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Radford's brick houses and how to build them... (1912)

William A. Radord · William A. Radford · leaf 20

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Old-Style Up-Draft Kiln. themselves, built up in piles 30 to 50 ft.long, 20 to 35 ft. wide, and from 12 to18 ft. high. In beginning to build thepile, the lower half is constructed inthe form of a series of arches stretchedclear across the kiln. Above these AND HOW TO BUILD THEM 11 … FIG. 12. HANDSOME PRESENTATION OF PRESSED BRICKWORK DETAIL AT OFFICE ENTRANCE. arches, the brick are set solid. Thearches are designed to carry thefire clear through the kiln. As ageneral thing, the fire is startedwith wood, and finished with coal;but where wood is cheap, that fuel isused…

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