FRAMEWORK 



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for this style of framing, which makes the 

 joining of the frame work comparatively 

 easy. 



If it can be procured, genuine wrought- 

 iron pipe is best used instead of the steel pipe 

 now commonly sold. Steel pipe rusts out 



Fig. 50. Two methods of framing a semi-iron house 

 For others, see Fig. 33 



much more quickly. In this style of house the 

 wall is usually of concrete and may be only a 

 few inches above the surface of the ground, 

 or any height desired. The side posts which 

 are usually of 2-inch pipe are put in position, 

 and stayed before the concrete is poured in, 

 so that when tire wall has set they are per- 

 fectly rigid. Adjustable brackets which fit 

 on the top of the posts, and to which the 

 eave plate or gutter is attached, make pos- 

 sible the correction of trifling variations in 

 height. 



Bolts are set, heads down, in the top of the 

 wall while it is soft, and project upward 2 or 

 3 inches. These are used for fastening down 



