The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 158
undations and saturatingthe walls aboAe^ the health of the occupants of suchhouses may be seriously aflFected by its presence inthe walls. About twenty years ago it was theuniversal practice in good buildings to place widestone landings—three times the thickness of the w^allabove—under the… … Section of a pio{)er foundation ioi :i \v; of constructing foundation walls. A trench, threetimes the width of the wall is dug, at least 2 feet FOUNDATIONS OF HOUSES. 6 inches in depth. Into this is thrown a quantity ofconcrete, which soon dries and becomes solid. In thesuperior class of buildings…
Architecture, Domestic
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