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Drawings issued to guide skilled carpenter/laborers in siting and installing shoring for floors and roofing above first floor, and related photos. This support system will support the multi-ton loads from the roofing and flooring usually supported by the masonry walling to be removed and a new bonded wall structure re-laid. IMG “Draft2” shows the interior
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Early Mouns Jones House Mortar Composition Scanning electron microscope/energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) of the primary constituents of the early mortar{1} used in the foundation and walls of Mouns Jones's 1716 house has determined the precise chemical composition of its lime binder. According to qualitative ("elemental") tests performed by
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MJH-Leaded Glass Window Considerations: The shallow [less than ½”] rabbet across the head of the early window frame in the 2d story opening in the northern bay of the eastern eaves wall indicates that the original frame would not have provided seating deep enough for wooden sash, which are typically 1” thick or greater [see Images ##1 &2, photos 1943 & 1944
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