ISBN: 9781130223132

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 92 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 92 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: . . . so as to be susceptible of being taken to pieces. The mortices and tenons of these portable wooden houses should be well-fitted and coated with a mixture of pure fat and blacklead, together with the screws, so that they may be easily taken down at any time. The roofs, of whatever form, should have a good pitch, and the exterior should be well primed, and painted with three or four good coats of paint. To impart stability, obviate damp, and prevent the ravages of white ants, they should stand on well-tarred brick or stone foundations, sunk a foot or two below the ground, and on this foundation a double course of slightly overlapping slates may with advantage be super-imposed. They should be well bedded in Portland cement, and laid so that the joints in the top layer of slates do not occur over the joints in the lower layer. When their future site is-within reasonable distance, if the ground is level, these houses can be removed bodily by wellknown mechanical means, similar to those used in moving brick structures, and in raising the roofs of buildings when it is thought fit to increase the height of the walls for any purpose. Most colonists are evidently averse to building uniform rows or terraces of dwelling-houses. Generally, they are detached, one-or two-storeyed buildings, with semi-detached kitchens, the disposition of outhouses being regulated as much by the exigences of space as the choice of the owners. Most buildings are done by contract, and in that case the exact cost of completed structures is, of course, known beforehand. Brick-built houses, if erected during the dry season, are habitable within from four to six months from the date of completion. Usually, however, they are tenanted within a month or two. It is not uncommon for detached dwelling. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<