This makes sense as the weight of the house is a series of point loads where the posts are.
House post and beam framing.
Something that is commonly confused is the difference between timber framing and post and beam construction.
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While post and beam construction can be used for just about any foundation type it really does lend itself to a system that relies on piers rather than a continuous footing.
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Floor ceiling joists rest on the tops of those beams rather than being nailed into the sides of the balloon studs.
Modern post and beam framing builds the house one story at a time.
The major difference really the only difference is the type of joinery that is used.
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A timber framed building uses traditional joinery like mortise and tenon dovetails and tongue and fork to name a few to form the connections.
The posts are nominal 2 4 studs and the beams are double top plates across the tops of those studs.