The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 154
9 of the chimney breast should be carefully looked to. Before setting the furringthe ceiling should be lathed with metal lathing and rough plastered from thechimney outward as far as the breast will extend. After the furring studs havebeen set,two coursesof brick and mor-tar should be laidupon the… … rooms as containstaircases, should befilled solid withbrick and mortarfrom the first-floorbeams up. The saidbeams should beproperly supportedin the cellar to carrythis extra weight,and should be cov-ered with metal lath-ing and plastered,so as not to leaveany exposed sur-faces. If the par-tition…
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