A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 215
or 4 inches morethan that of the wall. Horizontal coping stones are oftenclamped together at the ends to prevent their becomingdisplaced. 81. Gable copings do not need to be pitched, but shouldproject about \\ inches beyond the face of the outside wall,and should have a sharp outer edge to shed… … Fig. 43. in which a is the coping; c, the corbel; and d, the bottom stone, sometimes known as the knccler, which should always be well bonded into the wall. It is well to have long pieces of coping, so as to have as few joints as possible;a common length is 6feet. A short piece,cut as shown at«,…
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