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Balloon Framing - What is a Balloon Frame House?

By Lee Wallender, About.com

Definition: Balloon framing is the predominant method of home building today. It means to "frame," or construct, a house out of vertical studs all around the perimeter of the house, with no (or very few) supporting studs or posts within the house.
Common Misspellings: baloon framing, ballon framing

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