Practical hints to builders and those contemplating building

About this eBook

Author

National Sheet Metal Roofing Co.

Title

Practical hints to builders and those contemplating building Facts worth considering relating to foundation, cellar, kitchen, chimney, cistern, brick-work, mortar, heating, ventilation, the roof, and many items of interest to builders.

Original Publication

United States: W. J. Pell,1890.

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

Roofing

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 68285

Release Date

June 10, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.INDEX.
3. 3.Preface.
4. 4.Practical Hints to Builders. — THE ARCHITECT.
5. 5.SELECTING A BUILDING SITE.
6. 6.FOUNDATION.
7. 7.COLORS.—For Exterior and Interior.
8. 8.ROOF VALLEYS OR GUTTERS.
9. 9.WHAT IS GOOD MORTAR?
10. 10.TO ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS.
11. 11.CHIMNEYS.
12. 12.THE WALTER’S PATENT, AND WHAT IT IS.
13. 13.PAINTING SHEET-METAL ROOFS.
14. 14.THE CELLAR.
15. 15.OUR “QUEEN ANNE” VALLEY, FOR SLATE, TIN OR WOOD SHINGLES.
16. 16.WOOD AND METAL SHINGLES. — COMPARATIVE COST. — Cost of a TIN SHINGLE Roof for a period of Fifteen Years. — Cost of a WOOD SHINGLE Roof for a Period of Fifteen Years.
17. 17.THE ROOF.
18. 18.THE KITCHEN.
19. 19.SAMPLE SHINGLES.
20. 20.BRICK-WORK.
21. 21.STANDARD CHARCOAL ROOFING TIN SHINGLES.
22. 22.THINGS ARE ONLY GOOD OR BAD BY COMPARISON. — Walter’s Patent Metallic Shingles Compared with Slate. — Walter’s Patent Tin Shingles Compared with Ordinary Tin Roofing.
23. 23.ROOFING SUNDRIES.
24. 24.OUR NEW PATENT.
25. 25.OLD MATERIALS.
26. 26.HEATING.
27. 27.CLOSE SHEATHING THE BEST.
28. 28.THE CISTERN.
29. 29.BUILDING PAPERS.
30. 30.COLORS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM.
31. 31.SHOWING APPLICATION OF OUR RIDGE OR HIP COPING.
32. 32.VENTILATION.
33. 33.COOPER’S CONDUCTOR OR LEADER PIPE.
34. 34.NAILS.
35. 35.DEADENING AND FIRE-PROOFING FLOORS.
36. 36.DIRECTIONS FOR LAYING WALTER’S PATENT METALLIC SHINGLES.
37. 37.PAINTING. — ATTENTION, ROOFERS!
38. 38.A PERFECT ROOF.
39. 39.WHAT OUR GOODS ARE. — SAMPLES.
40. 40.BROAD RIB ROOFING,
41. 41.THE “ATTIC” SKY-LIGHT AND VENTILATOR.
42. 42.HOW TO SET A FINIAL.
43. 43.WEIGHTS.
44. 44.HOW METAL SHINGLES ARE MADE.
45. 45.PUBLIC BUILDINGS ON WHICH THE ABOVE METAL SHINGLES ARE USED. — RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. — RAILROADS. — EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. — Hotels and State and County Buildings.
46. 46.INSIDE CONSTRUCTION.
47. 47.SHEET METAL WORK FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS. — GUTTERS, VALLEYS AND DOWN PIPES.
48. 48.TESTIMONIALS.

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