24 inches.

Walls shall be herringbone braced or fire

stopped with one row of 2" by stud deep blocking so that
the maximum concealed space is not over 7'-0". Where so

indicated, install two rows of horizontal blocking of stud
thickness cut in between studs, for securing corrugated
Lintels, not otherwise shown, shall be not
metal siding.

less than two - 2" x 4" members on edge.

for support of plumbing fixtures,

Solid blocking

case work,

etc.,

shall

be installed as required for proper support thereof.

d.
Sheathing, unless otherwise shown, shall be laid
diagonally with driven sides and ends, and nailed as shown
or hereinbefore specified.
Tongue-and-grooved and shiplapped joints shall be placed so as to provide natural
weathering.
Two bearings shall intervene between splices
in the same board, and two boards shall intervene between
splices over the same bearing.
Prior to application of
composition roofing over roof sheathing, damaged work
shall be replaced, loose or cupped boards renailed and

all sheathing swept broom clean.
e.

Furring.

of sizes called for on drawings,

shall

be installed on walls where shown.
Furring strips shall
be erected plumb and rigid, using wood shims as required.
Furring for paneling in metal buildings shall be bolted
to wall girts as shown.
Wall framing shall be furred as
required to conceal all pipe, condult, ducts, ete. in
finish areas.

f.
Posts and Columns shall be accurately set and
rigidly anchored as indicated or required.
Bottom ends

of all posts shall be coated with bituminous paint before
setting.

g.
Stairs, walkways, handrailings, etc., shall be
constructed to size and detail shown on the drawings.
Stai
carriages shall be cut from a single piece of lumber.
Risers shall be of uniform height and treads of uniform

width,

except as otherwise shown.

The front edges of

treads shall be beveled slightly.
Hand and wall railings
shall be in one piece for each run. All framing and finish
shall be rigidly secured.

h.
Iadders and catwalks shall be constructed of
wood selected from Lumber delivered to the jobsite for
structural purposes, so as to be free of structural defects
that would make it unsuitable for the use intended.
Knots
shall not appear in the narrow faces of side rails, cleats

Or rungs, and cross-grain shall not exceed a slope of one

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