School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . nsive than slate. It is durable and at-tractive and has been used with great roofs can be covered with an uninflammablecomposition, cemented, tinned and gravelled. Fortunately, the cut up and angled roofs arebecoming obsolete. On economic grounds, theseroofs are expensive; artistically and architectural-ly, they are an eyesore to a community. Roofgutters are best made of copper, with verticalwater conductors of galvanized iron, copper orbrass, the first two to be preferred. Where tile isused, a
School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . nsive than slate. It is durable and at-tractive and has been used with great roofs can be covered with an uninflammablecomposition, cemented, tinned and gravelled. Fortunately, the cut up and angled roofs arebecoming obsolete. On economic grounds, theseroofs are expensive; artistically and architectural-ly, they are an eyesore to a community. Roofgutters are best made of copper, with verticalwater conductors of galvanized iron, copper orbrass, the first two to be preferred. Where tile isused, a vitreous tile lining bedded in asphalt orconcrete is best. Cost.—It is impossible to compute absolutelythe cost of any school building without definitelystipulating the material and labor to be cost is the first and probably the most diffi-cult question to be answered, it is likewise themost inaccurate, depending largely upon con-ditions to be dealt with. It is for thisreason that no one but the local architect cantell what a building of a certain capacity will cost 57. 58 School Architecture or how far a stipulated sum of money will gotoward the erection of a desired school building. This is largely due to the variation in differentsections of the country of the labor conditions,the accessibility to building material centers, , much depends upon the class of buildingdesired. Some boards want the plainest andcheapest construction possible, while others de-sire pretentious architecture and some elegance ininterior design and finish. Any attempt to givean estimate as to the probable cost must be basedupon an average, well designed and well con-structed building. An average or ordinary condi-tion must also be assumed as to the facilities atcommand in securing labor and material and thenatural surroundings and conditions of the build-ing site. Per Cubic Foot. The average cost on twenty-five first-class grammar and primary school build-ings, erected in the city
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