Noggings between vertical studs generally brace the studs against buckling under load; noggings on floor joists prevent the joists from twisting or rotating under load ( lateral-torsional buckling ), and are often fixed at intervals, in pairs diagonally for that reason.
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Research conducted by Historic New England, previously SPNEA ( Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities ), date the structure in the late 18th to early 19th centuries; this partly based on hand-hewn framing and brick nogging ( 18th-century insulation ) within the walls.
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These changes include; extending the dwelling on the east by and on the west by, extending the loft to a full story across the south facade only, the addition of two outward flanking chimney stacks, encasing the south facing facade with brick nogging and a veneer brick, adding 16 / 16 common sliding sash windows of the first floor and 9 / 9 common sliding sash windows on the second floor.
