. Villas and cottages . and set-offs may easily be madein the brick-work. A shows a stack of six flues, sim-ply finished with a blue stoneon the top. Chimneys shouldalways seem to stride the ridge,and never appear to sit on itside-saddle fashion, for a verydisagreeable monotony of linewill be the result if this pointis not attended to. Where acase of this sort occurs, it isbest to work out to a square or cross before leavingthe roof, such as B. A plan is shown as a vignetteto Design 24, in which, as there are many flues intro-duced, the ventilating openings are arranged at a low-er level, to r
. Villas and cottages . and set-offs may easily be madein the brick-work. A shows a stack of six flues, sim-ply finished with a blue stoneon the top. Chimneys shouldalways seem to stride the ridge,and never appear to sit on itside-saddle fashion, for a verydisagreeable monotony of linewill be the result if this pointis not attended to. Where acase of this sort occurs, it isbest to work out to a square or cross before leavingthe roof, such as B. A plan is shown as a vignetteto Design 24, in which, as there are many flues intro-duced, the ventilating openings are arranged at a low-er level, to reduce the heaviness of effect that wouldotherwise ensue. A stoneand brick chimney-stack isshown at C, and an elabo-rate stone shaft at D. Asa general rule, it is prefer-able to plan the interior ofa house so that the chim-neys may start from theridge, as it saves heat andprevents any chance of the chimneys smoking. Butcircumstances alter cases, and it is now and then al-most necessary to plan them in the outer walls. A. Plan VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 107 few specimens of this style of chimney may be seen inthe perspective views hereafter submitted, such as inDesigns No: 3 and 37. Ventilators are often useful both for convenienceand artistic effect. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 show some
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