Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 28
the pressure is sufficient toforce a way through the cellar wall or concrete in spite of almost anyprecaution which may be taken to exclude it. The only remedy isto give the water an easier way to escape than through the wall orcellar concreting; and in towns where there are sewers, this is an… … Fig. 1. Ground Water. Fig. 3. Cellar Drain. house be set high enough to bring the bottom of the cellar well abovethe top of the sewer. If the house is in a locality where there is nosewer, a similar result can be obtained by laying drains running with aproper grade from the cellar of the house to…
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