. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . t)omt. fecabriabt, i), J. Ktsibcncc o( $. bift, Clljcron, ^. 3r. uiitinuuus air chanilxTs. These air spacespiake the walls iKni-ciniductors of heat, withhe result that terra cutta houses are coolerliau the average in summer and warmerliau the averag-e in winter, and they are asirocif against vermin as they are against I he niost common form of floor is that\ Inch includes both concrete and terra tornier being used for the beams. First floor of wood is laid with space
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . t)omt. fecabriabt, i), J. Ktsibcncc o( $. bift, Clljcron, ^. 3r. uiitinuuus air chanilxTs. These air spacespiake the walls iKni-ciniductors of heat, withhe result that terra cutta houses are coolerliau the average in summer and warmerliau the averag-e in winter, and they are asirocif against vermin as they are against I he niost common form of floor is that\ Inch includes both concrete and terra tornier being used for the beams. First floor of wood is laid with spacesTiween the planks at regular \\r the open spaces are laid the terra cottalcks in parallel lines in the position theyre to occupy permanently. When they are ftomt of artftur C. fettinbatb. asburp ■i^atk, fii. 3. properly placed, the concrete mixture ispoured in the openings between them. .A,fterthe concrete has hardened, the hollow blocksare held in its tight grip and the floor is assolid as any floor can be. A variation of this plan in the construc-tion of upper floors is to extend the beamsdownward below the lower surface of theterra
Size: 2174px × 1149px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidsubu, bookpublishernewyork
