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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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planks placedside by side and in dwelling houses generally, in the Middle Age, the doorswere small and fairly simple, meant for strictly practicable purposes andoften provided with some means of defense. The doors of the Normanperiod were round-headed, while with the 13th century, came the doorwaywith the pointed arch and later the flattened arch. In the case of interior doors, splendid old polished mahogany doors wereimportant features in some old English homes and there were old oak doorsof wonderful beauty, especially when found in oak panelled rooms. Haphazard selection of doors of the ready-made variety should not beallowed in the building of a fine home, but the doors should be designed bythe architect who builds the structure that they may be in keeping with thegeneral style of the house. Upon the attractiveness and distinction of thedoor and doorway depends the visitors first impression of the home he isabout to enter. THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 97 Concrete Steps Easy to Build
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o NE desirable detail of every houseis steps at the front and rear en-trances which will last. Changingmoisture conditions contribute to rapiddepreciation of wood steps because natur-ally they are in contact with the soil. Thehome owner is sure that concrete stepswill give service indefinitely without needof any maintenance such as is necessaryto temporary construction. Details of form construction forsimple concrete steps such as might beused at the side or rear entrance of theaverage home are shown in an accom-panying drawing. Steps of this kind rest-ing on well compacted earth require noreinforcing. Forms consist of planks held firmlyin place by means of 1 by 4-inch crosspieces against the side walls which arebuilt first. To the planks are nailed short1 by 4s the length of which is such thatthey come within two inches of thetreads. An added advantage in riser con-struction is given by sloping these pieces back, thus making an attractive lookingstep which provides a safety factor no

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