Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burned . This fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were ...
... better than anything else , for the simple reason that they have been already burned . This fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were ...
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... better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned ; an up- draught is more readily established in them , and they completely disconnect the flue from the structure of the house , and so help to prevent destruction by fire ...
... better lined with pipes , as these are much more easily cleaned ; an up- draught is more readily established in them , and they completely disconnect the flue from the structure of the house , and so help to prevent destruction by fire ...
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... 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 brick arches between iron gird- ers , in ...
... 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 brick arches between iron gird- ers , in ...
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... better than iron , and need not be so thick . They must be insulated from the walls of the house by suitable rings of some non - conducting material , and end in some moist place in the soil . In the case of an isolated house it is also ...
... better than iron , and need not be so thick . They must be insulated from the walls of the house by suitable rings of some non - conducting material , and end in some moist place in the soil . In the case of an isolated house it is also ...
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... better tongued . Parquet flooring , made of teak , may be placed . over the whole of the surface , the object being to ensure , as far as possible , a uniform and impervious surface , without cracks or badly made joints , in which dust ...
... better tongued . Parquet flooring , made of teak , may be placed . over the whole of the surface , the object being to ensure , as far as possible , a uniform and impervious surface , without cracks or badly made joints , in which dust ...
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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...