Product Description
by Roger Chambers (Introduction by), Owen B. Maginnis (Author)
This special re-print edition of Owen B. Maginnis' book "Brick Laying" has not been available to those interested in bricks and brick laying since its first publication in 1900. Chapters include Bricklayers' Tools and Their Application, Laying or Setting Out The Work, Measuring and Leveling, Mixing Concretes and Mortars, Bricklaying and Bonding Walls of Various Thicknesses, Building Brick Angles, Corners and Intersecting Walls, Laying Bricks in Flemish, Running and Herring Bone Bonds, Brick Arches, Lintels and Piers, Parapet and Hollow Walls, Building Chimneys, Flues and Chimney Breasts, Anchoring, Bracing and Furring Brick Walls, Shoring and Needling and much more. A real treasury of information on brick laying, the history of brick laying and utilizing bricks in construction. Note: This public domain edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This edition is reprinted in accordance to Federal Law.