. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . READING ROOM. CLur. Roo^r. THE ONTARIO CLUB, TORONTO, ONT. ^IKOATT \ ,ARrniTKCTS. 230 CONSTRUCTION. framing is steel with reinforced concrete slabs and acinder concrete fill around wood sleepers to take thefinished flooring. The partitions, except in the base-ment, are metal, being formed of ^g i- st^el channelswired together and metal lathed. Ceiling furringIS done in a similar manner, rod hangers having beenplaced in the slab where required. Conduits forelectric wiring were placed in th
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . READING ROOM. CLur. Roo^r. THE ONTARIO CLUB, TORONTO, ONT. ^IKOATT \ ,ARrniTKCTS. 230 CONSTRUCTION. framing is steel with reinforced concrete slabs and acinder concrete fill around wood sleepers to take thefinished flooring. The partitions, except in the base-ment, are metal, being formed of ^g i- st^el channelswired together and metal lathed. Ceiling furringIS done in a similar manner, rod hangers having beenplaced in the slab where required. Conduits forelectric wiring were placed in the forms before pour-ing of concrete, as also were sleeves for pipes, and columns in all cases were encased inconcrete. The old roof and mansard were thorough-ly fireproofed with asbestos board and the spacesbetween the joists packed with mineral wool. The entrance hall is treated in a formal mannerwith Caen stone walls; floor of tile with Laurentianmarble laid diagonally, and a green Bancroft borderand base; and stairway of an ornamental design insolid bronze. The dining room is in dark oak, wax finish, withpanelling I I feet high; a frieze decorated with crim-son damask and the ceiling of
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