Fireproof construction : for houses and other buildings of moderate cost (1911)
National Fire Proofing Company, Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh : National Fire Proofing Co. · leaf 83
rs. A building of the construction detailed above cannot be characterized as fireproof, exceptas to its walls. The walls, of course, give the superior insulating value of Tile construction, insuringa warm, dry interior in winter and a cool house in summer. They also permit plastering to beapplied… … Detail of Johnson System Floor. The Johnson Floor has been used in spans up to 25 feet, with entirely satisfactory resultsin every way. It is constructed chiefly of Terra Cotta Hollow Tile Blocks, the standard fire-proofing material, which cannot be molecularly damaged by fire. This floor…
Hollow tiles · Building, Fireproof
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