This illustration shows a model of taq timber lacing superimposed onto a photograph of part of a Srinagar taq house. The three timber bands illustrate two floors plus the window lintel band. This shows how the floor joists are sandwiched between double bands and line up with the single band along the opposing walls. The double beams on the inside of the lower floor band represent the extra beam that can sometimes be found when the masonry wall below is thicker.