 | Richard Moore - Formulas, recipes, etc - 1882 - 1024 pages
...aud I bushel of hair, will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 sq. yds. A cord of stone, 3 bushels of lime, and a cubic "yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic ft. of wall. 6 courses of brick will lay 1 ft. In height on a chimney, 16 bricks In » course will... | |
 | Chas. E.. Houghtaling - 1885 - 246 pages
...hair, will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 square yards. A cord of stone, 8 bushels of 31me, and a cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. 5 courses of brick will lay 1 foot In height on a chimney, 16 bricks in a course will make a flue 4... | |
 | K. L. Armstrong - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 460 pages
...bushel of hair will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 square yards. A cord of stone, 3 bushels of lime, and a cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. Cement I bushel and sand 2 bushels will cover 3^ square yards i inch thick, 4^ square yards 54 >ncn thick,... | |
 | David Bepler - Curiosities and wonders - 1890 - 308 pages
...bushel of hair will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 square yards. A cord of stone, 3 bushels of lime, and a cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. Five courses of brick will lay one foot in height on a chimney, 8 bricks in a course will make a flue... | |
 | Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1893 - 492 pages
...includes oblong pieces of gold and silver, as well as large oval plates. A cord of stone, three bushels of lime and a cubic yard of sand will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. The so-called "Latin" Union was an agreement between France, Italy, Belginm and Switzerland (18H5-80)... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1893 - 528 pages
...bushel of hair, will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 square yards. A cord of stone, three bushels of lime, and a cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. Superilctal Feetot Wall. 4 Inch Number ol Bricks to thlckues? ot 8 men 12 Inch. le Inch. 20 Inch. 24... | |
 | L. S. F. Pinaud - Perpetual calendars - 1896 - 342 pages
...bushel of hair, will make enough good mortar to plaster 100 square yards. A cord of stone, 8 bushels of lime, and a cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. Five courses of brick will lay 1 foot in height on a chimney; 16 bricks in a course will make a flue... | |
 | Frederick Thomas Hodgson - Architecture, Domestic - 1904 - 370 pages
...twice. Pillars less than 3 feet are counted on 3 sides as lineal, multiplied by fourth side and depth. It is customary to measure all foundation and dimension...thick; 1 bushel of cement and 1 of sand will cover 2^ square yards 1 inch thick, 3 square yards f inch thick, and 4£ square yards 2 inch thick. THE PROPORTION... | |
 | Frederick Thomas Hodgson - Building - 1923 - 320 pages
...measured by the cubic yard (27 cubic feet). • A cord of stone, 3 busheis of lime, and a cubic yard pf sand, will lay 100 cubic feet of wall. Cement, 1 bushel, and sand, 2 bushels, will cover 3£ iquare yards 1 inch thick; 4£ square yards f inch thick, 2nd 6f square yards £ inch thick; 1 bushel... | |
 | Frederick Thomas Hodgson - Building - 1913 - 332 pages
...twice. Pillars less than 3 feet are counted on 3 sides as lineal, multiplied by fourth side and depth. It is customary to measure all foundation and dimension...yards 1 inch thick; 4£ square yards f inch thick, and 6| square yards £ inch thick; 1 bushel of cement and 1 of sand will cover 2£ square yards 1 inch... | |
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The height of brick or stone piers should not exceed 12 times their thickness at the base. Masonry is usually measured by the perch (containing 24.75 cubic feet), but in practice 25 cubic feet are considered a perch of masonry. Concreting is usually measured... 
