. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 120. Plan Showing Plaster Applied Directlj- to ChimneyBrickwork partitions. These are built around chimney breasts and serve toconceal the brickwork and furnish a surface for plastering. Theyare formed by placing the studding flatwise, in order to make a thinwall; and as it is usually specified that no woodwork shall comewithin 1 inch of any chimney, a 1-inch space is left between thebrickwork and the furring wall. It is possible to apply the plasterdirectly to the brickwork, and this is sometimes done, bu
. Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work ... Fig. 120. Plan Showing Plaster Applied Directlj- to ChimneyBrickwork partitions. These are built around chimney breasts and serve toconceal the brickwork and furnish a surface for plastering. Theyare formed by placing the studding flatwise, in order to make a thinwall; and as it is usually specified that no woodwork shall comewithin 1 inch of any chimney, a 1-inch space is left between thebrickwork and the furring wall. It is possible to apply the plasterdirectly to the brickwork, and this is sometimes done, but there is. Fig. 121. Plan Showing Construction of Furring Wall always danger that cracks will appear in the plastering at the cornerA, Fig. 120, between the chimney breasts and the outside wall. Thiscracking is due to the unequal settlement of the brickwork and thewoodwork since the plastering goes with the wall to which it is 98 CARPENTRY 87 applied. The method of constructing a furring wall is shown inplan in Fig. 121. A A are the furring studs, B is the plastering,and CC the studding in the outside wall. The arrangement withoutthe furring wall is shown in plan in Fig. 120. If there are any open-ings in the furring wall, such as fireplaces, or thimbles for stovepipes, it is necessary to frame around them in the same v/ay aswas explained for door and window openings in the outside Fig. 122. AA are furring studs, BB are pieces forming the topand bottom of the the outside walls ofthe building are of brickor stone, a wood furring
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