Chet Hayes wrote:
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I was watching House Detective on my local HGTV channel.

They inspected a house in New Orleans called a SHOTGUN HOUSE.
No problem since I am from Louisiana and know about them.

However the inspector said, " When you see the window and door frames

sticking

3 inches INTO the room, it is an example of __________ construction. There

are

NO 2 X 4s in the walls, etc."

I was unable to catch the NAME of this type of construction.
I had never heard of it before.
I Googled "shotgun house" and got no info.

Anyone know what TYPE of construction this is ??
Just like we say STICK framing or BALOON framing, what type is this ???

TIA

I went to the HGTV web site and they listed Brett Zamore as the guest
architect on the Shotgun House episode (OHR-112). By email reply, Brett
said the following in response to your question:

"It's been a while since that episode was filmed. I don't understand the
quote...but the type of construction is purely a wood frame construction on
pier and beam. There ARE 2x4's in the walls..and wooden lath board that
covers the 2x4's for stabilitly and strength."


Were 2X4's common in the civil war era? That's when the house that
was on the episode under discussion was said to have been built. I
saw it too and remember as the OP did, that it was referred to as some
type of different construction technique, but the exact term escapes
me too.

I remember the This Old House episodes of a "Shotgun Double". I remeber
hearing the term there as well.

After I DAGS, I found this
http://www.latech.edu/tech/liberal-a...lk_housing.htm

Hopefully something will ring a bell.

Brad