Talk:Framing (construction)

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A fact from Framing (construction) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 March 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the balloon framing method of wall framing became obsolete in the 1940s when it was replaced by the platform framing method?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/March.

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Merge

I have moved Light frame construction, Balloon framing, Wall framing, and Platform framing to Framing (construction). The idea being that this, together could constitute a GA or FA eventually. Obviously some major cleanup needs to take place as well as referencing. And, indeed, if some of the sections prove to be long enough through expansion, they could again be broken off into their own separate articles per WP:SUMMARY. Hopefully this doesn't step on any toes. IvoShandor 10:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question - Combination Frame

Quick question, which might lead to an expansion of the article. I was thumbing through the old Kidder-Parker Architect's and Builder's Handbook and noticed that they discuss two types of framing methods: Balloon, and Combination. Combination framing appears to have some similarities to modern platform framing, but it's not quite the same. Any comments? What are other (older, obsolete, etc.) methods of light frame construction?BSMet94 (talk) 23:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Balloon frame is opposed to one built using joins and mortises. The article does not cover this properly. It makes nailed together platforms and nailing to tall beams seem like separate construction methods. In reality, these are both properly called balloon construction. The "balloon" term came from the fact the wood was not connected with joints. Probably in the modern era few people can envision a non-balloon construction. Like much on Wikipedia, this article needs to be corrected or else the knowledge will be lost.

frame house

will this kind of house hold up to strong winds— —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.118.108.225 (talk) 01:40, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Depends on many factors including exactly how strong the wind and the techniques used in building. The two-story wood-framed house in the picture (at the top of the article) is in the Houston area, and it survived hurricane-force winds during Hurricane Ike along with hundreds of thousands of other wood-framed structures. Wood-framed houses in the path of Ike's tidal surge did not survive, but they were destroyed by water, not wind. – jaksmata 16:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Steel frame split?

Steel framing likely warrants it's own article. This should also probably be renamed "Light frame construction" once it gets fleshed out. Savonneux (talk) 07:26, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]