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... Course 148 · 149 151 . 152 . 153 153 154 Hollow Walls Different kinds and qualities Limestone most Fireproof . Hollow - faced Bricks . 155 Lime and Sandstones , Porosity of . 158 . 160 . 161 . 163 Moulded and Wood Bricks Rubble Walling ...
... Course 148 · 149 151 . 152 . 153 153 154 Hollow Walls Different kinds and qualities Limestone most Fireproof . Hollow - faced Bricks . 155 Lime and Sandstones , Porosity of . 158 . 160 . 161 . 163 Moulded and Wood Bricks Rubble Walling ...
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... courses , but only two very opposite alternatives : one is to put the work at once into the hands of some architect who is recommended either by general reputa- tion or by a friend , subject to your approval of his plans before you make ...
... courses , but only two very opposite alternatives : one is to put the work at once into the hands of some architect who is recommended either by general reputa- tion or by a friend , subject to your approval of his plans before you make ...
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... the best , and it is in some respects imperfect , though the basis of it is right . It contains no provision about travelling expenses , which are not an unfrequent Travelling , and Alterations . 29 Of course subject of.
... the best , and it is in some respects imperfect , though the basis of it is right . It contains no provision about travelling expenses , which are not an unfrequent Travelling , and Alterations . 29 Of course subject of.
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... course subject of dispute with some architects . actual travelling expenses should be paid , and it would be very unwise to deter the architect from coming often enough by not agreeing to pay them . On the other hand I have the highest ...
... course subject of dispute with some architects . actual travelling expenses should be paid , and it would be very unwise to deter the architect from coming often enough by not agreeing to pay them . On the other hand I have the highest ...
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... course having added the charge to their tenders , which is usually 1 per cent . on the lowest tender ; but each man must treat it as or on his own as he does not know the others . I believe architects generally take care not to ...
... course having added the charge to their tenders , which is usually 1 per cent . on the lowest tender ; but each man must treat it as or on his own as he does not know the others . I believe architects generally take care not to ...
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