Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... walls below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden 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 below the level of the ground are frequently made of the worst possible materials . Being hidden 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 ...
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... wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome . The inner side of the walls in the basement floor may be advantageously made of ...
... wall , moisture will rise up through the bricks by capillary attraction , and make the walls of the house damp , rendering the house itself unwholesome . The inner side of the walls in the basement floor may be advantageously made of ...
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... 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 . Walls are sometimes made of concrete , a very ...
... 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 . Walls are sometimes made of concrete , a very ...
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... walls in their aqueduct bridges and other con- structions . The cement used was of extraordinary hardness , and has , I be- lieve , never been surpassed , even if equaled , in later times . It might be called the " cement of the Romans ...
... walls in their aqueduct bridges and other con- structions . The cement used was of extraordinary hardness , and has , I be- lieve , never been surpassed , even if equaled , in later times . It might be called the " cement of the Romans ...
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... walls may also be very well faced with tiles of various kinds . The chimney flues should be as straight as possible . They should be separate from one another a matter very often not attended to - and they are better lined with pipes ...
... walls may also be very well faced with tiles of various kinds . The chimney flues should be as straight as possible . They should be separate from one another a matter very often not attended to - and they are better lined with pipes ...
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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...