Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 85
as shown by the heavy line,Fig. 48. Portland cement may be used in place of asphalt if the ground isnot exceeding damp, but if it is often saturated with water asphaltshould be used. The objections to Portland cement are that it iseasily fractured by any settlement of the walls, and being to… … Fig. 48. DAMPNESS IN FOUNDATION WALLS, 81 89. Of the constructive devices, the simplest is to make the exca-vation about 2 feet larger each way than the building, so that therewill be about a foot or 10 inches between the bottom of the bankand the wall, as shown in Fig. 48. A V-shaped tile drain…
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