balloon framing - a type of wooden structural framing in which the vertical studs extend from the foundation to the second story roof. Second-floor joists are nailed directly to these studs at the second-floor level. It is not common today because of the additional cost of the longer lumber. It is now more common for each story to be framed separately.

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