. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Purlin and Header Used in Our Reconstructed Construction C PACING the rafters four feet ^ wider apart than la our old standard construction necessi- tated making the purlins a bit larger. This larger purlin, how- ever, when secured to the rafter by the usual short steel Itnee, might have a tendency to sag a bit. To prevent even the possi- bility of such a thing, we de- signed a special fitting which extends several inches along both under faces of the purlin. It serves the purposes of both a lug and a brace. You might think that the larger purlin,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Purlin and Header Used in Our Reconstructed Construction C PACING the rafters four feet ^ wider apart than la our old standard construction necessi- tated making the purlins a bit larger. This larger purlin, how- ever, when secured to the rafter by the usual short steel Itnee, might have a tendency to sag a bit. To prevent even the possi- bility of such a thing, we de- signed a special fitting which extends several inches along both under faces of the purlin. It serves the purposes of both a lug and a brace. You might think that the larger purlin, with this lug brace, might make the frame HiicKittfifs NEW TORK orncE 1171 Brsiiwsy look rather heavy. But it doesn't. You see you have a third less rafters, posts and col- umns, which gives so much lighter an cfifect that the purlins and lug brace are in perfect pro- portion to the rest. The ventilation sash header is placed on top of the purlin and screwed securely to it. The header is grooved to receive the end of the glass, making a tight joint. Drip from the sash is carried off by the header gutter. The next ad will take up the ridge and truss in our Recon- structed mpatty GENERAL OFFICES MD FACTORY. EUUBETN. N. J. iOSTON OFFICE 49 Ferttrsl It. nilLADELPNU OFFICE M Ss. ISth Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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