Radford's brick houses and how to build them... (1912)
William A. Radord · William A. Radford · leaf 108
eighth of an inch forevery foot of span, m order to prevent sagging. A concealed wooden lintel or arched framework bears mostof the weight above. AND HOW TO BUILD THEM 99 mg either of fine cement or lime putty, membered, though, in building such In Europe, special bricks are made for arches —… … Fig. 108. soft, and can be sawed with a handsaw,and rubbed upon a block with sand andwater to form close joints. After beingexposed to the air for a time, the sur-face of these bricks becomes exceed-ingly hard and impervious to the actionof the weather. For the red brickdwellings of Queen Anne…
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