Sec. 494(19). Protection of ends of wooden beams.
The ends of all floor, ceiling, or roof beams, entering a party
or fire wall from opposite sides, shall be separated by at least
six (6) inches of solid masonry. Such separation may be obtained
by corbeling the wall, or staggering the beams, or the
beams may be supported by steel wall hangers, but no wall shall
be corbeled more than two (2) inches for this purpose. The
ends of the wooden beams which enter walls shall be cut to a
bevel to make them self-releasing.
