A Treatise on Architecture and Building Construction, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from A Treatise on Architecture and Building Construction, Vol. 3: Prepared for Students of the International Correspondence Schools Scranton, Pa, Star Building, Ornamental Ironwork Roofing, Sheet-Metal Work Electric-Light Wiring and Bellwork, With Practical Questions and Examples The construction Of wooden stairways is considered the highest branch of joinery, more care and knowledge are re quired in their planning, more ingenuity in setting them out, and more skilful workmanship in their execution, than in any other work about a building. The architect, in studying the plan and treatment Of a stairway, should consider its adaptability for the building in which it is to be placed, its proposed situation, the weight likely to come upon it, the width to accommodate probable travel, and, especially, the ease of travel. It is not enough, as is sometimes done, to roughly calculate the treads and risers and sketch on the winders, leaving the stair builder to make the best he can of the conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.