Modern buildings : their planning, construction and equipment (1905)
Middleton, G. A. T. (George Alexander Thomas) · London : Caxton Publishing Company, Limited · leaf 217
h angle iron frame, securelyfastened into the concrete bed ; or better still, it may have stone, slate, or marble kerb about 2 or 3 inches wide and if inch thick. “It is usual to fix perfectly plain tiles into mat wells. Correct sizes and position of these spaces should always be marked on plan.… … the tiling to finish against. This may be carried out in various ways. “ There are three good methods of tiling steps placed in order of merit in Fig. 242. “ If it is intended to tile the risers only, this may be satisfactorily done by either of the methods illustrated in Fig. 243. “If the treads…
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