Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 231
Fig. 215. End Method Terra-Cotta Arch. continuous lines, not breaking joints. The jointing of these tilesmust be done with great care, as the open ends do not give so gooda surface for cementing as in the side method, and, the bearing onthe beams being given by the thin webs, it is necessary that… … Fig. 216. Combination Terra-Cotta Arcti. and the better bearing of the flat skewbacks, so that the skewbacksare made with many webs and of small sections. Setting. Floor tiles of either pattern must be set upon plankcenters which are himg from the beams, and should be crownedone-quarter of an inch…
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