. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. cause of so much disfigurementand injury to buildings. This damp course is formed invarious ways, as a layer of asphalt, or asphalt canvas, orsome similar material. One of the best and most usual,as the materials are always ,u^|,^, at hand, is formed of twocourses of slates, well break-ing joint, and set in is Taylors or Jen-ningss patent stoneware dampcourse, which being piercedhorizontally admits air to thespace under the floor and thusventilates it. Where the ground wouldcome against th
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. cause of so much disfigurementand injury to buildings. This damp course is formed invarious ways, as a layer of asphalt, or asphalt canvas, orsome similar material. One of the best and most usual,as the materials are always ,u^|,^, at hand, is formed of twocourses of slates, well break-ing joint, and set in is Taylors or Jen-ningss patent stoneware dampcourse, which being piercedhorizontally admits air to thespace under the floor and thusventilates it. Where the ground wouldcome against the walls of abasement story, it is requisite,in order to keep them dry,either to form an open drainor area, or to make whatis called a dry area. This isdone by building up againstthe soil a thin wall of brick-work not less than 8 inchesfrom the main wall, and either straight or curved, and covering it over above the groundwithstone or slate, as in fig. 7. Thus any water comingthrough the thinner wall falls down, and is conveyed awayor soaks through the bottom. This thinner wall requires. Dr; iw^ Fig. TILING.] BUILDING^ 463 fcupport from the main one, aud tl\e cavity lias to beventilated Besides tlie outer or maiu walls of a house, there areinterior walls, or partitions as they are called. These inkrgo structures are always executed in brickwork; insmaller ones they are usually constructed of timber ; andthese timbers are often filled in between the uprights bybrickwork formed of bricks laid ilat or on edge accordingto the thickness of it. A plate of wood is occasionallyintroduced to strengthen the work, which is then plasteredover This is called a brick-nog partition. In many ofthe model lodging-houses in London the partition wallshave been constructed a half brick in thickness in goodmortar, for the whole height of the building, the floorjoists being fixed against them to steady them,iollo* Another sort of wall consists of two skins of brickwork ll^ with a few inches between th
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