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TIIKOKV OL- AKCUITl'XTURE. Boor II.

2'J.S2r. I]aiCKIA\KH.
up over the racks witliiu tlic tliicknes.s of the brickwoi-k, communicating at tlieir
tops with tl;e external air, and secured from the penetration of the rain.
Dimg-fiU
walls, whose dimensii'ns depend on the size of the stables.
Dtis't-hin, to contain 30 feet eab, to be of half-brick walls in cement. The deal top,
and cover hinged with water joint hinges, and with deal slides and door in front, to
he provided by the carpenter. Alorrell's patent cinder-sifting ash closet is adapted
for outdoor use. The "galvanized iron dust-bin," Avhich is easily emptied in
towns, has much supersedtd the old wood or brick dust-bin, with its inconveni-
ences and smells. Thev are non-absorbent, and are made 24x20x37 ins. high
at back; also 27 x 20 x"37
;
also 30 x 20 x
37
(see also 1907rf). Dn-'^t .ikoofs are
now used in artizans' dwellings; one is so arranged as to prevent the passage of
foul odours into the building should the hopper be left open.
In cases of ?fwrZ(?r/)i?jwi;;//, the bricklayer is to cut all holes for tlie needles, anil to
remove the old work, and to bring up the new work in cement on concrete
foundation; and, finally, drive in the cast iron wedges for bringing the W( rk to
a solid bearing.
Hollow vails
for
exposed situatinns. The external walls above the plinth line are tobe
built with a hollow cavity in the middle of about 3 inches, having courses of
bonders or through stones not more than 1 foot apart in height, and of various
widths, but never more than 2 feet 6 inches apart. At the level of the lop of the
plinth a course of thick slates, or of thin stones, is to be worked on the walls,
closely bedded in strong mortar under all the voids or flues thus formed, and a
small aperture, 9 inches by 6 inchfs, is to be made for the admission of air and to
carry off any moisture that may have been driven in
;
openings into each of these
flues are also to lie made between the joists of the different floors for ventilation.
Other mel hods of building such walls are described in Chap. III. Sect. \l. jinr.
1902e.
Fence wall. The site to be enelosed with a 9-iuch stock brick wall in mortar,
. . . feet high, with brick footings 6 inches high, with two 2^inch set-offs on each
side of the wall, laid on concrete 9 inches thick and 2 feet 6 inches wide, the
bottom being . . . feet below the finished surface of the ground. The top of the
wall to have a brick on edge course set in cement (or other coping, to be specified).
Provide (according to the extent of the joli) a certain number of rods
of
brukwffrk.
at a price per rod to be named, for siich extras as may be ordered in writing by
the architect; if the whole or any part thereof should not be wanted, a deduction
to be made on settling the accounts.
To build all the walls IfVel. except otherwise directed
;
to be answerable for all
damage that may occur to flie wurk, by settlements or otherwise, during the time
of building, and to rebuild or make good the same as the architect shall direct
;
and, furtlier, to p?rform all sucli jobbing work as shall be necessary for completely
finishing the building. To pi-ovide good sound and sc.fficient scajjoldinfi. which is
to reniain for, and to be altered for, the mason, carpenter, and other artificers that
may have occasion to use the same. A specimen brick of every description,
splayed, moulded, for facing, 6tc., to be submitted to the aichitect for his approval
l)efore the commencement of the work.
SI ATEK.
2283. To cover the roo/i- with the best strong AVistmorelanl, best Bangor, Tavistock,
or other slate and size to be named, each securely fixed with tvvo best strong copper
nails. To be properly bonded, especially at the eaves and heading courses, with
slafes cut to keep the bond unif irm; the bands and diapers to bo formed of Car-
narvon or Westmoreland green, or other coloured slates; (jr courses to be laid of
slat's cut to a notched pattern. No slates to he laid lengthwise. A little latitude
may lie allowed as to the exact size of the slate to be used. By specifying sizes,
other than Countesses and Duchesses, there would frequently be less delay and less
expense in covering.
If roofs are covered with tiles, cither pnn or jdaiii, the description for the former
will be either laid dry, or bedded in lime or hair, or pointed outside or inside, or
on both sides
;
or if glazed pantiling, to be so described, laid to a 10-inch gauge on
stout fir laths, with hip, ridge, and valley tiles, filleting, cutting to splays, beam
filling, painted T nails, hip hooks, &c. Plain tiling is. described to be of good
sound tiles, laid to a close gauge on heart of oak double laths, combined with
ornamental tiles, to form patterns, as shown; every tile to be pegged with
a
good
English-oak peg. an<l laid in mortar to a 3-iuch lap. The hip and ridge tiles to be
set in cement, with T nails dipped in melted hot pitch, in all die joints. Strong,
similarly pitched, wrought iron hip hooks. Filletings of cement, with strong cast