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Construction > Balloon framing

Preferred term

Balloon framing  

Definition

  • Wooden framework in which all vertical structural elements, posts and studs, of the exterior bearing walls and partitions extend the full height of the frame from sill to roof plate [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CONSTRUCTION, BALLOON FRAME
  • FRAMING, BALLOON

Notation

  • 112218

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-XGG2MSR3-N

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