BUILDING
TECHNOLOGY
II
WOOD FRAME AND LIGHT RC
CONSTRUCTION
, 2. WOOD FRAME AND LIGHT RC
CONSTRUCTION
2.1 TYPES OF WOOD
FRAMING
1. Light Wood Framing
Wood Frame & Light RC 2. Heavy Wood Framing of
2.0
Construction
Beam and Girder Framing
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
Joints & Splicing 1. Light Wood Framing
Timber Connectors
Isolated Footings
Paving and Slab on Grade a). Balloon Frame. This the lightest
Floor Finish form of framing, in which the studding
CHB Wall Construction
and corner posts are set up in
Posts
Wood Floor Framing continuous lengths from first floor line
System & Floor Finishes or sill to roof plate. Boards called
Wall Framing System & ribbons are notched and nailed into
Wall Finishes
Ceiling Framing System &
the studs and corner posts at the
Ceiling Finishes proper height to support the second
Wood Roof Framing story joists. A joist is brought against
System & Roofing a stud wherever possible. This type of
Wood Stairs
Doors & Door Hardware frame is lacking in rigidity and is liable
Windows & Window to sway and tremble in heavy winds.
Hardware
Miscellaneous Ribbon, Ribband - a horizontal member which is housed in the studs of balloon framing and carries joists.
, Combination Frame.
b) Combination Frame. A modification of
the old braced frame which was of heavy
timbers with every joint mortised and
tenoned. The modification consists of lighter
timbers and less mortising and pinning to
save material and labor.
Girts are framed into the corner posts at the
Wood Frame & Light RC second story level joists as well as to brace
2.0 the whole frame. The girts which support the
Construction
floor joist are called drop girts; those parallel
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
to the joists are called raised or flush girts.
Joints & Splicing The studs run from sill to girt and from girt to
Timber Connectors roof plate. Diagonal braces run from sill to
Isolated Footings corner posts and from the corner posts to
Paving and Slab on Grade
Floor Finish
the roof plate. This type of construction is
CHB Wall Construction more rigid than the balloon frame.
Posts
Wood Floor Framing
System & Floor Finishes
Wall Framing System &
Wall Finishes
Ceiling Framing System &
Ceiling Finishes
Wood Roof Framing
System & Roofing Braced Frame, Full Frame – 1. The frame of a building in which the resistance to lateral forces or to frame instability is provided by diagonal
Wood Stairs bracing, K-bracing, or other type of bracing. 2. Heavy, braced wood framing for a structure which uses girts that are mortised into solid
Doors & Door Hardware posts; the posts are full frame height, with one-story-high studs between, usually diagonally braced.
Windows & Window Girt –A horizontal structural member in the framing of a timber-framed house, typically supporting the ends of the ceiling joists and acting
as the main horizontal support for the floor or roof above. Often preceded by an adjective indicating its position; for example, front girt,
Hardware
denotes a heavy timber that runs horizontally along the front of the house; rear girt, along the rear.
Miscellaneous
, Platform Frame.
c) Platform Frame. A system of
framing for a building of wood
construction several stories high, in
which the studs are only one story
high; the floor joists for each story
rest on the top plates of the story
below or on the sole plate of the
Wood Frame & Light RC first story. Also called Western
2.0
Construction
Framing.
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
Joints & Splicing
Timber Connectors
Isolated Footings
Paving and Slab on Grade
Floor Finish
CHB Wall Construction
Posts
Wood Floor Framing
System & Floor Finishes
Wall Framing System &
Wall Finishes 2. Heavy Wood Framing of Beam and Girder Framing - This is the type of
Ceiling Framing System & framing used in the Philippines in which the floor joists are carried by girders,
Ceiling Finishes
Wood Roof Framing and the roof trusses or rafters by girts which frame into the posts. Studs rest
System & Roofing on floor sills and extend up the girder or girt in every floor.
Wood Stairs
Doors & Door Hardware
Top Plate – 1. The top horizontal member of a frame building to which the rafters are fastened. 2. The horizontal member at the top of
Windows & Window the partition studs.
Hardware Sole Plate – 1. Same as solepiece. 2. A horizontal timber which serves as a base for the studs in a stud partition. 3. A plate riveted to
Miscellaneous the bottom flange of a plate girder to bear on the masonry plate.
TECHNOLOGY
II
WOOD FRAME AND LIGHT RC
CONSTRUCTION
, 2. WOOD FRAME AND LIGHT RC
CONSTRUCTION
2.1 TYPES OF WOOD
FRAMING
1. Light Wood Framing
Wood Frame & Light RC 2. Heavy Wood Framing of
2.0
Construction
Beam and Girder Framing
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
Joints & Splicing 1. Light Wood Framing
Timber Connectors
Isolated Footings
Paving and Slab on Grade a). Balloon Frame. This the lightest
Floor Finish form of framing, in which the studding
CHB Wall Construction
and corner posts are set up in
Posts
Wood Floor Framing continuous lengths from first floor line
System & Floor Finishes or sill to roof plate. Boards called
Wall Framing System & ribbons are notched and nailed into
Wall Finishes
Ceiling Framing System &
the studs and corner posts at the
Ceiling Finishes proper height to support the second
Wood Roof Framing story joists. A joist is brought against
System & Roofing a stud wherever possible. This type of
Wood Stairs
Doors & Door Hardware frame is lacking in rigidity and is liable
Windows & Window to sway and tremble in heavy winds.
Hardware
Miscellaneous Ribbon, Ribband - a horizontal member which is housed in the studs of balloon framing and carries joists.
, Combination Frame.
b) Combination Frame. A modification of
the old braced frame which was of heavy
timbers with every joint mortised and
tenoned. The modification consists of lighter
timbers and less mortising and pinning to
save material and labor.
Girts are framed into the corner posts at the
Wood Frame & Light RC second story level joists as well as to brace
2.0 the whole frame. The girts which support the
Construction
floor joist are called drop girts; those parallel
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
to the joists are called raised or flush girts.
Joints & Splicing The studs run from sill to girt and from girt to
Timber Connectors roof plate. Diagonal braces run from sill to
Isolated Footings corner posts and from the corner posts to
Paving and Slab on Grade
Floor Finish
the roof plate. This type of construction is
CHB Wall Construction more rigid than the balloon frame.
Posts
Wood Floor Framing
System & Floor Finishes
Wall Framing System &
Wall Finishes
Ceiling Framing System &
Ceiling Finishes
Wood Roof Framing
System & Roofing Braced Frame, Full Frame – 1. The frame of a building in which the resistance to lateral forces or to frame instability is provided by diagonal
Wood Stairs bracing, K-bracing, or other type of bracing. 2. Heavy, braced wood framing for a structure which uses girts that are mortised into solid
Doors & Door Hardware posts; the posts are full frame height, with one-story-high studs between, usually diagonally braced.
Windows & Window Girt –A horizontal structural member in the framing of a timber-framed house, typically supporting the ends of the ceiling joists and acting
as the main horizontal support for the floor or roof above. Often preceded by an adjective indicating its position; for example, front girt,
Hardware
denotes a heavy timber that runs horizontally along the front of the house; rear girt, along the rear.
Miscellaneous
, Platform Frame.
c) Platform Frame. A system of
framing for a building of wood
construction several stories high, in
which the studs are only one story
high; the floor joists for each story
rest on the top plates of the story
below or on the sole plate of the
Wood Frame & Light RC first story. Also called Western
2.0
Construction
Framing.
Types of Wood Framing
Systems 2.1
Joints & Splicing
Timber Connectors
Isolated Footings
Paving and Slab on Grade
Floor Finish
CHB Wall Construction
Posts
Wood Floor Framing
System & Floor Finishes
Wall Framing System &
Wall Finishes 2. Heavy Wood Framing of Beam and Girder Framing - This is the type of
Ceiling Framing System & framing used in the Philippines in which the floor joists are carried by girders,
Ceiling Finishes
Wood Roof Framing and the roof trusses or rafters by girts which frame into the posts. Studs rest
System & Roofing on floor sills and extend up the girder or girt in every floor.
Wood Stairs
Doors & Door Hardware
Top Plate – 1. The top horizontal member of a frame building to which the rafters are fastened. 2. The horizontal member at the top of
Windows & Window the partition studs.
Hardware Sole Plate – 1. Same as solepiece. 2. A horizontal timber which serves as a base for the studs in a stud partition. 3. A plate riveted to
Miscellaneous the bottom flange of a plate girder to bear on the masonry plate.
