American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... course . A header is laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise with the wide face of ...
... course . A header is laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise with the wide face of ...
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... course is composed entirely of headers and the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put up like common bond , except that header ...
... course is composed entirely of headers and the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put up like common bond , except that header ...
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... course is composed entirely of headers and the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put up like common bond , except that header ...
... course is composed entirely of headers and the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put up like common bond , except that header ...
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