When did they start using balloon framed houses?
When did they start using balloon framed houses? Balloon Framed Houses. The house's use of balloon framing can be seen when the siding was replaced. In 1833, a breakthrough in building technology revolutionized the construction of private homes, making them affordable to middle- and low-income families and ultimately allowing the proliferation of suburbs nationwide over the next 150 years. What are the dangers of balloon frame houses? Well, of the three types of framing, balloon frame houses have the greatest danger of catastrophic fires. To be clear, there is nothing intrinsically more flammable about a balloon frame house. It wasn’t...