The Useful Arts Employed in The Construction of Dwelling Houses

About this eBook

Author

Anonymous

Title

The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second Edition

Original Publication

United Kingdom: John W. Parker,1851.

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)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

Dwellings -- Design and construction

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 67636

Release Date

March 15, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE USEFUL ARTS EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSES.
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.Chapter I. THE WALLS. STONE AND STONE-WORK. — Principal Varieties of Building-stone. — On Quarrying Stone. — The application of Electricity to the Blasting of Rocks. — Sawing the Stones for the Mason. — The Processes of Stone-Masonry.
7. 7.Chapter II. ON THE DURABILITY OF STONE BUILDINGS. — An easy Method of determining whether a Stone will resist the Action of Frost. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.Chapter III. THE WALLS. BRICKS AND BRICK-WORK. — Bricks and Brick-work in Early Times. — Making Bricks by Hand. — Making Bricks by Machinery. — The Processes of Bricklaying. — Defects of Modern Brick Houses.
9. 9.Chapter IV. THE ROOF. SLATES, AND OTHER ROOF COVERINGS. — Slate-Quarries. — The Process of Slating. — Paper Roofs. — Terrace Roofs. — Asphalte Roofs. — Scotch Fir Roofs. — Iron Roofs. — Zinc and other Metallic Roofs. — Thatch Roofs.
10. 10.Chapter V. THE WOOD-WORK. GROWTH AND TRANSPORT OF TIMBER. — The Oak as a Timber Tree. — The Fir and Pine as Timber Trees. — The Norway Spruce Fir. — The Scotch Fir. — Transport of Timber from the Forests. — Cutting the Norway Deals. — The Cutting and Transport of Canadian Timber. — Miscellaneous kinds of Timber. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.Chapter VI. THE WOOD-WORK. CARPENTRY. — Sawing Timber. — Scarfing or Joining Timber. — Trussing or Strengthening. — The Mortise and other Joints. — Distinction between Carpentry and Joinery. — The Tools employed. — The Glue employed. — A Window-sash, as an example of Joiner’s Work. — A second example of Joiner’s Work.
12. 12.Chapter VII. THE FIRE-PLACE. — Open Fire-places. — Defects of Open Fires. — Remedies for some of these Defects. — Close Stoves. — Dr. Arnott’s Stove. — Warming Buildings by Heated Air. — Warming Buildings by Steam. — Warming Buildings by Hot Water.
13. 13.Chapter VIII. THE WINDOWS AND LEAD-WORK. — Introduction of Glass-Windows. — The Manufacture of Window Glass. — Glass Cutting. — The Process of Glazing. — Sheet Lead for Roofs and Cisterns. — Lead Pipes. — The Process of Plumbing. — Solder or Cement for Metals. — Advantages of the Improved Method of Soldering Metals. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.Chapter IX. THE INTERIOR—PLASTERING AND PAPER-HANGING. — Plastering Walls and Ceilings. — Plaster and Papier-Maché Ornaments for Rooms. — Whitewashing and Stuccoing. — Origin of Paper-hangings. — The Manufacture of Paper-hangings. — Stencil, Washable, and Flock Paper-hangings. — The Process of Paper-hanging.
15. 15.Chapter X. THE INTERIOR—PAINTING AND GILDING. — Reasons for Painting a House. — Materials used in House-painting. — Preparing the Paint. — The Process of Painting. — Graining and Marbling. — Gilding, as an Interior Decoration. — The Process of Burnish-Gilding. — The Process of Oil-Gilding. — Gilding Enriched Ornaments.
16. 16.Chapter XI. A MODEL DWELLING-HOUSE. — The late Sir John Robison’s House at Edinburgh. — A Beau-ideal English Villa.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. FIRE-PROOF HOUSES.
18. 18.Chapter XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROCESSES. — Nails. — Locks and Keys. — Stoves and Grates. — Bells. — Brass Handles, Ornaments, &c. — Preservation of Timber. — Soluble Glass. — On Veneering. — Manufacture of Glue. — The House-Decorator of Italy. — Fresco Painting. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.Transcriber’s Notes

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