A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 69
he foundationwalls. All window areas should be of good size so as to obstructthe light as little as possible. When small cellar windows 58 MAvSONRY are not sunk more than 2 feet below the grade line, a smallsemicircular area, as shown in Fig. 43, will give the mostsatisfaction for a small cost. At… … Fio. 43. is 3 or 4 feet deep and the same in length and width, thebrick wall should be at least 12 inches thick, and if a stonewall is built, it should be 18 inches thick. The coping of areas should be stone flagging laid incement. This flagging is usually bluestone, granite, or blueVermont marble,…
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