Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 129
ickwork partitions. These are built around chimney breasts and serve toconceal the brickwork and furnish a surface for plastering. Theyare formed by placing the studding flatwise, in order to make a thinwall; and as it is usually specified that no woodwork shall comewithin 1 inch of any chimney, a… … Fig. 121. Plan Showing Construction of Furring Wall always danger that cracks will appear in the plastering at the cornerA, Fig. 120, between the chimney breasts and the outside wall. Thiscracking is due to the unequal settlement of the brickwork and thewoodwork since the plastering goes with the…
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