. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... aken to leave openings in the base of thewalls so that the air chamber may be cleared ofthe refuse mortar that is likely to fall in duringthe building of wall, or it may otherwise becomea reservoir of dampness. After they have beenthroughly cleared, the openings should be to prevent the ingress of vermin § 77. Furring Walls.—Brick or stonewalls of houses are better conductors ofheat than wood, and are, if permanently oc-cupied, cooler in summer and warmer in stone walls with interior plaster directlyon, have, however, t
. A domestic cyclopædia of practical information ... aken to leave openings in the base of thewalls so that the air chamber may be cleared ofthe refuse mortar that is likely to fall in duringthe building of wall, or it may otherwise becomea reservoir of dampness. After they have beenthroughly cleared, the openings should be to prevent the ingress of vermin § 77. Furring Walls.—Brick or stonewalls of houses are better conductors ofheat than wood, and are, if permanently oc-cupied, cooler in summer and warmer in stone walls with interior plaster directlyon, have, however, the disadvantage that theycollect the humidity from the atmospherewhich is condensed on the inner face of thewall, rendering the rooms unhealthy, anddamaging the furniture and paper hang-ings. Hence the necessity of hollow wallsand also for furring out or leaving a ventilatingspace between wall and plaster. This isgenerally done by nailing strips 2 in. by I onwooden bricks or plugs built in the wall, andlaying the lathing for plastering on § 78. Ornamental brick work.—Good effects in city buildings may be had by brickcorbeling out and the use of moulded bricks instrings, lintels, jambs of doors and windows, cor-nices, chimneys, etc., and some good, evenly,wellburnt bricks such as the Collamore brick maybe carved and in panels and strings will have anexceedingly harmonious contrast if nothing HOUSE 291 but brick be used. This is now being donelargely in England. The carving has to bewell studied in low relief to adapt itself to thematerial, the brickwork being built up withordinary jointing like the other work, andcarved when the mortar has set. This carved brickwork may be seen on ahouse by Mr. Wheeler Smith in 57th 5th and 6th Avenues, New York,and some other good use of brick on a Mis-sion building (also by him) on 35th between1st and 2d Avenues. There should bemore of it. Its beauty is in its shades andcolor, which the woodcut cannot give. § 79. Poi
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