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Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)

American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 41

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verwith the mason, pointing out to him that many of the boulder stonesare too round and should be split before being used, while some ofthe more slaty stones, w^hich appear to have been recently blasted, mayhave cracks in them which will allow the water to soak in. This maybe detected by striking… … Fig. 12. Dry WelL 87 20 BUILDING SUFEKINTENDENCE In the first place the walls must be built entirely free from thebank so that they are self-supporting (Fig. 13), besides giving anopportunity of cementing the wall on the outside as called for. Thisis a thing generally neglected, and yet is much…

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