ribed forDesign XII., which will insure a perfectly safe and satis-factory foundation. The Area walls should be made ofhard brick, with stone coping and steps, laid in cementmortar. All chimneys should be started and laid up withthe foundation, and the materials interlaced to bind themtogether;… … 190 HOUSE-PLANS FOB EVERYBODY. nent benefit to the whole house, in preventing the dampcellar air from rising up through the floors and frame-work of the house. Such air is almost sure to be vitiatedby decaying vegetable matter, and is the undoubtedsource of much disease. Another advantage derived…
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