American homes and gardens . in On the sameside of the houseand a little towardthe rear is a pergola,the columns o fwhich are built upsquare, with girdersof reinforced con-crete carrying raft-ers of small polesKit with the barkon. With thesecovered with twin-ing grape-vines theplace will be one ofbeauty as well asusefulness. Thisp e r g o 1 a is shownin more detail inFig. 15. The roof is ofsomewhat novelconstruction, thefireproofing systembeing also carriedout here. The raft-ers are reinforcedwith Kahn bars,and over these islaid a slab of con-crete reinforcedwith plain round rods place
American homes and gardens . in On the sameside of the houseand a little towardthe rear is a pergola,the columns o fwhich are built upsquare, with girdersof reinforced con-crete carrying raft-ers of small polesKit with the barkon. With thesecovered with twin-ing grape-vines theplace will be one ofbeauty as well asusefulness. Thisp e r g o 1 a is shownin more detail inFig. 15. The roof is ofsomewhat novelconstruction, thefireproofing systembeing also carriedout here. The raft-ers are reinforcedwith Kahn bars,and over these islaid a slab of con-crete reinforcedwith plain round rods placed both vertically and horizontallyon the roof surface. The top is of a richer composition, andalthough it has been through a number of both summer andwinter storms, no sign of a leak has appeared. The slabforming the roof extends down to form a cornice, thus com-pleting the frame without a single piece of wood. Thegutters are formed in the roof by embedding a wire meshbent to the proper angle and the concrete troweled around. 1 6 The Hood Over the Entrance-Way, and the Columns to the Porch are Made or Reinforced Concrete I 7—The Rear Outside Steps are Cast inOne Form 92 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS August, 1906
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