Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is advisable to have a damp course in the walls all round the house , at a little dis- tance above the ground level , whether the site be 14.
... from sight , it is often considered that the best materials need not be used for them . It is advisable to have a damp course in the walls all round the house , at a little dis- tance above the ground level , whether the site be 14.
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... advisable , may be pre- vented from being closed by a means of a small wedge of wood screwed to the frame work . The blind so often placed across the lower part of a window may also advantageously be used as a venti- lator , or , where ...
... advisable , may be pre- vented from being closed by a means of a small wedge of wood screwed to the frame work . The blind so often placed across the lower part of a window may also advantageously be used as a venti- lator , or , where ...
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... advisable , by the em- ployment of double windows , the layer of air between the two windows prevent- ing , to a very considerable extent , the cooling of the air inside the room . It is not advisable to have double panes of glass in ...
... advisable , by the em- ployment of double windows , the layer of air between the two windows prevent- ing , to a very considerable extent , the cooling of the air inside the room . It is not advisable to have double panes of glass in ...
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... advisable , as the apertures get clogged up , and the en- trance of air is much impeded . It is better to have an iron grating which will prevent birds entering , and to employ other methods for preventing the en- trance of dust , soot ...
... advisable , as the apertures get clogged up , and the en- trance of air is much impeded . It is better to have an iron grating which will prevent birds entering , and to employ other methods for preventing the en- trance of dust , soot ...
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... advisable to admit warmed air at a low level into rooms , but there is no reason why such openings should not be made high up in the rooms— -behind cornices , for example . Pritchett's pav- ing , made of agricultural pipes , may also be ...
... advisable to admit warmed air at a low level into rooms , but there is no reason why such openings should not be made high up in the rooms— -behind cornices , for example . Pritchett's pav- ing , made of agricultural pipes , may also be ...
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin Bostel bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught drinking water dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints kind louvres lower sash means ments Messrs metal milk of lime necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed plate purposes quantity of water rain-water receptacles refuse matters sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves stratum supply of water surface tank thrown tion TREATISE tube typhoid fever valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window
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Seite 79 - It ought to be an absolute condition for a public water supply that it should be uncontaminated by drainage.
Seite 53 - ... does, whereas one gas burner will consume as much oxygen and give out as much carbonic acid as five or six men, or even more. This is why it is commonly considered that gas is more injurious than lamps or candles...