CONTENTS

PART I

BRICKWORK

Plan, elevation, and section-Scale rule-Brickwork measurements—

Definitions-Setting out a building-Trenches and excavations-

Footings and foundations-Bonding-Dry areas or air-drains—

Hollow walls-Sleeper walls-Chimney breasts, flues, etc.-Setting

kitcheners and close fire ranges-Broken bond-Additions to old work

-Toothings-Hoop-iron bond-Plinths--Brick-nogging-Damp-proof

courses-Lacing courses-Flushing, grouting, and larrying up-

Jointing-House drainage.

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1-44

PART II

GAUGED WORK, ARCHES, ARCH-CUTTING, ETC.

Relieving arch-Invert arch-Egg-shaped sewer-Axed arches-Gauged

arches Semicircular arch-Arch with moulded soffit-Segment

arch-Moulded segment--Camber arch--Moulded camber-Camber

on circle---Equilateral or Gothic arch-Modified Gothic--Elliptical

arch-Scheme arch-Bull's-eye arch-Semi-Gothic arch-Horse-

shoe or Moorish arch--Ogee arch-Arches springing from the same

pier, but differing in size-Intersection of haunches-Semicircular

niche-Elliptical niche-Moulded soffit to niches-Labels to arches

and niches-Oriel window-Moulding bricks for cornices, etc.—

Pilasters-Cornices Dentils - Reveals

Pediments-Projecting keys

Architraves-Panelling--

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PART III

MATERIALS

The four classes of brick earths-Brickmaking-Brickburning-Colour
of bricks-Test for good bricks-Varieties of bricks, and their uses-

Limes and cements-Natural limes-Eminently hydraulic limes—

Roman cement-Medina cement-Plaster of Paris-Artificial or manu-

factured cements-Portland cement-Keene's cement-Parian cement

-Sand-Substitutes for sand -Concrete-Mortar-Mode of mixing-

Mortar for pointing.

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88-105

METHOD OF MEASURING BRICKWORK, CONCRETE, POINTING, ETC..

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36, 37.

Plans of alternate courses, of reveal, 14-brick wall, English bond
ditto, splayed jambs and reveal, 2-brick wall

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15

56, 57.

58, 59.

Plans of alternate courses, 14-brick wall, Double Flemish bond.
ditto, 2-brick wall

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60, 61. Junction of 13 double Flemish, with 2-brick wall, English bond

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FIGS.

62, 63. Plans of alternate courses of reveal, 1-brick wall, double Flemish bond

64, 65. Plans of alternate courses of reveals, 1-brick wall, double Flemish bond

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74, 75.

76, 77.

Plans of alternate courses, 11-brick wall, single Flemish bond.
ditto, 2-brick wall

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106, 107.

Alternate courses through chimney stack, 9" work, English bond

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