Building Construction and Superintendence Book

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART II. CHAPTER I. The Building and Finishing Woods of the United States. Their characteristics, properties and uses. CHAPTER II. Wood Framing Ordinary Construction. Framing timber Framing of wooden buildings Framing of floors, supports for partitions, roof construc- tion Superintendence. CHAPTER III. Sheathing, Windows and Outside Door Frames. Sheathing of walls and roof Cellar frames Types of windows, construction of window frames in frame and brick walls, patent windows, casement windows, pivoted windows, bay windows Sash, store fronts Glass and glazing Outside door frames. CHAPTER IV. Outside Finish, Gutters, Shingle Roofs. Eaves and gable finish, gutters and conductors Siding Porches Dormers Shingling, flashing Wood sky- lights. CHAPTER V. Furring, Inside Finish, Doors, Stairs. Furring for finish and plastering Grounds and corner beads Flooring Doors and door frames Casing of doors and windows Paneling, beams, columns, stairs. CHAPTER VI. Builders Hardware, Heavy hardware, bolts, nails, screws Finishing hardware, butts, locks, knobs, bolts, window trimmings, trimmings for blinds and shutters CHAPTER VII. Heavy Framing. Framing of posts and girders, bracing, mill floors Compound and trussed girders Suspended floors, galleries. CHAPTER VIII. Specifications. Carpenters work Joiners Work Hardware. APPENDIX. Tables of Strength of wood and cast iron columns, wooden beams, maximum span for floor joists. I. MITCHELL HASTINGS. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SUPERINTENDENCE. BY F. E. KIDDER, C. E., PH. D., ARCHITECT. Fellow American Institute of Architects. Author of The Architects and Builders Pocket Book. n PART I. THIRD EDITION. MASONS WORK, 260 Illustrations. New York WILLIAM T. COMSTOCK, 23 Warren Street. 1808. COPYRIGHT, F. E. KIDDER. 1896. COPYRIGHT, F..E. KIDDER. 1897. COPYRIGHT, F. E. KIDDER. 4898. PREFACE THE primary object of the Author in preparing this volume has been to present to the Student, Architect and Builder a text book and guide to the materials used in Architectural Masonry and the most approved methods of doing the various kinds of work, and incidentally to point out some of the ways in which such work should not be done, and the too frequent methods of slighting the work. That there is a demand for such a work has been evidenced to the Author by numerous inquiries from Architects and instructors in our Architectural schools, and also by the fact that there exists no similiar work describing American methods and materials. In describing methods of construction the Author has drawn largely from his own observation and experience as a practicing and consulting Architect in both the Eastern and Western States, although much assistance has been obtained from prominent Architects, who have .cheerfully aided him by their adviceand experience, and from the various books and publications to which references are made in the text to all such the author gratefully acknowledges his indebtedness. To make the book convenient for practical use and ready reference, the various subjects have been paragraphed and numbered in bold-face type, andnumerous cross references are made throughout the book. The table of contents shows the general scope of the book, the running title assisting in finding the various parts, and a very full index makes everything in the book easy of access. The general character of the work is descriptive, and hence rules and formulae for strength and stability have, except in a few cases, been omitted such data being already fully presented in the Authors Pocket Book and other similar works...Read More