2024年6月27日 · Balloon Framing. With balloon-frame construction, shown below, studs run full height from mud sill to the top plate, to a maximum of 20 feet. This method was popular before the 1930s and is still used on occasion for stucco and other masonry-walled, two-story houses because such structures shrink and settle more uniformly than do platform ...

Balloon Framing detail as found in ICC 1300 and FEMA P=1100 Vulnerability Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One and Two-Story Dwellings. This is an approach developed by a contractor that appears to have fewer moving parts.

2000年9月1日 · Ballon framing is generally associated with multi-story buildings. The frameing members, studs, run continuously from bottom plate to top plate. I guess one could consider a single story as ballon framed but only the gable end wall would actually be ballon framed.

While platform framing is generally faster and safer, we find balloon framing is an efficient and safe way to build many of our tall walls—especially gable-end walls (aka rake walls). We can frame and sheathe them flat on the ground, build overhangs and soffits, and even install siding and windows before lifting them into place.

2024年2月23日 · Balloon framing comprises a structure with material pieces nailed together, unlike in a platform frame where floors are framed independently. The technique utilizes vertical members or studs stretching the entire building’s height from the foundation to the rafter plate.

2019年12月4日 · I’m considering installing a let-in ribbon board half way up a 18′ tall 2×8 wall for second story floor joists above a garage. Long story, but I cant use platform style on this one 26′ long wall.

2023年6月3日 · Unlike platform framing, which uses individual floor-to-ceiling wall sections, balloon framing relies on a single stud that spans multiple stories. This method provides several advantages, including increased vertical strength and open wall cavities for utilities.

2003年7月28日 · I have been told we will need to ballon frame to help reduce rafter spread. (The building is a story and a half cape with a 10/12 pitched roof. I intend to let in a 1 by 6 ledger to catch the floor joists but can I do this with BCIs? (Is balloon framing necessary?) 2.

2002年11月11日 · Any suggestions on how to balloon frame 16'tall 2x6 garage walls on a frost wall that's sticking out of the ground 2 feet? The frost wall will have bolts every 6 feet. I'm just wondering if there are any suggestions to make this framing job …

2003年2月15日 · Referenced structure is over 100 years old and is to be raised 2' above its foundation. Foundation wall is of field stone for the first five feet and of motared brick for about another foot. The plan is to raise the house with wide flange beams supported by screw jacks to be placed throughout the cellar as closely as possible to the footing.