Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... " 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 . Walls are sometimes made of concrete , a very ancient plan , and not 16.
... " 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 . Walls are sometimes made of concrete , a very ancient plan , and not 16.
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... sometimes even carried up adjoining 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 ...
... sometimes even carried up adjoining 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 ...
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... Sometimes zinc is used on account of its cheapness . It is not a good material , as it does not last long . Lead is largely used , especially upon flat roofs , and is valuable an account of its lasting properties . Where there are eaves ...
... Sometimes zinc is used on account of its cheapness . It is not a good material , as it does not last long . Lead is largely used , especially upon flat roofs , and is valuable an account of its lasting properties . Where there are eaves ...
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... sometimes done , round the house inside the walls , and through the rooms . A more or less dis- agreeable smell is frequently noticed in rooms through which rain - water gutters pass . The rain - water pipes should also be outside the ...
... sometimes done , round the house inside the walls , and through the rooms . A more or less dis- agreeable smell is frequently noticed in rooms through which rain - water gutters pass . The rain - water pipes should also be outside the ...
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... sometimes down the chimney . If , then , air will come in through an aperture placed in any posi- tion , it becomes necessary to consider where apertures should be placed , and what precautions are necessary with re- gard to them ...
... sometimes down the chimney . If , then , air will come in through an aperture placed in any posi- tion , it becomes necessary to consider where apertures should be placed , and what precautions are necessary with re- gard to them ...
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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...