A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 85
agood bottom may beprepared by coveringthe cellar bottom withmortar composed of Gparts of sand, and 1 parteach of cement and lime.On this are laid 6 x Gsleepers, preferably lo-cust, and in the spacesbetween the sleepers,concrete is filled in. Onthis the wooden flooring-is laid. 139. Another sim-ple… … Fig. 55. §7 MASONRY. 75 or semicircular tile drain, shown at h, should be placed atthe bottom of this trench, after the wall is built, and con-nected with a horizontal drain, emptying either into thecesspool or sewer. The trench a should then be filled withloose stone, coarse gravel, and sand. If…
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