Fig. 111. Construction ofDoor and Window Frames The frames for the door and window openings are usually madein a braced frame, from 4X 4-inch pieces. A vertical stud A A,Fig. Ill, is placed on each side of the opening, the proper distancebeing left between them, and horizontal pieces BB are framed intothem at a proper level to form the top and the bottom of the all good work a small truss is formed above each opening by set-ting up two pieces of studding CC ove
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 110. Light Braces for BalloonFrame Fig. 111. Construction ofDoor and Window Frames The frames for the door and window openings are usually madein a braced frame, from 4X 4-inch pieces. A vertical stud A A,Fig. Ill, is placed on each side of the opening, the proper distancebeing left between them, and horizontal pieces BB are framed intothem at a proper level to form the top and the bottom of the all good work a small truss is formed above each opening by set-ting up two pieces of studding CC over the opening, in the form ofa triangle. This is to receive any weight which comes from thestudding directly above the opening, and to carry it to either sideof the opening where it is received by the studding and in this way 93 82 CARPENTRY carried down to the sill. Such a truss is shown in Fig. 111. Thepieces used are 3X4 inches or 4X4 inches, and may be either framedinto the other members or merely spiked. There should be a spaceD of at least 1 inch between the piece B formin
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