A little off topic here, but what is baloon framing Ian? I have never heard of it.
Balloon framing predates the platform-type framing that most of us are familiar with. Studs go from foundation to roof. Intervening floor joists are hung off a ledger that is let into the studs. Nowadays, we make a plywood platform on floor joists and then frame up from that for each storey.
Did anyone see the 'Holmes on Homes' episode where the house was balloon-framed? Mike Holmes admitted he had never seen that sort of thing before.
Sorry, LarryC, I didn't see your post. Oh, well...
This isn't the first time I got punked by a page change.
