A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 256
FIG. 71. pieces may be manufactured and laid. The figure representsa doorway, a being the jambs, and d the lintel, which is formedof several pieces, joined at c. 147. When window sills are made in sections, theyshould have lap joints, as represented in Fig. 72, in which ashows the pieces of terra… … Fig. 72. joint between the terra cotta and the wood. This is a very good method of construc-tion, as the insertion (jfthe terra cotta under thewooden sill prevents waterpenetrating- the wall dur-ing driving rains. 148. Cornices.— For these, terra cotta is greatlyused, as it is much lighter,and…
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