Building -- Estimates; Factories -- Design and construction; Hardware
=133. Doors in Attic and Basement.=—Provide for the doors in attic and
basement, 3½-inch mortise locks, pottery knobs, and escutcheons; also
two 3½" × 3½" butts for each door.
=134. Transoms.=—All transoms throughout are to be hinged at the top
or the bottom or pivoted (as indicated in the plans), and are to have
⁵/₁₆-inch transom lifts to extend to within 5 feet of the floor.
=135. Double-Hung Windows.=—The double-hung windows on the first floor
are to have approved sash locks and two flush lifts; those on the
second floor, in the attic, and in the basement are to have approved
sash locks and two flush or hook lifts to each sash. All window stops
are to be secured with flush adjusting stop-screws placed not more than
14 inches apart.
=136. Casement Windows and Hinged Sash.=—Provide for the casement in
the lavatory and on the second floor, 3" × 3" tight-joint butts and
suitable casement fasteners and adjusters. The basement sash are to be
hinged at the top with wrought butts and are to have bolts and hooks
and eyes to hold them open.
=137. French Windows.=—Provide for the French windows in the dining
room, 4" × 4" butts, three to each window sash. Also provide for these
windows, flush bolts, 12 inches and 24 inches on standing leaf, and
mortise turnbuckles.[1]
[1] In place of the mortise turnbuckle any of the following hardware
can be used: Casement fasts or locks; Cremorne bolts, locking top,
bottom, and center; or, Espagnolette bars, either rim or mortise.
=138. Bookcases and China Closets.=—Provide for the doors of the
bookcases and china closets, 3" × 3" ball-tip butts, two to each door;
also locks and keyplates or mortise latches and knobs, and bolts for
double doors. All drawers to have drop drawer pulls, two to each drawer
over 20 inches wide.
=139. Pantries, Dressers, and Linen Closets.=—The doors of the
pantries, dressers, and linen closets are to be provided with 3" × 3"
butts, together with elbow catches or surface bolts for double doors.
Also provide rim cupboard catches or mortise latches with knobs. All
drawers over 20 inches wide are to have two drawer pulls. Flour bins
are to be hinged at the side or at the bottom, so as to tilt, and
are to be supplied with 3" × 3" wrought butts and bar pull or with
large =T=-handled cupboard turn. Place in each closet one (or two)
rows of brass-plated wire coat-and-hat hooks (or, bronze-plated cast
coat-and-hat hooks) to extend around all sides; these hooks are to
be placed not over 12 inches nor closer than 8 inches apart. Furnish
rubber-tipped, wooden-base knobs for all doors.
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