Identifier: CementHousesAndHowToBuildThem (find matches)
Title: Cement houses and how to build them.
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: William A. Radford
Subjects: house plans -- catalogs domestic architecture cement houses concrete houses
Publisher: Radford Architectural Company
Contributing Library: MBJ collection

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e kind of lumber for building construc-tion. With these facts in mind, is it not fair toask that some latitude be granted in themanufacture and use of cement blocks ? If an owner in most localities chooses tobuild the outside walls of his factory orresidence of light burned common brick,showing an absorption of 30 per centwater, who is there to say No I In fact, theaverage so-called hard burned brick willabsorb 20 to 22 per cent water and willpass muster under most municipal andarchitects requirements; yet our leadingmunicipal specifications require that ce-ment blocks shall not exceed 15 per centabsorption, regardless of the use to whichthey are put. Cement blocks may be properly used insubstitution of other materials for: 1. Foundations. 2. Exterior and superstructure wallscarrying weight. 3. Curtain walls, exterior and interior.Fire walls and partitions.Veneering. 4.5.6.7.8.9. Ketaining walls. Cornice, trim and ornamental work.Filler blocks for floor slabs.Chimney flues, etc., etc.
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Fig. 24—Section illustrating the method for the construc-tion of the window sill. In this variety of work it is at once seenthat uniform and the highest quality isnow required. Experience in the use of other materialshas taught us to recognize, practically with-out repeated or preliminary tests, the qual-ity of most materials for which cementblocks are substituted, and this fact alonegives them an advantage over the newermaterial. Commercial, local and natural causesare, however, calling for the more exten- CEMENT HOUSES AND HOW TO BUILD THEM. 21 sive use of cement blocks; this demand willincrease as our manufacturers of cementblocks gain experience, and by the encour-agement and observance of rational build-ing requirements. It is of prime import-ance to every city and town in this country,having a building code, that they shouldrecognize and include cement blocks as abuilding material. The writer of the specifications herewithsubmitted, Mr. E. S. Larned, C. E., 101Milk St., Boston

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