San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 181
inexpensive houses. They in-volve little, if any, added cost, usually lessthan 2 per cent of the cost of a house withan ordinary first floor. Considering theadded fire safety, strength and beauty, theexpenditure is a high class investment. When the concrete floor began the do-mestication process… … REMOVING EXCESS WATER BY THE USE OF AN ABSORBENT COVERING Immediately after striking off. the wearing course is covered with dampened burlap and amixture of dry cement and sand. This absorbs some of the free water in the mix. and ineffect reduces the water-cement ratio of the topping. After removal…
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