balloon frame construction: Balloon Framing (not mortgages)
- 07/30/07 04:29 PM
For anyone who missed it the Chicago Sun-Times real estate section featured an article on balloon frame houses published Friday, July 27.I found this article especially fascinating due to the fact the author Tom Corbett attributes Chicago being the fastest growing city in the world during the 19th century partially due to the innovation of balloon frame housing. As a Home Inspector I need to be aware of this kind of property as do other Home Inspectors. Balloon frame housing is not typical anymore and was slowly phased out during the early part of the 20th-century. however there are still thousands … (41 comments)
For anyone who missed it the Chicago Sun-Times real estate section featured an article on balloon frame houses published Friday, July 27.I found this article especially fascinating due to the fact the author Tom Corbett attributes Chicago being the fastest growing city in the world during the 19th century partially due to the innovation of balloon frame housing.
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