. 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. 52. Herringbone Work. done either by taking out some of the a 2 by 4-in. studding can
. 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. 52. Herringbone Work. done either by taking out some of the a 2 by 4-in. studding can be spiked toold brickwork and inserting the iron the old wall, and the new wall can be anchors in the spaces thus provided, or built around it, as shown in Fig. 48. 34 RADFORDS BRICK HOUSES Ornamental Effects Produced withPlain Brick. In Figs. 49-52, an inter-esting study is presented of some of themany designs that can be producedwith ordinary brick for panels, friezes,borders, etc. The shaded brick repre- table for receiving water. Its advo-cates claim it shows a smoother wall. The joint at B, known as a weatherjoint, is the opposite of A. It is moredifficult of accomplishment, but shedsfalling water. It is opposed because,. FIG. 53. ATTRACTIVE RESIDENCE OF COLONIAL TYPE IN MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE. Built of white-briek laid in yellow mortar; red tile roof. Cost, $22,000. Home of Mr. J. N. Falls Architects, L. M. Weathers Co. sent the contrasts obtained by the useof two colors of brick. Pointing for Brickwork. In Fig. 55,the different styles of pointing brick-work are shown. The struck jointshown at A is the most common. It ismade with the point of the trowel,which rests on the lower course ofbrick and is guided by the top courseas it is drawn along. It would seemthat this is a joint born of operativenecessity, as it is the easiest one tomake from the inside of the wall. Itis often objected to because it offers a in looking up the wall, the observer cansee the projections of the un
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