Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. (1912)
Radford, William A., 1865- · The Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y. · leaf 26
uldhave a greasy feel, and be of uniformtexture. Fire-clay is not a cement. It is ofpractically no value as a binder. Itsonly mission is to fill the voids, andprevent the passage of hot gases orflame. The most perfect firebrick jointis the one which allows just sufficientfire-clay mortar to fill… … Stoc k HOLE Tiles Fig. 18. Velvetry and Stock-Hole Tiles and Blast-Furnace Shapes. to place, driving it home with the malletuntil it touches the brick below it. Fire-clay as a binder has two seriousdefects. It shrinks in drying, and hasno cementing power. The shrinkagecan be reduced by mixing with…
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