Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsD. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... building purposes . Nevertheless , no one would choose to live in a house built upon " made soil " if he could help it . The proximity of buildings is the next matter to be considered . It is important that houses should not be too near ...
... building purposes . Nevertheless , no one would choose to live in a house built upon " made soil " if he could help it . The proximity of buildings is the next matter to be considered . It is important that houses should not be too near ...
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... building the walls of the house depend upon the locality . They may be bricks , stone of various kinds ( the choice of which must be left to the discretion of the architect ) , and , in some parts of the country , flint . Bricks stand ...
... building the walls of the house depend upon the locality . They may be bricks , stone of various kinds ( the choice of which must be left to the discretion of the architect ) , and , in some parts of the country , flint . Bricks stand ...
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... buildings , so that the wind may pass freely over them , and that they may not be sheltered from its action in any direc- tion whatever . If this is not the case , there will be a down draught in the chimneys when the wind is in a ...
... buildings , so that the wind may pass freely over them , and that they may not be sheltered from its action in any direc- tion whatever . If this is not the case , there will be a down draught in the chimneys when the wind is in a ...
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... buildings , and is , as a general rule , better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire - proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of con- crete or ...
... buildings , and is , as a general rule , better without a cowl of any kind on the top of it , as will be further explained in the next lecture . Flooring . - Fire - proof floors are most desirable . They may be made of con- crete or ...
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... a registering apparatus in the hall . An anemometer is also useful . Thus far about the construction of the building itself . We now come to the finishing off inside . The floors 9 should be covered with boarding - oak bees - waxed 22.
... a registering apparatus in the hall . An anemometer is also useful . Thus far about the construction of the building itself . We now come to the finishing off inside . The floors 9 should be covered with boarding - oak bees - waxed 22.
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment connected constructed containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue flush foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer HYPSOMETRY Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints louvres lower sash lustrated means Messrs metal milk of lime morocco necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed PLYMPTON Prof purposes quantity of water receptacles refuse matters revised sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves surface tank thrown tical tion tube U. S. Navy valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window wood-cuts