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 (14577168300)

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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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er varying season condi-tions. It is unaffected by animal uricacids and underground gases. It doesnot of itself originate dust or mud, asdo pavements of macadam and stone-compounded surfaces. Brick paving issmooth, yet not slippery. The brick house is at its best whenapproached by a brick pavement. Itsowner will not be confronted by heavymaintenance costs. The bricks used for paving, as al*ready stated, are about 81/2x4x21/)inches in size. Another size of brick, pitched joints such as shown in Pig.117 is about $2.60 per square yard;while the cost of the curbing as shown,is about 45 cents per linear foot. A Fig. 117. Section of Brick Pavement, Showing Methodof Construction. SPECIFICATIONS FOR PAVING,ETC. The following specifications regard-ing brick street paving represent thestandard practice adopted by the Boardof Local Improvements of the City ofChicago, Illinois: Cement. In making the concrete, Portlandcement shall pass same specifications as forcement used in curb and gutter work.
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FICx. 116. MIXING COXCRET E FOR BRICK PAVEMENT. commonly called a block, is 9x4x3inches in size. The general method of laying brickpavements is illustrated in Fig. 117. The cost of a brick pavement with Sand. The sand used in making the con-crete shall be clean, dry, free from dust, loam,and dirt, of sizes ranging from Vs inch downto the finest, and in such proportion that thevoids as determined by saturation shall notexceed 33 per cent of the entire volume; and 112 EADFORDS BRICK HOUSES it shall weigh not less than 100 pounds percubic foot. No wind-drifted sand shall beused. The sand when delivered on the street shallbe deposited on flooring, and kept clean untilused. Crushed Stone. The crushed stone used inmaking the concrete shall be of the best qual-ity of limestone, clean, free from dirt, brokenso as to measure not more than 2 inches, andnot less than 1 inch, in any dimension. The stone when delivered on the street shallbe deposited on flooring, and kept clean untilused. Mixing a