BUILDERS' QUANTITIES

HORACE M. LEWIS

Associate Institution of Municipal and County Engineers
Member of Royal Sanitary Institute
Lecturer on Builders' Quantities, Poole School of Technology

CONTENTS

General Introduction—How to Measure Areas, with worked Examples—Methods of Measurement: Excavator—Sewers and House Drains—Bricklayer—Reinforced Concrete—Mason—Slater—Slate Mason—Tiler—Stone, Tiling and Slating—Plasterer—Carpenter—Joiner and Ironmonger—Smith and Founder—Hot Water System—- Lighting-Bells—Plumber—Painter, Glazier and Paperhanger—Examples of Billing.

With 6 Illustrations and 54 pages of Text

This work is intended to give an elementary knowledge of the subject of Builders' Quantities, and to meet the want for a cheap yet reliable handbook, within the reach of every building student and all engaged in the Building Trade. With this work any one connected with the Trade can measure up efficiently according to the customary methods of measurement, in the "London Standard."

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[1.] Modern Primary Batteries. By N. H. Schneider.
[2.] How to Install Electric Bells, Annunciators and Alarms. By N. H. Schneider.
[3.] Electrical Circuits and Diagrams, Part I. By N. H. Schneider.
[4.] Electrical Circuits and Diagrams, Part II. By N. H. Schneider.
[5.] Experimenting with Induction Coils. By N. H. Schneider (H. S. Norrie).
[6.] The Study of Electricity for Beginners. By N. H. Schneider.
[7.] Dry Batteries, how to make and Use them. By A Dry Battery Expert.
[8.] Electric Gas Lighting. By N. H. Schneider.
[9.] Model Steam Engine Design. By R. M. de Vignier.
[10.] Inventions, how to Protect, Sell and Buy Them. By F. B. Wright.
[11.] Making Wireless Outfits. By N. Harrison.
[12.] Wireless Telephone Construction. By N. Harrison.
[13.] Practical Electrics; a Universal Handy Book on Everyday Electrical Matters.
[14.] How to Build a 20-foot Bi-plane Glider. By A. P. Morgan.
[15.] The Model Vaudeville Theatre. By N. H. Schneider.
[16.] The Fireman's Guide; a Handbook on the Care of Boilers. By K. P. Dahlstrom.
[17.] A.B.C. of the Steam Engine, with a Description of the Automatic Governor. By J. P. Lisk.
[18.] Simple Soldering, both Hard and Soft. By E. Thatcher.
[19.] Ignition Accumulators, their Care and Management. By H. H. U. Cross.
[20.] Key to Linear Perspective. By C. W. Dymond, F.S.A..
[21.] Elements of Telephony. By Arthur Crotch.
[22.] Experimental Study of the Gyroscope. By V. E. Johnson, M.A..
[23.] The Corliss Engine. By J. T. Henthorn.
[24.] Wireless Telegraphy for Intending Operators. By C. K. P. Eden.
[25.] Wiring Houses for the Electric Light. By N. H. Schneider.
[26.] Low Voltage Electric Lighting with the Storage Battery. By N. H. Schneider.
[27.] Practical Silo Construction in Concrete. By A. A. Houghton.
[28.] Molding Concrete Chimneys, Slate and Roof Tiles. By A. A. Houghton.
[29.] Molding and Curing Ornamental Concrete. By A. A. Houghton.
[30.] Concrete Wall Forms. By A. A. Houghton.
[31.] Concrete Monuments, Mausoleums and Burial Vaults. By A. A. Houghton.
[32.] Concrete Floors and Sidewalks. By A. A. Houghton.
[33.] Molding Concrete Bath Tubs, Aquariums and Natatoriums. By A. A. Houghton.
34 to 38 inclusive. Works on Concrete Structures, by A. A. Houghton, and now in the Press.
[39.] Natural Stability and the Parachute Principle in Aeroplanes. By W. LeMaitre.
[40.] Builders' Quantities. By H. M. Lewis.

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