Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and ArrangementsD. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... cement , as was the case with the Cloaca Maxima , the great drain which was constructed by the second king of Rome to dry the ground around the Forum ; or of brick- work , with or without mortar ; or , as is very commonly the case , of ...
... cement , as was the case with the Cloaca Maxima , the great drain which was constructed by the second king of Rome to dry the ground around the Forum ; or of brick- work , with or without mortar ; or , as is very commonly the case , of ...
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... cement , crumble away , allow damp air to pass through them , and make the house unwholesome , besides endangering the structure . It is im- portant to remark here that a house should not be built , or even its founda- tions laid , in ...
... cement , crumble away , allow damp air to pass through them , and make the house unwholesome , besides endangering the structure . It is im- portant to remark here that a house should not be built , or even its founda- tions laid , in ...
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... cement , so as to be as imper- vious as possible to damp . This is a matter that is very frequently lost sight of , and the walls below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden from ...
... cement , so as to be as imper- vious as possible to damp . This is a matter that is very frequently lost sight of , and the walls below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden from ...
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... cement . Cement alone cannot be depended on . If such a course is not placed in the wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome ...
... cement . Cement alone cannot be depended on . If such a course is not placed in the wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome ...
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... cement , and in wet and exposed positions the walls should be double or " hollow " walls , as they are technically termed . Occasion- ally , in such positions they should even be slated on the outside , or covered with glazed tiles ...
... cement , and in wet and exposed positions the walls should be double or " hollow " walls , as they are technically termed . Occasion- ally , in such positions they should even be slated on the outside , or covered with glazed tiles ...
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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