Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879, Van Brunt, Henry, 1832-1903 · Boston : Ticknor and Co. · leaf 407
in coatings of plasteror mortar, and if mortises are avoided, which are not sufficientlysecure in deal. I have seen timber-work in deal planking threeor four centuries old which was still in excellent condition; butthe wood had been left exposed. Deal flooring can be madevery dm-able by means of… … Fig. 5.—Flooruii,3 of thin Deal Joists. experience. Deal in large pieces is liable to deep splits, whichare often even dangerous. It is therefore desirable to use it inthin pieces. With joists of this wood two inches, or even aninch and three quarters thick, floors of the greatest solidity canbe…
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