A manual of face brick construction

by American Face Brick Association

Withe. A partition between two flues in the same chimney.

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[INDEX]

Additional copies of plans, etc.	[41]
Adobe, first brick made	[5]
in America	[7]
Aim of this Manual	[5]
America, brick manufacture and use in	[7]
American Bond	[33]
American Face Brick Association	[104]
Anchors, for joist	[19]
for roof plate	[20]
Angle Irons, use of	[23]
Angles in wall construction	[21]-[22]
best method for	[22]
Arches, face brick	[23]
Architectural Symbols table of	[40]
Asbestos Shingles	[37]-[38]
Ash Chute for hearth	[30]
Ash Pit for fireplace	[18]
Asphalt for waterproofing	[18], [108]
Asphalt Shingles	[37]-[38]
Babylonian origin of brick	[5]
Backing, common brick	[15], [19], [105]
hollow tile	[15], [25], [106]
Basket Weave Pattern	[35]
Bats, care in using	[33]
Bays, laying corners of	[21]
Beauty of House, economic value	[11]
Bill of Materials, see [Quantity Survey]
Bonding, face brick to common	[18]-[19]
face brick to frame	[27]
face brick to hollow tile	[26]
in foundation walls	[17]
Bonds, see [Face Brick Bonds]
Brick, burning of	[7]
common, see [Common Brick]
face, see [Face Brick]
manufacture and use in America	[7]
method of laying	[17]
on edge or flat	[31]
per square foot, table	[104]
story of	[5]
treatment for color	[7]
Brickmaking, ancient and modern	[6]-[7]
Brick Veneer, see [Face Brick Veneer]
Brickwork, extent of ancient use	[5]-[6]
in England and America	[6]-[7]
in Middle Ages	[6]
mortar joints used in	[35]
strength and rigidity of	[33]
Builder, opportunity for the	[8]
Building a Home, importance of	[10]
Buttered Joints	[19], [25], [35]
Casement Windows	[23]
Cement, for waterproofing	[18], [108]
handling	[108]
in mortar	[36], [104]
Cement-lime Mortar	[36], [104]
Cement Plaster, when used for flues	[21]
when used for waterproofing	[18]
Chimneys, interior and exterior	[20], [21]
with hollow tile construction	[26]
with veneer construction	[27]
China	[6]
Clays in brickmaking	[7]
Cleaning down wall	[24], [26]
labor for	[108]
Closing in building	[109]
Closures, brick	[34]
hollow tile	[25], [106], [107]
Coefficients for tile, table	[106]
Coke for salamanders	[109]
Cold Weather, work in	[109]
Color Effects, in brick wall	[8]
Comfort and Health, in brick house	[11]
Common Bond	[33]
Common Brick, compared with face	[16]
for backing	[15], [19], [105]
handling	[108]
hard-burned	[6], [17]
in place of tile	[106]
quantities required	[105], [107]
selected	[16]
wetting before use	[108]
Comparative Costs, in percentages	[12]
Concave Mortar Joint	[35]
Concealed Bond	[19]
Concrete, for footings	[17]
for step forms, path borders, etc.	[31]
Convex Mortar Joint	[35]
Copies, plans and specifications	[41]
Corbeling, between joists	[19]-[20]
for chimney support	[18]
in fireplaces	[30]
Corners of Wall, not right-angled	[21]-[22]
Costs, initial and final	[9], [12]
getting a unit of	[108]
percentage differences	[12]
Cradle of human civilization	[5]
Creosote in damp proofing	[18]
Dampness, how to prevent	[15]
Dean & Dean, architects	[40]
Depreciation, in value of house	[10]
Diamond Patterns	[34]
Door Frame Sizes, table of	[23]
Door Sills, in brick construction	[22]
in hollow tile construction	[26]
in veneer construction	[28]
Double Header Bond	[19], [25]
Drains, at base of foundation walls	[17]
Drying Brick, before setting in kiln	[7]
Drying out building	[109]
Dry-press Brick	[7]
Economic merits of face brick	[9]
Economic value of beauty	[11]
Effect of bond and mortar joint	[9]
Efflorescence	[15]
Egypt, brickmaking in	[6]
England, brickwork in	[6]
English and English Cross Bond	[33]-[34]
English Country Houses	[6]
Estimating, amount of common brick	[105]
amount of face brick	[104]
amount of hollow tile	[106]
Euphrates Valley	[5]
Face Brick, arches	[23]
artistic possibilities of	[9], [36]
bond or pattern in	[9]
bonding to common	[18]-[19]
bonding to frame	[27]
bonding to tile	[26]
bonds	[33]-[35]
care in making and handling	[16]
color and texture	[7]-[8]
handling on the job	[108]
inspection of	[108]
pre-eminent merits of	[9]
quantities required	[104], [107]
standard size of	[104]
veneer on old frame	[16], [27]
wastage	[105]
Face Brick Construction, comfort of	[11]
economy of	[9], [12], [38]
fire-safety of	[38]
solid	[16],[18]
types of wall	[15]
Face Brick Veneer Construction	[15], [26], [28]
on old frame houses, etc.	[16], [27], [28]
Fire Brick, in fireplaces	[30]
Fireplaces, construction of	[29]
damper, flue, hearth	[30]
designs	[30]-[31]
foundation for	[18]
labor for	[108]
openings, table of	[29]
Fire Causes, interior and exterior, table	[38]
Fire Protection	[11]
fire-resistive shingles	[37]-[38]
interior protective measures	[38]
Fire Protection for the roof	[37]
to be increased	[37]
Fire Stops	[19]
check vermin	[20]
right and wrong practice	[20]
when not needed	[24]-[25]
Flat Brick Arches, construction of	[23]
Flemish Bond	[34]
Flemish influence in England	[6]
Floors and Walks of brick	[31]
Flues and Flue Linings	[21]
Flush-cut Mortar joint	[35]
Footings, for foundations	[17]
for veneer on old frame	[28]
Foundation Walls	[17]
waterproofing	[18]
Frame Construction, up-keep and depreciation	[10]
veneering old	[16]-[27]-[28]
weakness of	[15]
Frames, window and door	[22]-[23]
Freezing Weather, work in	[109]
Fundamentals of building	[5]
Furnace Flue Cleanout	[21]
Furring, kinds of	[24]
when, and when not, needed	[15], [24], [25]
Garden Walls, bond in	[34], [105]
of face brick	[32]
Gate Posts, face brick	[32]
General rule for brick quantities	[104]
Georges, The, days of	[6]
Gothic Epoch of building	[6]
Gravel, for wide mortar joints	[36]
Greek Crosses, seen in bonds	[34]
Green Brick	[7]
Green Brickwork, in wall	[18]
Grounds	[24]
Grouting of brick walks	[31]
Growing demand for brick building	[8]
Gypsum Board, as fire retardant	[38]
Handling Materials	[108]
Hearth, The	[30]
Henry VIII, times of	[6]
Herringbone Pattern	[35], [105]
Hollow or Vaulted Brick Wall	[24]
Hollow Tile, backing for face brick	[5], [15]
bonding to face brick	[26]
brick-size	[106]
closures	[25], [106], [107]
construction	[25], [26]
handling	[108]
methods of laying	[25]
quantities required	[106], [107]
reinforced lintel	[26]
sizes of	[25], [106]
"split furring"	[24]
table of sizes	[106]
wastage	[106]
Home-building, importance of	[10]
Homes, shortage of	[14]
Hydrated Lime	[37], [104]
Increasing Profits	[8], [28]
India	[6]
Insurance, saving on	[11]
Israel in Egypt	[5]
Joints, slushing of	[17], [19]
Joist Anchors, beveling ends of	[19]
Joslin, Arthur W., on the hollow wall	[24]
Juergens, Alfred, artist	[40]
Labor Required	[108]
Lath, where and how placed	[20]
Laying out work for brick	[23]
for hollow tile	[26]
Leads, laying up at corners	[17]
Lime, handling	[108]
Lime, lump or hydrated	[36], [37], [104]
Lintels and Arches	[23]
Lumber	[13]-[14]
Magna Charta, days of	[6]
Maintenance or Upkeep	[10]
Mesopotamian Plain	[5]
Metal Wall Ties	[19], [27]
Mexico	[7]
Modern Brick Making	[7]
Mortar Colors	[36]
Mortar Joints	[35]
Mortars, mixing and tempering	[36]-[37]
table of mixes	[104]
Muriatic Acid, for cleaning walls	[24]
Nail Holds, for furring	[20]
Nails, as anchors or ties	[24], [27], [28]
National Board of Fire Underwriters	[38]
Nebuchadnezzar	[5]
Nogging, where, and where not, needed	[20]
Octagon or Splay brick	[21]
Offsets in chimneys	[21]
Openings	[22]
supports for	[23]
Origin of brickmaking	[5]
Ornamental Brickwork, outside	[30]-[32]
Patterns in brickwork	[34]-[35]
Paying Investments	[27]
Percentages, of brick added for bonds	[105]
of difference in costs	[12]
Pergola Posts, face brick	[31]
Persia	[6]
Peru	[7]
Pitch for waterproofing	[18], [108]
Plans and Specifications, prices	[40]-[41]
Plastering without furring	[24]-[25]
Pointing up wall	[24]
Porches, bond in walls of	[105]
of face brick on old buildings	[28]
Protection, of bricklayers in winter	[109]
of the day's work	[19]
Putty, lime	[37]
Quantities of Materials	[104], [107]
Quantity Survey	[40]
Queen Anne, days of	[6]
Raked Mortar Joint	[35]
Reinforcing, of pergola and gate posts	[32]
of tile lintels	[26]
Relieving Arches	[23]
Repp, Geo. W., architect	[17]
Reversal of Plans	[40]
Rodded Mortar Joint	[35]
Roman Brickwork	[6]
Roof, fire-resistive material for	[37]
point of danger in fire	[37]
Roof Plate Anchors	[20]
Rowlock Courses	[18], [35]
effect on quantities	[105]
in arches	[23]
Running Bond	[33]
Salamanders, use of	[109]
Sand, handling	[108]
for mortars	[36]
Sand-mold Brick	[7]
Sargon of Akkad	[5]
Scaffolding	[18]
Scribing Bead	[23]
Segmental Face Brick Arches	[23]
Semi-circular Face Brick Arches	[23]
Sentimental Value of the house	[11]
Sewage Disposal	[40]
Shingle Tile	[37]-[38]
Sills, window and door	[22]
Sizes, common brick	[105]
hollow tile	[25], [106]
standard face brick	[104]
Skewbacks, in arch construction	[23]
Slaking Lime	[37]
Slate Shingles	[37]-[38]
Slop-mold Brick	[7]
Slushing Joints	[17], [19]
Soldier Courses	[18], [35]
effect on quantities	[105]
Solid Face Brick Construction	[15], [18]
Spanish in Mexico and Peru, the	[7]
Specifications and Plans	[40]
Splay or Octagon Brick	[21]
Staff Bead or Brick Mold	[23]
Steel Lintels	[23], [28]
Steps, brick	[31]
Stiff-mud Brick	[7]
Storage Space	[108]
Store Fronts Veneered	[28]
Stretcher Bond	[33]
Striking Joints	[17], [19]
Stripped Mortar Joint	[35]
Struck Joint, the	[35]
when to avoid	[19]
Structural Merits of face brick	[9]
Stucco, veneering old	[27]
weakness of	[16]
Tables
Architectural Symbols	[40]
Coefficients for Tile Quantities	[106]
Comparative Costs	[12]
Door Frame Sizes	[23]
Fire Causes	[38]
Fireplace Openings	[29]
Flue Linings	[21]
Mortar Mixes for 1000 Brick	[104]
Mortar Mixes for 1000 Tile	[104]
Number Brick per Square Foot	[104]
Percentages Added for Bonds	[105]
Tile Sizes	[106]
Window Frame Sizes	[22]
Tar, for waterproofing	[18], [108]
Tempering Mortars	[37]
Terra Cotta Flue Linings	[21]
Texture of brick	[8]
Thickness of walls	[18], [111]
Tower of Babel	[5]
Upkeep, see [Maintenance]
Value of Face Brick House, artistic	[11], [16]
economic	[9], [11]
selling or renting	[11]
sentimental	[11]
Vaulted or Hollow Brick Wall	[24]
Veneering, see [Face Brick Veneer]
Vermin Stops, see [Fire Stops]
Vitruvius on elements in architecture	[5], [9]
V-tooled Mortar Joint	[35]
Walks and Floors of brick	[31]
estimating brick for	[105]
Walls, hollow tile	[15], [25]
methods of laying 12"	[20]
solid brick	[15], [18]
veneer	[15], [26]
when 8" or 12"	[18]
Washing down, see [Cleaning down wall]
Wastage, of brick	[105]
of hollow tile	[106]
Wastes of War	[13]
Waterproofing Foundation Walls	[18]
labor for	[108]
Water Tables	[18]
Weathered Mortar Joint	[35]
Wetting Common Brick	[108]
Wide Choice, in color and texture	[8]
Wide Mortar Joint, how secured	[36]
Window Frames and Sash	[22]
table of sizes	[22]
Window Sills, in brick construction	[22]
in hollow tile construction	[26]
in veneer construction	[28]
Wire-cut Brick	[7]
Withes in chimneys	[21]
Wood Shingles	[37]
Work in cold weather	[109]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

HALF-TONES

	Page
Frontispiece	[4]
Brickwork of Old Persian Tomb	[6]
Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia	[7]
Face Brick Bungalow, Evanston, Ill.	[10]
Face Brick Bank, Detroit, Mich.	[10]
Face Brick Bungalow, Windsor Park, Ill.	[11]
Face Brick Library, Coatsville, Ind.	[11]
Face Brick Store Front, Birmingham, Ala.	[12]
Face Brick School, Highland Park, Ill.	[13]
Face Brick Store Front, St. Louis, Mo.	[13]
Face Brick House, Buffalo, N. Y.	[14]
Face Brick Bungalow, Atlanta, Ga.	[15]
Veneering over Old Frame	[16]

ZINCS

	Page
Brickmaking in Egypt	[6]
Brick Footing	[17]
Types of Basement Walls	[18]
Concealed Bond	[19]
Metal Wall Ties	[19]
Good and Bad Joist Anchors	[19]
True Corbeling between Joists	[19]
False Corbeling between joists	[20]
Rafters and Roof Plate	[20]
Chimney Height	[21]
Chimney Withes	[21]
Chimney Offset	[21]
Outside Angle Corners	[21]
Obtuse Angle Turns	[22]
Acute Angle Turns	[22]
The Solid Brick Wall	[22]
Brick Arches	[23]
Hollow or Vaulted Brick Wall	[24]
Face Brick on Hollow Tile	[25]
Hollow Tile and Steel Lintels	[26]
Veneer Construction	[27]
Nail Wall Ties	[27]
Veneering Old Frame	[28]
Perspective of Fireplace	[29]
Cross Section of Fireplace	[29]
Hearth Edge Set	[30]
Hearth Flat Set	[30]
Fireplace Designs	[30]
Steps, End Set Treads	[31]
Flat Set Treads	[31]
Edge Set Treads	[31]
Pergola Post	[31]
Fireplace Design	[31]
Porch or Pergola post	[32]
Gate Post	[32]
Bonding Strength	[33]
Common or American Bond	[33]
English Bond	[33]
English Cross or Dutch Bond	[34]
Flemish Bond	[34]
Garden Wall Bond	[34]
Diamond Bond Patterns	[34]
Checkerboard Pattern	[35]
Basket Weave Pattern	[35]
Herringbone Pattern	[35]
Mortar Joints	[35]
Pergola	[41]
Color Plates	[42]-[102]
Brick and Mortar Joint	[104]
Stock Tile Shapes	[106]