Building Specifications - Carpenter's and Builder's Math, Plans, and Specifications - page 251

it will consist of a perfect 4-inch glazed socket-jointed tile pipe to a
point exactly 4 feet outside the foundation wall. The soil pipe is to
be 4-inch cast iron. All water pipes must have a gradual fall from the
fixtures that they supply, and they must open at their lowest point
for drainage purposes. All the cast-iron waste pipe will be furnished
with the necessary fittings.
Furnish and install one 60-gallon gas-fired water heater of an
approved type and manufacture. This water heater is to be supplied
with water through a

/ 4 -inch copper tube. Place a shutoff cock
on the supply pipe. Take hot water from the water heater to and
over the kitchen sink and to all other fixtures, except toilets, with
1

3

/ 2 -inch copper tubing. The supply to the toilets will be through

3

/ 8 -inch copper tubing. Cold water to all fixtures will be through
separate pipelines. There must be no depressions in any pipe, and
hot water must be kept rising from the boiler head.
Kitchen Sink
Furnish and install a cast-iron enameled kitchen sink, with a garbage
disposer of ( specify make and model ). Furnish and install an au-
tomatic dishwasher ( specify make and model ) where indicated in
drawings.
Wash Trays
Provide and install where indicated on drawings, one two-part
stone tub on galvanized iron legs. Supply the tub with hot and cold
water through 1

/ 2 -inch copper tube and brass faucets, one for cold
water, threaded 1 1

/ 2 inches waste, with traps, plugs, and chains
complete. The waste drain is to be connected with the soil pipe
through a 2-inch copper pipe.
Bathroom Fixtures
All bathroom fixtures are to be ( specify name of manufacturer )
make, as listed in their catalog. The basement-bathroom water closet
will be ( name and model ); lavoratory, ( name and model ); bathtub,
5-foot 6-inch ( name and model ). The other toilets are to be ( name
and model ). The two second-story baths are to be ( name and model ),
18 inches

27 inches. Before any wall finishing is done, all supply
pipes must be proven perfectly tight by a satisfactory test, and they
must be left perfect at the completion of the test.
Painting
The entire exterior woodwork, except shingles, is to be painted
with three coats of ( manufacturer's name ) best grade of ready-mixed
paints, thinned as necessary and as specified by the manufacturer.

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