A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 71
eads, as shown inFig. 44. Nothing but cement mortar should be used insetting the steps, which should be well pointed on comple-tion, and the ends of all the stone treads built into the sideof the earth walls. 114. Either solid stone blocks or 2 to 3 inch stone flagsmay be used in forming the treads… … treads and risers are made of stone flagging, they arearranged as shown at (/;) or (r). Fig. 45. The best arrange-ment is shown at (l?). When the steps are more than 5 feetlong, a bearing wall or iron string piece should be builtunder the middle of them. There should always be a pitch,from rear to…
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