The Librum (www.librum.us) Presents: Index to ICS Reference #14 CONTENTS Title Page Title Table of Contents iii, iv, v CARPENTRY Province of Carpentry Section 09 Page 001 Timber. 09 002 Classes of Framed Structures. 09 031 Joints. 09 032 Framing. 09 050 Sills, Posts, and Studs. 09 050 Floors. 09 051 Partitions. 09 057 Framing of Roofs. 09 065 Balloon-Frame Construction. 09 100 Slow-Burning Construction. 09 132 Exam Questions and Answers09 117 JOINERY Province of Joinery. 10 001 Joints. 10 002 General Joinery. 10 013 Provision for Expansion and Contraction 10 013 Interior Trim. 10 014 Door Making. 10 023 Windows. 10 031 Splayed Work. 10 056 Bending Wood. 10 073 Veneering. 10 077 Blinds. 10 083 Hinges and Their Application. 10 090 Interior Fittings. 10 093 Exterior Joinery. 10 101 Exam Questions and Answers10 104 STAIR BUILDINGIntroduction. 11 001 Stairway Construction. 11 002 Details of Construction. 11 006 Balustrades. 11 018 Stairway Design. 11 022 Ordinary Forms of Stairways. 11 022 Special Forms of Stairways. 11 047 Wainscoting. 11 054 Exam Questions and Answers11 057 GEOMETRICAL DRAWINGInstruments and Materials. 13 001 Lettering. 13 018 Plates. 13 026 The Representation of Objects. 13 048 Projections I. 13 055 Projections II. 13 061 Conic Sections. 13 065 Intersections and Developments. 13 067 Shade Lines. 13 073 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGScales. 14 001 Moldings. 14 004 Description of Arches. 14 010 Full-Size Details. 14 015 Details. 14 016 Mullion Window. 14 019 Details of Vestibule. 14 024 Steel Columns and Connections. 14 027 First-Story Plan. 14 031 Second-Story Plan. 14 045 Constructive Details. 14 052 Front Elevation. 14 068 Sectional Elevation. 14 082 Tracings. 14 087 Blueprinting. 14 088 Drafting-Room Practice. 14 093 ESTIMATING AND CALCULATING QUANTITIES Introduction. 19 001 Principles of Estimating. 19 002 Approximate Estimating. 19 003 Estimating Schedule. 19 004 Excavation. 19 011 Masonry. 19 013 Brickwork. 19 017 Carpentry. 19 019 Roofing. 19 027 Plastering. 19 035 Joinery. 19 037 Hardware. 19 042 Heating and Ventilating System. 19 042 Plumbing and Gas-Fitting. 19 043 Painting and Papering. 19 046 Glazing. 19 050 Example in Estimating. 19 052 Exam Questions and Answers. 19 098 Plates. 19 A B C D E F SPECIFICATIONS Introduction. 23 001 Form of Specification. 23 004 Heading and General-Condition Clause. 23 004 Masonry. 23 010 Carpenter Work. 23 023 Hardware. 23 039 Plumbing. 23 043 Gas-Fitting. 23 052 Heating. 23 053 Painting. 23 054 Electrical Work. 23 056 Exam Questions and Answers23 059 Index vii, viii, ix, x, xi, xii, xiii, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, xvii INDEX NOTE. —All items in this index refer first to the section and then to the page of the section. Thus, "Ash 9 24" means that ash will be found on page 24 of section 9. Accurate estimate. 19 4 Acrogenous trees. 9 3 Alphabet, Block-letter. 13 25 Alphabet, Egyptian. 14 9 Angle beads. 23 34 Angle, newel. 11 18 Angel, To bisect. 13 33 Annunciators, Specifications for. 23 58 Applewood. 9 29 Approximate estimating. 19 3 Apron. 10 33 Arc of circle equal in length to given straight line. 13 41 Arc of circle given, To find straight line of same length. 13 42 Arc, To find center of. 13 38 Arches, Centers for. 9 116 Arches, Specifications for. 23 22 Architectural drawing. 14 1 Architrave. 10 14 Area drains. 23 45 Area of floors, Specifications for. 23 12 Areas, Specifications for. 23 14 Ash. 9 24 Ashlar, Data on. 19 15. 19 58 Ashlar, facings, Specifications for 23 15 Axis of helix. 13 46 Axis parabola. 13 45 Backing of veneer. 10 76 Balloon frame. 9 31 Balloon construction. 9 100 Balloon framing. 9 100 Balusters. 11 19 Balustrades. 11 18 Barge boards. 23 27 Baseboard. 14 15 Bases or skirtings. 10 15 Basswood. 9 29 Bathtubs, Specifications for. 23 48 Beach. 9 28 Beads, Angle. 23 34 Beam casing. 23 33 Bell roof. 9 80 Bells, Specifications for. 23 57 Bending by steaming. 10 77 Bending wood. 10 73 Birch. 9 26 Bisect a straight line. 13 28 Bisect an angle. 13 33 Black birch. 9 26 Black walnut. 9 25 Blind hardware. 23 41 Blind nailing. 9 55 Blinds. 10 83. 19 37 Blinds, Hinging outside. 10 92 Blinds, Inside folding. 10 85 Blinds, Outside folding. 10 87 Blinds, Specifications for. 23 30 Block-letter alphabet. 13 25 Blueprinting. 14 88 Bluestone, Specifications for. 23 16 Board measure. 19 20 Boiler, Specifications for. 23 49 Bolt, Square-headed. 13 58 Bolts and keys. 23 40 Bond in masonry. 14 69 Bookcases, Specifications for. 23 33 Bow-pen. 13 9 Bow pencil. 13 9 Boxed newel. 11 18 Boxwood. 9 29 Braced frame. 9 31 Bracketed stairway. 11 6 Brackets, Specifications for. 23 22 Brick nogs. 9 107 Brick set furnace. Specifications for. 23 18 Brickwork, Data of. 19 18 Brickwork, Estimate of. 19 60. 19 70 Brickwork, Specifications for. 23 17 Bridge joint. 9 38 Bridge tenon. 9 38 Bridging floor beams. 9 53 Bridging floor, Specifications for. 23 25 Building materials, Cost of, per square foot. 19 22 Buildings, Cost of, per cubic foot. 19 4 Bull-nose step. 11 3. 11 33 Burl. 9 25 Butler's pantry. 10 96 Butt joint. 10 3 Butt joints. 9 32 Butternut. 9 27 Buttonwood. 9 28 Caps of stone pillars. 23 16 Carolina pine. 9 22 Carpenter work, Inside. 23 29 Specifications for 23 23 Carpentry. 9 1 Carpentry. Cost of miscellaneous Carpentry. items of. 19 25 Carpentry. Estimate of. 19 19. 19 63 Carriage timbers. 1] 33 Carriages (stair building). 11 5 Carving, Specifications for. 23 33 Casement windows. 14 40 Cast-iron columns. 9 140 Cast-iron cylindrical ring. 13 59 Cast-iron pipe, Joints in. 23 43 Cast-iron Specifications for. 23 43 Caul. 10 79 Cavetto. 14 4 Cedar. 9 23 Ceiled wainscot. 23 32 Ceiling, Finish of. 23 56 Ceiling, Groined. 9 125 Ceiling, Specifications for. 23 28 Cellar bottoms, Specifications for. 23 11 Cellar sink, Specifications for. 23 49 Cellar stairs. 23 35 Cellar water closet. 23 39 Cellar Woodwork in. 23 38 Cement finish, Specifications for. 23 22 Center lines. 13 53 Centers, Elliptical. 9 117 Centers, for arches. 9 116 Centers, Specifications for. 23 22 Centers, Trimmer-arch. 9 118 Cesspool dome, Specifications for 23 18 Cesspool. Specifications for. 23 13 Chamfering. 9 115 Cheek-cut. 9 69 Cherry. 9 26 Chestnut. 9 27 Chimney, Specifications for. 23 18 Circle, to find center with arc and radius given. 13 39 Circular siding. 9 111 Circular stairway. 11 53 Circumference, to pass through any three points not in same straight line. 13 39 Cisterns, Specifications for. 23 47 Clamping. 10 13 Close stringer. 11 6. 11 39 Closet, Dressing-room. 23 37 Closet, Kitchen. 23 37 Closet, Laundry. 23 37 Closet, Linen. 23 37 Closet, Specifications for. 23 36 Clothes post. 23 28 Coal bin, Specifications for. 23 38 Coal slide, Specifications for. 23 12 Cold-air duct. 23 53 Cold-air duct. Specifications for. 23 18 Collar beams. 23 25 Columns, Cast-iron. 9 140 Columns, Specifications for. 23 33 Compasses. 13 6 Concrete, Specifications for,. 23 11 Cone, Element of. 13 66 Cone, Intersection of, by plane. 13 66 Conic Sections: Drawing Plate. 13 66 Conical roof. 9 75 Conical surfaces, Development of 13 72 Construction, Slow-burning. 9 132 Constructive Details: Drawing Plate. 14 52 Corner, Shouldered. 10 5 Cornice, Wood. 23 33 Cornices, Measurement of. 19 22 Cornices, Specifications for. 23 22. 23 27 Cost of buildings per cubic foot. 19 4 Cost of materials per square foot of surface. 19 22 Cove. 14 4 Cross-furring. 9 61 Cup shapes. 9 9 Curtail step. 11 3. 11 44 Curtail step. Description of curves of. 11 44 Curved risers. 11 14. 11 48 Curved stringers. 11 42 Curved walls, Windows in. 10 48 Curved work, Laminated. 10 76 Curves, Easement. 11 29 Curves of curtail step, Description of. 11 44 Curves, Irregular. 13 15 Cut-and-mitered stringer. 11 6 Cut stone, Data of. 19 15. 19 58 Cut stone work, Specifications for 23 16 Cylinder. 13 56. 13 64 Cylinder, Intersection of, by plane. 13 66 Cylinders for stairways, Construction of. 11 16 Cylindrical ring, Cast-iron. 13 59 Cylindrical surfaces, two equal, Intersections of. 13 68 Cylindrical surfaces, two unequal, Intersections of. 13 68 Cyma recta. 14 5 Cyma reversa. 14 5 Cypress. 9 23 Dado joint. 10 6 Dadoes and wainscots. 10 16 Damp course, Specifications for. 23 14 Dark surface. 13 74 Debris, Meaning of, in specifications. 23 3 Description of arches. 14 10 Description of arches Drawing Plate. 14 10 Details: Drawing Plate. 14 16 Details of Vestibule: Drawing Plate. 14 24 Details of stairways. 11 17 Development of conical surfaces 13 72 Development of cylindrical surfaces. 13 71 Development of stringers. 11 32 Dimensions. 13 60 Distance piece. 13 58 Dividers. 13 9 Dog-leg stairway. 11 4 Dome, Hemispherical. 9 120 Dome, Interior. 9 124 Domes. 9 120 Door, Cost of. 19 39. 19 78 Door, Dutch. 23 31 Door, frame, Cost of. 19 39. 19 77 Door, frames, Specifications for. 23 31 Door, glazing. 23 39 Door, hardware. 23 40 Door making. 10 23 Door, Rear-veranda entrance. 14 16 Door, stops. 23 41 Doors. 19 37 Doors, Folding. 10 29 Doors, Sliding. 10 27 Doors, Specifications for. 23 31 Doors, Dormer-window. 14 77 Doors, windows. 9 96 Double-pitch roof. 9 66 Double-pitch platform. 11 51 Double-pitch winders. 11 31 Dovetail. 9 37 Dovetail. Blind or secret. 10 9 Dovetail. Halving. 9 37 Dovetail. mortise. 9 37 Dovetailed joint. 10 7 Doweled joint. 10 11 Drafting-room practice. 14 93 Drain, House. 23 45 Drainage system. 19 43. 19 92 Drains, Area 23 45 Drains, Specifications for. 23 45 Drains, subsoil and leader, Specifications for. 23 12 Draw-bore pin. 9 33 Drawing, Architectural. 14 1 Drawing board. 13 1 Drawing, Definition of. 13 1 Drawing, Freehand. 13 1 Drawing, Geometrical. 13 1 Drawing, ink. 13 13 Drawing, Instruments and materials required for. 13 1 Drawing, Mechanical. 13 1 Drawing, paper. 13 10 Drawing, pen, To sharpen. 13 14 Drawing, pencils. 13 10 Drawing, Projection. 13 49 Dressed lumber. 9 8 Dressing-room closet. 23 37 Driftpins. 9 134 Dry cesspool, Specifications for. 23 13 Dry shrinkage. 9 19 Duct, Cold-air. 23 53 Dumb waiter, Specifications for. 23 36 Dutch door. 23 31 Earthen house sewer. 23 44 Easement curves. 11 29 Easements. 11 20 Eaves. 9 66 Ebony. 9 30 Echinus. 14 5 Egg-shaped oval. 13 42 Egyptian alphabet. 14 9 Elbow, three-jointed, Development of. 13 69 Electric work, Specifications for. 23 56 Element of cone. 13 66 Elevation, Front. 13 52 Elevation Side. 13 65 Ellipse, Definition of. 13 65 Ellipse, Methods of drawing. 13 43 Elliptic stairway. 11 53 Elliptical centers. 9 117 Endogenous trees. 9 3 English oak. 9 24 Equilateral triangle, To draw. 13 36 Erection of stairway. 11 17 Estimate, Accurate. 19 4 Estimate, Important factors in. 19 2 Estimate, of brickwork. 19 17. 19 60 Estimate, carpentry. 19 19. 19 63 Estimate, excavation. 19 11. 19 52 Estimate, glazing. 19 50 Estimate, hardware. 19 42. 19 87 Estimate, heating and ventilating system. 19 42 Estimate, heating and ventilating system. 19 88 Estimate, joinery. 19 37. 19 77 Estimate, lathing. 19 36 Estimate, masonry. 19 13. 19 55 Estimate, painting and papering 19 46. 19 95 Estimate, plastering. 19 35. 19 75 Estimate, plumbing and gas fitting. 19 43 Estimate, plumbing and gas fitting. 19 90 Estimate, Preliminary. 19 3 Estimating, Approximate. 19 3 Estimating, by cost per square foot of surface. 19 22 Estimating, Example in. 19 52 Estimating, Principles of. 19 2 Estimating, schedule. 19 2. 19 4 Estimator, Qualifications of. 19 1 Evergreen woods. 9 21 Example in estimating. 19 52 Excavation. Calculation of. 19 12 Excavation, Estimate of. 19 11. 19 52 Excavations, Specifications for. 23 10 Exogenous trees. 9 3. Expansion and contraction, Provision for. 10 13 Exterior painting. 23 55 Eyebrow window. 9 97 Facia. 9 76 Facings, Specifications for. 23 15 Fence. 9 87 Fences, Specifications for. 23 29 Field rivets. 14 28 Finish, Floor. 23 56 Finish, Natural-wood. 23 55 Finish, of wall, Specifications for. 23 22 Finish, wood ceilings. 23 56 Fireplaces, Specifications for. 23 19 First-Story Plan: Drawing Plate. 14 31 Fishing. 9 40 Fittings, Interior. 10 93 Flashing. 9 93 Flashings, Specifications for. 23 41 Fliers. 11 3 Flight. 11 3 Floor, Double. 9 56 Floor, finish. 23 56 Floorbeams. 9 51 Flooring. 9 54 Flooring. Estimate of. 19 21. 19 71 Flooring. rough, Specifications for. 23 26 Flooring. Veranda. 9 114 Floors. 9 51 Floor finished, Specifications for 23 29 Folding doors. 10 29 Foot-cut. 9 69 Footings, Specifications for. 23 29 Foundation walls, Specifications for. 23 14 Frame, Balloon. 9 31 Frame, Braced. 9 31 Frame, Door and window. 19 37 Frame, structure, Classes of. 9 31 Framing. 9 50 Framing. Balloon. 9 100 Framing. Specifications for. 23 24 Freehand drawing. 13 1 French casements. 10 46 Fresh-air inlet. 23 45 Front elevation. 13 52 Front Elevation: Drawing Plate. 14 68 Front, wall, Specifications for. 23 14 Full-size details. 14 15 Full-size Details, Drawing Plate. 14 15 Furnace pits, Specifications for. 23 18 Furnace pits, Specifications for. 23 18. 23 53 Furring, Specifications for. 23 25 Gable roof. 9 66 Gambrel roof. 9 71 Gas-fitting, Cost of. 19 45. 19 94 Gas-fitting, Estimate of. 19 43. 19 94 Gas-fittings, Specifications for. 23 52 Gate pillars, Specifications for. 23 16 General-condition clause. 23 5 General-condition clause, Form for 23 9 Geometrical stairway. 11 4. 11 24 Georgia pine. 9 21 Girders. 23 24 Girths. 23 25 Glass, Panes of, in box. 19 51 Glazing, Door. 23 39 Glazing, Estimate of. 19 50 Glazing, Sash 23 39 Glazing, Specifications for. 23 39 Glued joints. 10 3 Gravel roofing, Cost of. 19 Groined ceiling. 9 125 Groins. 9 125 Grounds, Plaster. 9 60 Guarantee of heating system. 23 54 Gutters, Specifications for. 23 42 Half-lap dovetail. 10 8 Half-lap newel. 11 39 Half-lap space landing. 11 3 Half-lap turned platform. 11 49 Hall seats, Specifications for. 23 33 Handrails. 11 20 Handrails. Stiffening. 11 21 Hardware, Blind. 23 41 Hardware, Door. 23 40 Hardware, Estimate of. 19 42. 19 87 Hardware, Sash. 23 40 Hardware, Specifications for. 23 39 Hardwood. 9 24 Headroom (stair building). 11 8 Header. 9 36 Headers. 23 25 Heading of specification. 23 5 Hearths, Specifications for. 23 20 Heater pipes, Specifications for. 23 53 Heating and ventilating system, Estimate of. 19 42 Heating and ventilating system, Estimate of. 19 88 Heating Specifications for. 23 53 Heating system, Guarantee. 23 54 Helix, Pitch of. 13 43 Helix, To draw. 13 46 Hemispherical dome. 9 120 Hemlock. 9 22 Hexagon, To inscribe, in circle. 13 39 Hexagonal roof. 9 79 Hexagonal prism. 13 56. 13 63 Hexagonal pyramid. 13 57. 13 63 Hickory. 9 25 Hinged sashes. 10 46 Hinges under application. 10 90 Hinging outside blinds. 10 92 Hip, Definition of. 14 49 Hip, rafters. 9 69. 23 25 Hip, roof 9 67 Hooks. 23 41 Horses. (stair building). 11 5 House drain. 23 45 Housed joint. 10 6 Housed stringer. 11 6 Hunting miters. 10 73 Hyperbola, Definition of. 13 66 I beams. 14 29 Ink, Drawing. 13 13 Inking drawings. 13 11 Inlet, Fresh-air. 23 45 Instrumental drawing. 13 1 Interior dome. 9 124 Interior finish, Specifications for. 23 29 Interior fittings. 10 93 Interior painting. 23 55 Interior trim. 10 14 Intermediate floor, Arrangement for. 11 50 Intersection of cylinder and plane 13 66 Intersection of cylindrical surfaces 13 68 Intersections and Developments: Drawing Plate. 13, 67 Ironwork, Painting of. 23 55 Ironwork Specifications for. 23 42 Irregular curves. 13 15 Jack rafters. 9 69 Jamb lining. 14 63 Joinery. 10 1 Joinery. Joinery details. 19 37 Joinery. Estimate of, 19 37. 19 77 Joinery. Exterior. 10 101 Joinery. Province of. 10 1 Joint, Blind or secret dovetail. 10 9 Joint, Dado. 10 6 Joint, Dovetail. 10 7 Joint, Doweled. 10 11 Joint, Half-lap dovetail. 10 8 Joint, Housed. 10 6 Joint, Lap dovetail. 10 8 Joint, Miter. 10 5 Joint, Mortise-and-tenon. 9 33. 10 12 Joint, Scarf. 9 43 Joint, Shouldered-and-mitered. 10 5 Joint, Straddle or bridge. 9 38 Joint, Tongued-and-grooved. 10 6 Joints. 9 32. 10 2 Joints. Glued. 10 3 Joints. in cast-iron pipe. 23 43 Joints. Loose. 10 2 Joints. Spliced. 9 36 Joists, Attic floor. 23 25 Joists, First and second story. 23 24 Kerfing. 10 74 Keying. 10 75 Keys and keying. 10 12 Kiln-drying. 9 19 King's Windsor cement finish. 23 22 Kitchen closet. 23 37 Kitchen dressers. 19 38 Kitchen Sink, Specifications for. 23 49 Ladder, Step. 11 22 Laminated curved work. 10 76 Landing. 11 3 Landing. Half-space. 11 3 Landing. Quarter-space. 11 3 Lap dovetail. 10 8 Lath, Expanded metal. 23 21 Lathing. 9 60 Lathing. Estimate of. 1936 Lathing. Specifications for. 23 21 Laundry closet. 23 37 Lavatories, Specifications for. 23 48 Lead pipes, Specifications for. 23 44 Leader. 9 92 Leader drains, Specifications for. 23 12 Leaders. Specifications for. 23 42. 23 46 Lean-to. 9 66 Ledger boards. 23 25 Left-hand stairway. 11 3 Lettering. 13 18 Light Surface. 13 74 Lignum vitae. 9 30 Linden. 9 29 Linen closet. 23 37 Lines, Center. 13 53 Lines, Character of. 13 48 Lines, Shade. 13 73 Locust. 9 25 Long-leafed pine. 9 21 Loose joints. 10 2 Mahogany. 9 29 Main stairs. 23 34 Mansard roof. 9 72 Mantels, Specifications for. 23 36 Maple. 9 26 Mason work, inside, Preparations for. 23 21 Masonry, Estimate of. 19 13. 19 55 Masonry, Specifications for. 23 10 Materials put in place per day. 19 24 Materials used in stairway construction. 11 2 Mechanical drawing. 13 1 Mensuration of roofs. 19 31 Mitered joint. 10 5 Miters, Hunting. 10 73 Moldings: Drawing Plate. 14 4 Moldings: for stairways. 11 17 Moldings: Nosed and mitered. 11 6 Moldings: Picture. 23 33 Mortar, Specifications for. 23 11 Mortise. 9 33 Mortise and-tenon joint. 9 33. 10 12 Mortise, Dovetail. 9 37 Mullion. 10 35 Mullion. Window: Drawing Plate. 14 19 Nails, Estimate of. 1925 Nails. Sizes and weights of. 1926 Natural-wood finish. 23 55 Newel, Angle. 11 18 Newel, between quarter cylinders 11 49 Newel, Boxed. 11 18 Newel, Half. 11 39 Newel, posts. 11 18. 11 41 Newel, Special Arrangement of. 11 41 Newel, stairway. 11 35 Newel, Starting. 11 18 Newels. 11 18 Niches. 9 131 Nogs, Brick. 9 107 Northern pine. 9 21 Norway spruce. 9 22 Nosed and mitered moldings. 11 6 Nosing. 11 2 Oak. 9 24 Objects, Representation of. 13 48 Octagon, To inscribe, in a circle. 13 40 Ogee roof. 9 80 Open newel stairway. 11 4 Open stringer. 11 6. 11 37 Ordinate of parabola. 13 45 Oval, Egg-shaped. 13 42 Ovolo. 14 5 Painting, Cost of. 19 48 Painting, Data on. 19 46 Painting, Estimate of. 19 46. 19 95 Painting, Exterior. 23 55 Painting, Interior. 23 55 Painting, Ironwork. 23 55 Painting, Specifications for. 23 54 Pantry. Butler's. 10 96 Pantry, sink, Specifications for. 23 49 Paper used in drawing. 13 10 Papering, Estimate of. 1949 Parabola, Axis of. 13 45 Parabola. Definition of. 13 45 Parabola. To draw. 13 45 Parallel to straight line, To draw. 13 30 Parallelogram, To draw. 13 37 Partition sills and plates. 23 25 Partitions. 9 57 Partitions. Interior. 9 137 Partitions. Specifications for. 23 24 Partitions. Trussed. 9 62 Patching of plaster work, Specifications for. 23 23 Pearwood. 9 29 Pencils, how sharpened. 13 10 Pencils, used in drawing. 13 10 Pendentives. 9 128 Pens, Ruling or right-line. 13 11 Pentagon, To inscribe, in a circle 13 39 Perpendicular to a straight line, To draw. 13 29 Picture moldings. 23 33 Pin balusters. 11 19 Pin Draw-bore. 9 33 Pine. 9 21 Pipe-casing, Specifications for. 23 38 Pipe-casing, supports, Specifications for. 23 51 Pipes, Coverings for. 23 54 Pipes, Heater. 23 53 Pipes, Soil. 23 45 Pipes, Vent. 23 45 Pipes, Waste. 23 45 Pitch board. 11 8 Pitch of helix. 13 46 Plan. 13 51 Plancher. 9 76 Planetree. 9 28 Plank stairway. 11 72 Plaster grounds. 9 60. 9 108 Plastering, Estimate of. 1935 Plastering, on the outside. 23 23 Plastering, Specifications for. 23 21 Plate I. 13 27 Plate I, Hints for. 13 32 Plate II. 13 33 Plate III. 13 37 Plate IV. 13 39 Plates. 23 25 Preliminary directions for drawing. 13 26 Platform, Double. 11 51 Platform, Half-turn. 11 49 Platform, stairway. 11 25. 11 52 Platform, with two return flights. 11 52 Platforms (stair building). 11 14 Plinth blocks. 10 15 Plumb-cut. 9 69 Plumbing, Estimate of. 19 43. 19 91 Plumbing, fixtures. 19 45. 23 47. 23 48 Plumbing, Specifications for. 23 43 Plumbing, system,Arrangement of 23 46 Plumbing, Tests of. 23 44 Polygon, To construct, one side being given. 13 41 To inscribe, in a circle. 13 40 Porch timbers. 23 25 Porte-cochere timbers. 23 25 Posts. 9 50. 23 24 Posts. Veranda. 9 114 Preliminary estimate. 193 Preparation for tiling. 23 20 Prime cost, Meaning of, in specifications. 23 2 Privy, Specifications for. 23 28 Prism, Hexagonal. 13 56. 13 63 Prism, Rectangular. 13 55. 13 62 Projection. 13 50 Projection. drawing. 13 49 Projections I: Drawing Plate. 13 55 Projections II: Drawing Plate. 13 62 Properties of wood. 9 20 Protractor. 13 18 Pulley stiles. 14 39 Purlins. 9 84 Pyramid, Hexagonal. 13 57. 13 63 Quarter-platform stairway. 11 47 Quarter-platform with newels. 11 52 with semicircular cylinder. 11 50 Quarter-platform with step. 11 51 with tangent between quarter cylinders. 11 50 Quarter-platform rounds. 14 5 Quarter-platform space landing. 11 3 Quarter-platform turn winding. 11 48 Rafters. 23 25 Rafters. "Hip. 9 69 Rafters. Jack. 9 69 Rails, Hand. 11 20 Ramps. 11 20 Rear stairs. 23 35 Rectangular prism. 13 55, 13 62 Redcedar. 9 23 Red oak. 9 24 Redwood. 9 23 Refrigerator, Specifications for. 23 50 Refrigerator,` waste. 23 46 Registers, Specifications for. 23 20. 23 54 Resawed lumber. 9 8 Residence, Two-story brick and frame. 14 31 Ridge boards. 9 95 Ridge roll. 9 95 Ridges. 23 25 Right-hand stairway. 11 3 Right line pen. 13 11 Ring, Cylindrical. 13 59 Riser. 11 2. 11 6 Risers and treads, Proportioning. 11 7 Risers, Curved. 11 14. 11 48 Risers. Height of. 11 6 Rivet. 13 57 Roof, Bell. 9 80 Roof, Conical. 9 75 Roof, Double pitch or gable. 9 66 Roof, Flat. 9 66 Roof, Gambrel. 9 71 Roof, Gravel. 1931 Roof, Hexagonal. 9 79 Roof, Hip. 9 67 Roof, Mansard. 9 72 Roof, mensuration. 1931 Roof, Ogee. 9 80 Roof, Single-pitch. 8 66 Roof, Specifications for. 23 26 Roofing, Estimate of. 19 27. 19 74 Roofs, Construction of. 9 88 Roofs, Framing of. 9 65 Roofs, Tile. 19 31 Roofs, Tin. 19 30 Rosewood. 9 30 Rubbish, Meaning of, in specifications. 23 3 Rubble masonry, Data on. 1914. 19 57 Ruling pen. 13 11 Run (stair building). 11 3 Saddle, Specifications for. 23 32 Safes, Specifications for. 23 46 Sash. 10 38. 19 37 Sash. Fixed and movable. 10 31 Sash. glazing. 23 39 Sash. hardware. 23 40 Sash. Hinged. 10 46 Sash. making. 10 41 Sash. Specifications for. 23 30 Saw kerfing. 10 74 Sawing, Methods of. 9 17 Scale. 13 17 Scales, Use of. 14 1 Scarf joints. 9 43 Scarfing. 9 41 Schedule, Estimating. 19 2. 19 4 Scotia. 14 5 Scribing wall stringers. 11 11 Seasoning of timber. 9 19 Second-Story Plan: Drawing Plate 14 45 Sectional Elevation: Drawing Plate. 14 82 Sectional views, Representation Specifications for areas. 23 14 Sectional views of. 14 8 Specifications for ashlar facings 23 15 Sewer, Earthen house. 23 44 Specifications for barge boards. 23 27 Shade lines. 13 74 Specifications for bathtubs. 23 48 Sheathing. 9 105 Specifications for bells. 23 57 Sheathing. Calculation of. 19 21. 19 70 Specifications for blinds. 23 30 Specifications for bluestone. 23 16 Sheathing. lath, Specifications for 23 26 Specifications for boiler. 23 49 Sheathing. paper, Specifications for 23 26 Specifications for bolts and keys. 23 40 Sheathing. Specifications for. 23 26 Specifications for bookcases. 23 33 Shingle staining. 23 55 Specifications for brick-set furnace 23 18 Shingles, Data on. 1927 Specifications for brickwork. 23 17 Shingles, Estimate of. 19 27 Specifications for bridging. 23 25. 19 70 Specifications for carpenter work 23 23 Shingles, Method of laying. 9 90 Specifications for carving, composition, etc. 23 33 Shingles, Specifications for. 23 26. 23 40 Specifications for cast-iron pipe 23 43 Shingles, Shouldered corner. 10 5 ceiling. 23 28 Shutters. 10 83 cellar bottom. 23 11 Side elevation. 1. 3 52 cellar water Side view. 13 52 Specifications for closet. 23 39 Siding. 9 110 Specifications for cement finish. 23 22 Siding. Circular. 9 111 Specifications for centers. 23 22 Siding. Estimate of. 19 22 Specifications for cesspool. 23 13 Siding. Specifications for. 23 27 Specifications for dome. 23 18 Sills. 9 50 Specifications for chimneys. 23 18. 23 24 Specifications for cisterns. 23 47 Single-pitch roof. 9 66 Specifications for closets. 23 36 Single-pitch spruce. 9 22 Specifications for clothes posts. 23 28 Sink, Cellar. 23 49 Specifications for coal bins. 23 38 Sink, Kitchen. 23 49 Specifications for slide. 23 12 Sink, Pantry. 23 49 Specifications for columns and Sink, Slop. 23 49 Specifications for screen. 23 33 Sizes, Meaning of, in specifications 23 2 Specifications for cornices. 23 22, 23 27 Skirting. 14 15. Skirtings. 10 15 Specifications for cut-stone work 23 16 Slates, Number of, per square. 19 29 Specifications for damp course. 23 14 Slating, Data on. 19 28. 19 74 Specifications for door frames. 23 31 Specifications for doors. 23 31 Sliding doors. 10 27 Specifications for drains. 23 45 Slop sink, Specifications for. 23 49 Specifications for dumb waiter. 23 36 Slow-burning construction. 9 132 Specifications for electrical work. 23 56 Smoke pipe. 23 53 Specifications for excavations. 23 10 Soil pipe. Specifications for. 23 45 Specifications for facing. 23 15 Southern pine. 9 22 Specifications for fences. 23 29 Speaking tubes. 23 58 Specifications for finish of wall. 23 22 Specification, Heading of. 23 5 Specifications for finished floors 23 29 of plaster work. 23 23 Specifications for fireplaces. 23 19 Specifications for Purpose of. 23 1 Specifications for flashings. 23 41 Specifications for Terms used in. 23 2 Specifications for footings. 23 14 Specifications for angle beads. 23 34 Specifications for foundation walls 23 14 Specifications for annunciators. 23 58 Specifications for framing. 23 24 Specifications for arches, brackets, etc. 23 22 Specifications for front or street area floors and pavements. 23 12 Specifications for wall. 23 14 Specifications for furnace. 23 53 Specifications for pits. 23 18 Specifications for gas-fittings. 23 52 Specifications for gate pillars and wheel guards 23 16 Specifications for glazing. 23 39 Specifications for grounds, furring, etc. 23 25 Specifications for gutters. 23 42 Specifications for hall seats. 23 33 Specifications for hardware. 23 39 Specifications for heater pipes. 23 53 Specifications for heating. 23 53 Specifications for hinges. 23 40 Specifications for inside carpenter work. 23 29 Specifications for inside mason work. 23 21 Specifications for inside trim and base. 23 32 Specifications for interior finish. 23 29 Specifications for ironwork. 23 42 Specifications for ` kitchen sink. 23 49 Specifications for lathing. 23 21 Specifications for lavatory. 23 48 Specifications for lead pipe. 23 44 Specifications for leader drains. 23 12 Specifications for leaders. 23 42. 23 46 Specifications for masonry. 23 10 Specifications for mortar and concrete. 23 11 Specifications for open timber work. 23 27 Specifications for outside finish. 23 27 Specifications for painting. 23 54 Specifications for pantry sink. 23 49 Specifications for partitions. 23 24 Specifications for picture moldings. 23 33 Specifications for pipe casing. 23 38 Specifications for pipe supports. 23 51 Specifications for plastering. 23 21 Specifications for plastering on the Specifications for plastering outside. 23 23 Specifications for plumbing. 23 43 Specifications for refrigerator. 23 50 Specifications for registers. 23 54 Specifications for registers and thimbles. 23 20 Specifications for roof. 23 26 Specifications for rough flooring. 23 26 Specifications for saddles. 23 32 Specifications for safes. 23 46 Specifications for sash. 23 30 Specifications for sheathing. 23 26 Specifications for sheathing. lath. 23 26 Specifications for sheathing paper 23 26 Specifications for shingles. 23 26 Specifications for siding. 23 27 Specifications for sink in cellar. 23 49 Specifications for slop sink. 23 49 Specifications for soil pipe. 23 45 Specifications for speaking tubes. 23 58 Specifications for stairs. 23 34 Specifications for subsoil drains. 23 12 Specifications for swing shelves. 23 39, Specifications for temporary privy 23 28 Specifications for timber. 23 24 Specifications for work. 23 41 Specifications for traps. 23 44. 23 46 Specifications for trimmer arches and hearth. 23 20 Specifications for trussed partitions. 23 24 Specifications for vent pipes. 23 45 Specifications for veranda. 23 28 Specifications for wainscotting. 23 32 Specifications for wall coping. 23 15 Specifications for wall treatment. 23 56 Specifications for walls. 23 13 Specifications for wardrobes. 23 37 Specifications for wash trays. 23 49 Specifications for waste pipes. 23 45 Specifications for water closets. 23 48 Specifications for water supply. 23 50 Specifications for water table. 23 27 Specifications for whitewashing. 23 20 Specifications for window frames 23 30 Specifications for wiring system. 23 57 Specifications for wood cornice, beam casing, etc. 23 33 Specifications for Form of. 23 4 Specifications for General-condition clause of. 23 5 Splayed work. 10 56 Spliced joints. 9 36 Splines. 9 133 Springing trees. 11 5 Spruce. 9 22 Square-headed bolt. 13 58 Square-headed bolt. To inscribe, in a circle. 13 38 Square-headed bolt. Use of steel. 9 85 Stair building, Terms used in. 11 2 Stairs, Cellar. 23 35 Stairs, Cost of. 19 41 . 19 84 Stairs, Main. 23 34 Stairs, Rear. 23 35 Stairs, Specifications for. 23 34 Stairway, Bracketed. 11 6 Stairway, Circular. 11 53 Stairway, construction, Materials used in. 11 2 Stairway, design and construction 11 22 Stairway, Dog-leg. 11 4 Stairway, Elliptic. 11 53 Stairway, Geometrical. 11 4. 11 24 Stairway, Left-hand. 11 3 Stairway, Newel. 11 35 Stairway, Open newel. 11 4 Stairway, Plank. 11 22 Stairway, Platform. 11 25. 11 52 Stairway, Quarter -platform. 11 47 Stairway, Right-hand. 11 3 Stairway, Straight. 11 24 Stairway, Winding. 11 49 Stairway, with three-quarter turn 11 51 Stairways, Classification of. 11 4 Stairways, Erection of. 11 17 Stairways, Miscellaneous details of 11 17 Stairways, Special forms of. 11 47 Steaming, Bending by. 10 77 Steel Columns and Connections: Drawing Plate. 14 27 Steel square, Use of. 9 85 Step, Bull-nose. 11 3. 11 13 Step, Curtail. 11 3. 11 44 Step, ladder. 11 22 Step, Swelled. 11 3. 11 42 Steps, Construction of. 11 12 Stirrup irons. 9 36 Stone cutter, Day's work of. 1917 Stone masonry, Measurement of. 1913 Stone pillars, Caps for. 23 16 Storefront. 10 101 Straddle joint. 9 38 Straight line, equal in length to arc of circle. 13 41 Straight line, To bisect. 13 28 Straight line, To divide, into equal parts. 13 34 Straight line, To draw a parallel to 13 30 Straight line, To draw a perpendicular to. 13 29 Straight line, run stairway. 11 24 Street wall, Specifications for. 23 14 Stringer, Close. 11 6. 11 39 Stringer, Cut-and-mitered. 11 6 Stringer, Housed. 11 6 Stringer, Open. 11 6 Stringer, Open. 11 37 Stringer, Wall. 11 5 Stringers, Curved. 11 42 Development of. 11 32 Laying out of. 11 8 Stucco work. 1935 Studs. 9 50. 9 57. 23 25 Studs. Double. 9 64 Studs. joints, rafters, etc. , Calculations of. 1920 Subsoil drains, Specifications for. 23 12 Surface, Dark. 13 74 Surface, Light. 13 74 Swan neck. 11 21 Swelled steps. 11 3. 11 42 Swinging shelves, Specifications for. 23 39 Sycamore. 9 28 System of wiring, Specifications for. 23 57 T square. 13 2 Tail-beams. 9 36 Tenon. 9 33 Tenon, Bridge. 9 38 Tenons, Tusk. 9 36 Terms used in specifications. 23 2 Test of plumbing system. 23 44 Thimbles, Specifications for. 23 20 Throat of leader. 9 93 Ties. 23 25 Tile roofs. 1931 Tiling, Preparation for. 23 20 Timber, Properties of. 9 2 Timber, used in carpenter work, Timber, Size of. 23 24 Timber, work, Open. 23 27 Timbers, Carriage. 11 33 Timbers, for veranda, porte cochere, and porch. 23 25 Timbers, Specifications for. 23 24 Tongued-and-grooved joint. 10 6 Top view 13 51 Torus molding. 14 4 Tracings. 14 87 Trap, Main drain. 23 44 Trap, Specifications for. 23 44. 23 46 Tread. 11 2 Treads and risers, Proportioning. 11 7 Treads, Winding. 11 29 Treenail. 9 33 Triangle, Equilateral. 13 36 Triangle, To draw, when two sides and included angle are given. 13 37 Triangles. 13 3 Triglyph. 14 67 Trim, Interior. 10 14 Trimmer-arch centers. 9 118 Trimmer-arch Specifications for. 23 20 Trimmer beams. 9 53 Trimmers. 9 36. 23 25 Tin roof, Data of. 1930 Tinners' work, Specifications for. 23 41 Trussed partitions. 9 62 Trussed partitions Specifications for. 23 24 Tubes, Speaking. 23 58 Tusk tenons. 9 36 Valley, Definition of. 14 48 Valley, rafters. 23 25 Veneer backing. 10 76 Veneering. 10 77 Veneers. 10 78 Vent pipes, Specifications for. 23 45 Ventilating system, Estimate of 19 42. 19 88 Veranda, Cost of. 1941 Veranda, Specifications for. 23 28 Veranda, timbers. 23 25 Verandas. 9 112 Vertex of parabola. 13 45 Vestibule, Details of. 14 24 View, Side. 13 52 View, Top. 13 51 Wainscot, Ceiled. 23 32 Wainscoting. 19 37. 11 54 Wainscoting, Specifications for. 23 32 Wainscots. 10 16 Wall coping, Specifications for. 23 15 Wall stringers. 11 5 Wall stringers, Scribing. Il 11 Wall treatment, Specifications for 23 56 Walls, Specifications for. 23 13 Walnut, Black. 9 25 Wardrobes. 1938 Wardrobes, Specifications for. 23 37 Washer, Square cast-iron. 13 58 Wash trays, Specifications for. 23 49 Wash tubs. 10 95 Waste pipes, Specifications for. 23 45 Water closet, Cellar. 23 39 Water closets, Specifications for 23 48 Water supply, Specifications for. 23 50 Water supply, system. 1944 Water table. 9 110 Water table Specifications for. 23 27 Weather boarding, Estimate of. 1922 Weather check. 14 63 Wedge. 13 55 Well supply. 1945 Well hole. 11 4 Wheel guard, Specifications for. 23 16 White birch. 9 26 White cedar. 9 23 White deal. 9 22 White oak. 9 24 White pine. 9 21 White spruce. 9 22 Whitewood. 9 28 Whitewashing, Specifications for. 23 20 Winders. 11 3 Winders. Arrangement of. 11 33 Winders. Double. 11 31 Winders. Starting or landing. 11 52 Winders. Width of. 11 31 Winding, Quarter-turn. 11 48 Winding, stairway. 11 49 Winding with three-quarter turn. 11 51 Window casement. 14 40 Window Cost of. 1940 Window Dormer. 14 77 Window Eyebrow. 9 97 Window for brick walls. Details of 14 16 Window frame, Cost of. 19 40. 19 80 Window frames, Specifications for 23 30 Window glass, Panes of, in box. 19 51 Window Table of sizes of. 10 39 Window Mullion. 14 9 Windows. 10 31 Windows. Dormer. 9 96 Windows. in curved walls. 10 48 Winding treads. 11 29 Wiring system, Specifications for 23 57 Wood bending. 10 73 Wood cornice. 23 33 Wood, Evergreen. 9 21 Woods, Properties of. 9 20 Woodwork in cellar. 23 38 Yellow pine. 9 22 Z bars. 14 29