Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 42
eing delivered aresuitable for our wall we shall need to give our attention mainly to theconstruction, to the mortar and bonding, to the solidity, and later to thepointing. The specifications say that the stones shall be laid in halfcement mortar. This we interpret to mean equal parts of cement… … Fig. 13. Good Cellar Wall. 28 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE 21 barrel of lime, should be added in as large quantities as is practi-cal)le, as the putting on of water by bucketfuls with time taken forstirring between, tends to chill the lime which is already begnning toheat. After slaking, the lime must…
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