S.ILIS. 



Should preferably be of cedar or redv/ood. 

 Douglas fir may be used as a second choice. 



Rectangular Bills should be laid with the 

 narrow face up. 



Sills at corner should be halved together. When 

 two or more pieces are necessary to form the total 

 length of sill, a splice should be made on the foundation 

 supports, as indicated on the plan (see 13 ut No.B.M.-9) 



Two or more joints should not occur on the same 

 line of foundation posts. Arrange to have the splices 

 made over foundat ion posts of different sets . 



FLOOR JOISTS. SIUDDIKG. GIRDERS. ETC. 



Floor joists should be of selected sticks, 

 straight grain and free from all knots larger than 1 inch 

 in diameter; 1st choice being Douglas fir, 2nd choice 

 White fir, 3rd choice Yellow pine. Studding, headers, 

 trimmers, plates, etc., may be of any straight grain 

 material free from loose knot a and knoi;s which materially 

 v/eaken the stick. Lay floor joists directly upon the 

 sills. Where two joists form the span., uoo the lap 

 joint; in all cases place tha tow of the joists up. 



Coarser etf.ds should be 4" x 4". The plan 

 indicates methods cf placing studs. 



Holders over uindov,' openings and door openings 

 should be double. 



Girts of 2" :: 4" scent ling should be placed 

 horizontally in all outside walls midway between the 

 top and bottom plates. 



A 4" x 6" girt shall be run in the center the 

 full length of the barn as a support to the upper floor 

 joist. It shall be spliced over'ona 4" x 4" stall stud. 

 1" x 6" x 2' side plates shall be spiked to the sides of 

 the girders and a bottom plate of 2'" x 5" x 2' shall be 

 placed between the girder and the top of the stud. It 

 shall be spiked to the girder and to the side plates. 

 Toe nails shall be driven through the studding into this 

 bottom plate . 



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