balloon frame

noun

A house frame constructed entirely of small timber. It uses long continuous framing members (wall studs) that run from the sill plate to the top plate, with intermediate floor structures let into and nailed to them.

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Meanings

nounballoon frame (plural balloon frames)

plural balloon frames

  1. businessA house frame constructed entirely of small timber. It uses long continuous framing members (wall studs) that run from the sill plate to the top plate, with intermediate floor structures let into and nailed to them.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balloon frame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balloon%20frame.

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