The principles and practice of modern house-construction Т1

198 Pages·1899·63.051 MB·English

by  G. Lister Sutcliffe

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THE PEINCIPLES AND PEACTICE OF
MODKHN
HOUSE-CONSTRUCTION
INCLUM
WATER-SUPPLY AND FITTINGS-SANITARY FITTINGS AND
PLUMBING DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE-DISPOSAL WARMING
VENTILATION LIGHTING SANITARY ASPECTS OF FUR-
NITURE AND DECORATION CLIMATE AND SITUATION
STABLES SANITARY LAW, Ac.
EDITED BY
LISTER SUTCLIFFE
G.
ARCHITECT
AB80CUT* OF THE ROTAL IStmTfTB OP BRITISHmARCHITECTS. MEMBKR orTHE(AVITART IMIIIHE
AUTHOR or "CnjCCmtTB: MATCRR AMD CSEB", ETC.
The proper construction of houses is a matterof vital interest toevery
individual and to the community at large. Houses badly-designed and jerry-
built are sure and costly sources of discomfort, disease, and death. Damp rises
in the walls or rain drives through them; dank smells pervade the rooms, while
dry-rot spreads its noisome mantle in the close space beneath; chimneys smoke;
windows rattle; the roof leaks; frost fast binds the water and bursts the pipes;
drains are choked, and the sewage oozes through the open joints into the
pervious soil, possibly to pollute the water-supply, while the foul odours and
gases generated in the drains and sewers pass, by untrapped waste-pipes, into
the house. Hence come many diseases, as rheumatism, diphtheria, fevers, &c.
Many books have been written on the several portions of the great
science of sanitary house-construction particularly respecting plumbers' work
and drainage but few have attempted to deal comprehensively with the whole
subject, and fewer still have treated the subject in a thoroughly practical
manner. Sanitary science, moreover, is a progressive science, and early books
on the subject are now almost entirely out of date. New materials have been
introduced, or old materials have been adapted to new purposes, as in the case of
iron drains. New discoveries have been made, especially in reference to sewage-
purification by micro-organisms, and to the spread of disease by germs in air,
food, and water. And new appliances have been invented, foremost of which
are those for the reception and removal of household refuse in all its forms.
This book is an attempt to describe the new materials and the new uses
of old materials, to set forth the new discoveries and their issues in practical
work, and to illustrate those new appliances which appear to be valuable and
useful. Each portion of the book has been written by a specialist in his own
particular branch of the subject, the contributors including five Architects, four
Civil Engineers, three Doctors of Medicine, one Electrical Engineer, one Gas
Engineer, one Barrister and Medical Officer of Health, one Sanitary Inspector,
and one Plumber; and the whole work has been carefully edited by G. Lister
Sutcliffe, A.R.I.B.A., M.San.L, a practising architect
Seventeen writers have contributed to the work, all being men whose
names are familiar in the realms of architecture, civil engineering, medicine, and
sanitary science, many being well known as the authors of books, papers,
Ac., and as contributors to technical journals, and all having practical knowledge
of the subjects of which they treat.
In consequence of this specialization the information given in the
book will, it is anticipated, prove to be not only accurate but thorough and
up-to-date, and therefore invaluable to professional men ofall classes engaged in
house-construction or house-inspection, including Architects, Civil Engineers,
Sanitary Engineers, Doctors, Medical Officers of Health, Sanitary Inspectors,
Clerks of Works, Building Inspectors, <kc. Teachers of Hygiene, Sanitary
Science, Building Construction, Ac., will find the book full of useful and impor-
tant information, while the ambitious student cannot afford to be without it.
The work is intended, however, not solely for professional men and
students, but is designed also to educate and assist all those be they masters
or workmen who are actually engaged in the various operations of building,
and whose aim is to produce the best work possible in their respective trades,
including plumbers, gas-fitters, hot-water engineers, bricklayers, slaters, joiners
and builders, drain-layers, Ac. Here they will find information regarding the
best and latest methods and appliances. Illustrations and descriptions of all
importantdetailsof house-construction are given, including masonry, bricklaying,
tflating and tiling, wood-work, water-supply, drainage, plumbing, warming and
itilation, gas-fitting, electric-lighting, Ac. Ac.
The scope and merits of the work will be more clearly realized
from the following list of the Sections into which it is divided, and from the
names ofthe Authors appended thereto
:
LIST OF SECTIONS AND AUTHORS.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION F. W. ANDREWES, M.D., F.RGP., D.P.H.
Section L PLAN, pgor. ROBERT KERB, F.RI.BA.
' II CONSTRUCTION O. LISTER SUTCLIFFE, A.RI.B.A., lL8ma.l.
III. WATER-SUPPLT, HENRY LAW, M.Inst.C&, F.8*nJ.
IV. DOMESTIC WATER-SUPPLY, HENRY CLAY.
V. HOUSEHOLD FILTERS, H. JOSSE JOHNSON, M.R, D.P.H,
VI. SANITART PLUMBING, HENRY CLAY.
VII. SANITARY FITTINGS, KEITH D. YOUNG, F.RLRA.
VIII. DRAINAGE, WILLIAM 8PINKS, AM.InstCB.
IX. SEWAGE-DISPOSAL, H. PERCY BOULNOIS, M.Int.C.E., F.San.1.
X. WARMING EL R DOLBY, A.M.IiwtaE, M.I.M.E.
XL WARMING AND COOKING BT ELECTRICITY,..E. A, CLAREMONT, M.I.E.E., M.I.M.E.
XII. VENTILATION, WILLIAM HENMAN, F.RI.RA.
XIIL LIGHTING, 1. CAUDLMS, OIL, ADELxcriicrrr, E. A. CLAREMONT, M.I.E.E., M.I M !
2. GAM, HENRY CLAY.
XIV. GAB-PRODDCINO APPARATU*, J. MURRAY SOMERVILLE.
XV. FURNITURE AND DEOORATIOM, E. F. WILLOUGHBY, M.D^ D.P.H.
XVI. SANITART INSPECTION or HOUSES, WILLIAM H. WELLS.
XVIL IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING HOUSES,. G. LISTER SUTCLIFFE, A.RI.BA., M.Smn.1
XVIU. CLIMATE AND SITUATION, E. F. WILLOUGHBY, M.D., DP.H.
XIX. STABLES, F. W. LOCKWOOD, F.I.aE.
XX. SANITART LAW, A, WYNTER BLYTH, M.RC&, F.LC
During the past fifty years much has been accomplished in the field of
sanitary reform, but much still remains to be done. We have gained accurate
knowledge, based on exact observation and statistical research, of the nature of
many diseases and the modes in which they are spread; and, speaking broadly,
it may be said that the sanitary advances of the Victorian age have consisted in
the removal of the predisposing conditions of disease. Even now, however, it
cannot be said that the general principles of sanitary house-construction are
adequately understood by householders, or even by those actually engaged in the
design and construction of dwellings. It is hoped that this book on the
" Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction " will be of service in
furthering the great work of sanitary improvement.
To Councillors, and Members of Sanitary Authorities, the book
cannot fail to be of service, upholding as it does a high standard of building
and sanitary work, which, if maintained in practice, will inevitably result in
the reduction of disease and death. Of all men in the community, those who
art set in Authority ought to have clear and correct ideas on this important
ofboose construction.
subject
The illustrations form a most important feature of the work, being
upwards of 700 in number, and covering practically the whole range of house-
ooottrnction from foundation to roof, from sanitary fittings and water-supply
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to wage-disposal, and including numerous illustrations relating to lighting,
wanning, ventilation, Ac. Wherever necessary, separately printed plates have
been introduced to illustrate important details, several being printed in colours,
and some being of larger size and made to fold, numbering in all about twenty-
four.
A very full Index will render the whole information contained in the book
easy of reference.
Conditions of Publication. The work will be printed on fine paper,
demy 4to size, and will be issued in 6 divisions, strongly bound in cloth, at
M. each. No order will be accepted except for the entire work.
THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
OF
MODERN
HOUSE-CONSTRUCTION

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