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 (14577215969)

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Title: 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.

Year: 1912 (1910s)

Authors: Radford, William A., 1865-

Subjects: Brick houses--Designs and plans--Catalogs Architecture, Domestic--United States--Designs and plans--Catalogs Trade catalogs--Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.

Publisher: The Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y.

Contributing Library: Winterthur Museum Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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131.48 217.17 45 in. 49.17 108.18 177.02 66.47 146.25 239.33 48 in. 52.45 114.74 186.86 70.91 155.13 252.63 54 in. 59.00 127.85 206.52 79.77 172.85 279.21 60 in. 65.56 140.96 226.19 88.63 190.57 305.81 66 in. 72.12 154.07 245.86 97.50 208.30 332.40 72 in. 78.67 167.19 265.53 106.36 226.04 358.99 78 in. 85.23 180.30 285.20 ; 115.23 ; 243.76 385.59 84 in. 91.79 193.41 304.S7 I 124.10 1 261.49 412.18 90 in. 98.34 206.52 324.54 1 132.95 ; 279.21 438.78 96 in. 104.90 ; 219.64 ; 344.20 ; 141.82 ; 296.95 ; 465.36 110 RADFORDS BRICK HOUSES Engineering, shows the number ofbrick required for circular sewers withdifferent thicknesses of joints. Flush-Tanks. Table XXV gives thenumber of common sized bricks re-quired for the construction of flush-tanks of various sizes. BRICK PAVING The character of street paving ex-erts a marked influence on propertyvalues. A paving in bad conditionlowers the civic sense of those who re-side in the structures that flank it.Well-built houses and well-built streets

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FIG. 115. GRADING A STREET FOR BRICK PAVEMENT. TABLE XXV Number of Bricks in Flush-Tanks (12-inch Walls—Brick 8%x4x2i4 Indies) Depth, in Feet DlAM. (Feet) 5 6 ; 7 ; 8 9 4 .-. 16 1.1241.4171.820 1,344 1 1.560 11,680 ; 1.940 12.440 i ::.o<; ; 1.7S02.1i ill3.680 2.0002,4604.300 are the basic factors in the building-upof what is known as a good neighbor-hood; and rent values and propertyprices are always at high tide in suchdistricts. Brick pavements, constructed ofI nick conforming to the specificationsherewith reproduced and laid in themaimer set forth in them, are concededby many municipal authorities to bethe most durable pavements in exist- AND HOW TO BUILD THEM 111 ence. Many brick streets have beendown 10 and 15 years, without a centof repairs having been made on them,the paving surfaces still being in first-class condition. Brick paving offers greatest ease oftraction under varying season condi-tions. It is unaffected by animal uricacids and underground gases. It does

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