. Ventilation for dwellings, rural schools and stables. even if the boardsare not matched or tongued and grooved, so long as themetal is used to thoroughly stop air circulation, will givea far w^armer Avail than building papers for the reason thatthe soft w^ood is, both because of its texture and its greaterthickness, superior as an insulator to the building papers. All spaces betw^een studding should be thoroughly closedat the level of the three floors, w^hich may be readily andbest done by fitting in between the studding rough boardsand then filling in with about six inches of a lean mortar,
. Ventilation for dwellings, rural schools and stables. even if the boardsare not matched or tongued and grooved, so long as themetal is used to thoroughly stop air circulation, will givea far w^armer Avail than building papers for the reason thatthe soft w^ood is, both because of its texture and its greaterthickness, superior as an insulator to the building papers. All spaces betw^een studding should be thoroughly closedat the level of the three floors, w^hich may be readily andbest done by fitting in between the studding rough boardsand then filling in with about six inches of a lean mortar,or concrete, which will thoroughly close the spaces andmake the walls vermin-proof. Storm sash, fitting closely,on all but plate glass w^indows, should be provided. Farmhouses should all have a cellar and floored attic the full sizeof the house. Both spaces are needed for both service andwarmth and the extra cost, considering what is gained,should not lead to their omission. A good furnace of am Heating with Warm Air and Ventilation. 97 In at ceiling. f loor From /\ furnace/\ F!j?. 40.—Mothixl of iiifr«i(lii<ini; wjirined nlr from furnace at tho ceillnffand of romovintf tlip foulrd, exlinustpd and cooUmI nlr from the floor,both through tlie same space in the partition. 98 Ventilation. pie size, with conveniences for storing fuel, should occupythe basement, the location being chosen with special refer-ence to the most direct connection between the furnace andthe rooms to be heated. Both the warmed, fresh air andAttic the fouled, depleted and cooled airmay be most advantageously con-veyed through the partitions in themanner represented in Fig. 40, thewarm air, as represented by the longarrow, passing from the furnacethrough the flue and entering theroom at the level of the ceiling whilea corresponding volume is forced outfrom the floor level as shown by theother two ^^ most houses constructed in the==- manner described it will only be nec- essaiy for the
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