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