Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-02-18
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February IS, 1875.
Brick Veneered Buildings.

In many of the towns and cities, east and
west, they are erecting what are called "brick
veneered buildings" both for residence and
business purposes. The skeleton work is es-
sentially the same as in ordinary wooden
buildings-hght Or heavy scanting frame, as
you may determine, with rough weather
boarding nailed thereto. Outside of this, on
the foundation sufficiently projecting from
the frame work, is reared the veneered wall,
consisting of one thickness OF brick, which is
made solid and substantial by anchors at
suitable distances fastening the brick work to
the frame 1t is claimed that an essentially
brick house can thus be constructed for abou
the same money it would cost to build it all
of wood Walls constructed in this manner
have none of the dampncss of solid brick
walls, are consequently more healthy to IN
habit, and are much cheaper. On this sub
ject we give the testimony of a Beloit (Wis.)
architect and builder, who submits his views
through the Chicago Inter- Ocean,:
II noticed in your conversational columns
of the 7th inst, that H., of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
veneered dwelling compared with wood or
solid brick walls. AS all concede that solid
brick cost more than frame walls, | will not
compare them, but will take the wood finish
as compared with veneered. l have followed
carpentry and building in Il small way for
more than thirty years, therefore give my ex-
perience have put up buildings of differ
ent grades from shanties upward. l built
yeneered house for myself, and have lived in
it more than three years. The main part
measures 81 feet in length, water table; height
of studding 90 feet; back part 62 feet, length
of water table; studding, Is feet. 1t does
not need as thick cellar wall for veneer as
for solid brick, because OF difference of
weight. took no more pains with my cellar
wall than for frame building, only to build
would cover, to make room for the brick, and
dispensed with stone water tables, in place of
which commenced by laying two courses Of
brick, projecting them one inch beyond the
line or the wall above forming the water
table. In using brick instead Of stone water
table it saved me 800 on the wall, and my
walls are as firm as can be- used pressed
brick, costing $19 so per NJ; whole amount,
with laying, cost $430 49, Had | sided it, it
would have cost, with tar board, $246 rs, in
cluding painting. The siding, tar board, and
painting show a cost of $183 70 less than
veneering. To keep the wood covering in
repair it should be painted at least every five
years, and each time of painting will cost
some $65, and in fifteen years would more
than make up the difference in the cost of
the two. The veneering needs no painting
except trimmings, mere tri1e Besides, is
warmer, takes less fuel than wood finish lined
with paper, as I am satisfied by comparing
with those here, therefore save much fuel I
have no dampness in summer, yet cooler in
hot weather than wood covering. In solid
brick the rooms are damp unless the walls
are furred out. That would take half the
amount of scantling as frame; therefore
think it as cheap in the end as frame house,
and much cheaper than solid brick and more
healthy, and prefer it to either of the Others"
Helena, the present year, will be very &C
tive in building houses, and we hope this brick
yeneering process will come in for a fair trial
We learn Of number of our citizens who
contemplate thus veneering the walls of their
frame cottages, and conyerting them in this
manner into brick houses We look to see
the new process adopted here, and are per-
suaded that it will grow in favor year after
year.