Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-10

floor or roof joiStS shall be not
less than l" A. and shall be
cut into the studs and nailed.
JoiSts or rafters supported on
ribbon boards shall frame in
adjacent to the studs and be
nailed thereto.
Section 80. ROOF RAFTERS:
RafterS shall be vertically
supported at the ridge or ad-
equately trusSed with not less
than one % by six (6) inch
collar beams on every third
rafter.
Roofs On a pitched roof with
Sheathing boards, Slater's Felt
or equal, shall be laid with
four (4) inch laps over the en-
tire roof surface and the shing-
les shall hen be nailed in
place, to avoid leaks.
Multiple Joists and Rafters =
Floor joists under bearing part
itions shall be doubled, and well
nailed together at intervals in
the span.
Dormer windows and other
openings in roofs shall be franz
ed with double rafters and
headers.
Hip and Valley RafterS =
shall have a thickness of not
less than two (2) inches and
depth of not less than the
cut end Of the rafter where it
joins the ridge board. If the
roof load is Abnormal, the raft
ers shall have sufficient in
creased depth to sustain the
load.
TrusSed roof construction shall
be subject to acceptance of the
Village building Inspector.
Section 40. BEARING AND
ANCHORAGE ON GIRDERS:
Floor beams framing into
girderS shall be anchored, tied
or nailed to secure continuity.
The ends of all beams or joiStS,
resting on girderS shall bear
not less than four "a inches
or shall be supported in ap-
proved metal stirrups or on
wood clips or ribbon strips not
less than 2" x 3" in size.
Beams or joists framing from
opposite sides shall either lap
not less than six (6) inches and
shall be securely bolted or
spiked together or when franz
ing end to end all joists, beams
!, and girderS shall be secured to-
gether by approved metal ties,
; straps or dogs.
!. Joints in GirderS The joints
!, of solid or built-up beams or
, girders shall be made over
column or pier supports when
. constructed as single spans.
When constructed or multiple
, joiSts as continuous girderS, the
joints shall be broken in ad-
joining joiSts; and all joints
| shall be located between 1-6 and
I IA the span length from sup
ports and shall be securely
: nailed or otherwise bonded to-
gether in an approved manner
! Spacing of Beams Beams
= and joistS studs and rafterS
shall be spaced not more than
sixteen (16) inches on centers
t for one ID inch floor or roof
2 Sheating.
Headers and TrimmerS All
: headers more than four "a feet
: in length and their trimmers
shall be doubled. All trimmer
: beams, supported on walls or
5 partitions of frame construction
} shall be spiked together.
: Section Al. WALLS, PARTIT,
IONS AND POSTS:
: The load-bearing value of is
= olated posts or struts shall be
/ limited by Table IL and OF
l framed walls and partitions by
: Table 13.
f All posts in Easements and
, cellars shall have concrete bases
: which extend not less than three
90 inches above the finished
= floor and bear directly on the
post footing. When flooring OF
! concrete or other approved i'm
. perviouS materials is not pro-
t vided, the concrete base shall
= extend not less than six (6)
l inches above the finished floor
All corner posts in the out
side walls shall have not less
than three 90 two (2) by four
S "a studs, shall be we'll spiked
: together for rigidity and to pro-
/ vide mailing the rock lath or
dry wall material securely at
Y all corners of the frame.
t Corner Bracing If the out
= side wall sheathing is "Celotex"
or similar types, it is required
| that one Cd by four "a inch
j., diagonal bracing members be
: built in at each outside corner
f at an angle of forty-five (45)
: degrees, if possible, opposing
each other, to give rigidity to
r the framework. These braces
S must be of first grade lumber
E and be mortised into the plates
S and studs on the outside of the
4 studs. These shall be nailed
/. strongly and securely. If the
Sheathing is of wood, one Cd
t inch in thickness is laid hor.
j izontally or diagonally, no corn.
f er bracing is required.
t Studs Two (2) by four "a
Il inch stud partitions sixteen Q6J
y inches center to center with the
i studs turned flat are acceptable
b for non-bearing partition fran.
e ing where the partitions ar c
:, less than six (6) feet.