A Guide to Sanitary House-inspection: Or, Hints and Helps Regarding the Choice of a Healthful Home in City Or Country |
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Page 10
... look - outs , bay - windows , and plenty of closet space ; the convenience of fittings , such as electric bells , speaking - tubes , dumb - waiters ; the elegance of the plumbing - fixtures so far as they appear visible , in particular ...
... look - outs , bay - windows , and plenty of closet space ; the convenience of fittings , such as electric bells , speaking - tubes , dumb - waiters ; the elegance of the plumbing - fixtures so far as they appear visible , in particular ...
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... look upon them with all the more suspicion . Such skin " houses may easily be recognized , however attractive they may be in outside appearance , by an inferior workmanship of details of construction other than those relating to ...
... look upon them with all the more suspicion . Such skin " houses may easily be recognized , however attractive they may be in outside appearance , by an inferior workmanship of details of construction other than those relating to ...
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... look at the street . Note its width and general direction , and observe particularly the height of houses on the opposite side of the street ; for upon this will , to a great extent , depend the cheerfulness of your 22 SANITARY HOUSE ...
... look at the street . Note its width and general direction , and observe particularly the height of houses on the opposite side of the street ; for upon this will , to a great extent , depend the cheerfulness of your 22 SANITARY HOUSE ...
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... look carefully into the character of the building - site . If you can refer to old topographical maps , show- ing the original water - courses and contours of the INSPECTION OF CITY HOUSES . 233 Inspection of the Surroundings and of the ...
... look carefully into the character of the building - site . If you can refer to old topographical maps , show- ing the original water - courses and contours of the INSPECTION OF CITY HOUSES . 233 Inspection of the Surroundings and of the ...
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... look upon the site with distrust . It is often a difficult matter to ascertain if such a locality has been well drained before the filling process was begun ; and , as regards the material used for filling up the lot , it will hardly be ...
... look upon the site with distrust . It is often a difficult matter to ascertain if such a locality has been well drained before the filling process was begun ; and , as regards the material used for filling up the lot , it will hardly be ...
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