Timber frame construction in which the upright posts are raised above damp ground on individual foundation blocks to avoid rotting the frame members and to facilitate replacement of foundation pieces without rebuilding the frame; common in the vernacular architecture of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
AAT
3000179417
construction, poteaux sur solle
post-on-sill
poteaux-sur-solle
12yrs ago
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