This method of framing became popular in the United States in the mid 1800s.

The balloon frame was the answer to building a home without the precision and skills required to build a timber frame home. With the use of nails and the increasing availability of lumber, anyone with a little skill and money could build a balloon-frame home. This style was also much cheaper because it used the newly created fabricated lumber.

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