Economic farmhouses and their architectural problems (1914)
Etherton, William Alonzo · leaf 171
ethrough as many winters. Damp-proof Courses— Dampness from foundation walls is often a greatersource of trouble in brick and stone houses than from the walls above, and it isquite necessary to intercept this ground dampness with an effective damp-proofcourse of waterproof material. The little… … Print Ho. 38» Dry Cellars— How to secure dry cellars is a question that has perplexedmany a farmer, and one on which he has secured but little satisfactory informa-tion. Grading about the house to turn the surface water away and the propercare of roof water is all that is necessary on many building…
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