. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . t> ^ - ;J Ill h ;? , Section of foundation to a wall. ness instead of i foot 6 inches. Above the bed ofconcrete, which is 9 feet in breadth, by 3 feet inthickness, are York landings, a, 4 inches thick andexceeding 6 feet in width. Upon these are laid twolines of wood sleepers, b, bedded in brick and cement,the size of each sleeper being 12 by 6 inches, and inlong lengths. Above this is a course of planking, c,placed diagonally acros
. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . t> ^ - ;J Ill h ;? , Section of foundation to a wall. ness instead of i foot 6 inches. Above the bed ofconcrete, which is 9 feet in breadth, by 3 feet inthickness, are York landings, a, 4 inches thick andexceeding 6 feet in width. Upon these are laid twolines of wood sleepers, b, bedded in brick and cement,the size of each sleeper being 12 by 6 inches, and inlong lengths. Above this is a course of planking, c,placed diagonally across the wall; each plank being12 inches by 6 inches, and about 9 feet in length. FOUNDATIONS OF HOUSES. Above this are the footings^ each two courses inheight : in the return walls the landings^ sleepers,and planking are placed a course higher, so that theymight be tied together. The brickwork goes downtwelve feet, and invert arches are turned at everyopening. In order to keep the walls as solid as possible inthe lower part of a building, the ground floor joist-ing should rest on projecting corbel bricks as here
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