. Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. . Fig. 131. Pouring Glass also method of wall construction. Hollow Brick. Hollo
. Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details. . Fig. 131. Pouring Glass also method of wall construction. Hollow Brick. Hollow brick are often used for back-ing brick and for damp courses. They are the samesize as the ordinary brick, and therefore bond readilyin the wall. They are laid so that the openings runthrough the wall when serving as damp courses, toallow ventilation and evaporation. Vitrified Clay Conduits. These arc specifically madefor the laying and insulating of electrical cables andwires. They are exceptionally strong, being are being used with success for the foundationand inside walls of stucco houses. They are made1-way, 2-way. or with multiple passages, and square,oblong, or triangular as desired. AND HOW TO BUILD THEM 125. FIG. 132. PART DETAIL OF SWIMMING TANK LINED WITH GLASS Brickwork. The pioneer of re- ings. The latest application of the same prin-inforced brickwork was Cottancin, a French ciple is exemplified by various river and canalengineer. More recently the claims of re- banks in France, which are faced with re-inforced brickwork have been advocated by inforced brickwork, as illustrated in Figs. 133 and 134. The bricks are pierced by two holesfor galvanized or copper wires, and are set asfollows: The slope to be protected is finished to therequired gradient, and the reinforcing wires ilL WW/y///// ///fi//////? ////X/// //li ////)v//fk> ivJ/lI//IUZL ^^^^^^^
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