"Intertie" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... methods of the construction of these timber-framed houses,[11] and it is perhaps unnecessary for me to repeat what is there recorded. In fact, there were three types of these dwelling-places, to which have been given the names Post and Pan, Transom Framed, and Intertie Work. In judging of the age of a house it will be remembered that the nearer together the upright posts are placed the older the house is. The builders as time went on obtained greater confidence, set their posts wider apart, and held ...
— Vanishing England • P. H. Ditchfield |
