The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-24

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Water closet located In . basement
shall be enclosed with partitions and
provided with light and ventilation by
a window In an exterior wall OF not less
than ; square feet. and within the en-
closed space.
SECTION -
/ Foundations
All houses with Easements erected
| shall have at least an g. basement
wall extending 10 solid ground around
the entire main part Of the house.
Basement walls shall be approved ce-
ment block. brick or stone resting on a
lection on both sides Of poured concrete.
| The bottom Of said footinss shall be
at least feet below the finished grade
elevation surrounding the house.
Cement piers may be used where no
basement Is provided but they likewise
must have a footing and must be at
| least feet below the finished grade
elevation surrounding the house.
-, In buildings without cellars where
the first floor 10 carried by wooden
joists shall be thoroughly ventilated
and q suitable access opening left.
Under houses without Easements all
service pipes extending from the floor
| 70 the ground and all water meters
shall be covered with insulation to ad-
| eQuately protect same from frost 10 the
satisfaction Of the Building Inspector
and the Superintendent OF Water De-
partment OF the Township of Harrison.
Foundation wall for reimbursement
house shall be at least 9" thick veneer
| houses.
Basement walls shall be water PROCEED
with cement plaster and tar below
| ground level.
An 9" basement walls shall have
| plaster every II feet.
| Joints In the tile must be covered and
at least 8" OF gravel or cinders over
| wh.r. ,,r.s.. -. ,,,,,,,v -..,~.. a,
rectly connected to dwelling are built
to have q concrete floor on the ground.
foundation piers shall be placed at each
corner extending below frost and n
Of concrete or similar material shall be
constructed around the outside wall.
All basement floors shall be of con.
crete at least g. thick.
not ss piers piers n the shall
OF solid masonry or less than 4"
spaced more than 8 feet apart
SECTION Is
Masonry and Chimneys
| In brick veneer dwellings the brick
shall be tied with suitable metal wall
ties TO sheathing, spacing Of ties every
firth course vertical and not more than
| 81 horizontal.
be placed over all openings.
Chimneys must be built from the
ground up. Each chimney must have
foundation 3 feet below grade and
at least IL" larger than the chimney.
| Chimneys shall be built OF brick. stone
fled flue lining the full length Of the
chimney.
AN chimneys shall have a cieanout
| at the bottom.
All chimneys shall extend at least 2
feet above the highest ridge Of the
| house.
All freplaces must have flue lining
slab.
In no case shall any framing bear on
SECTION Il
Orders supporting floor joist may be
OF steel or wood.
Steel beams 8" weighing 1917 lbs,
| per foot. shall not have a greater span
greater span.
Wood beams may be used. Solid g.
by e. timber may be used with joist
placed on top Of beam IL spacing of
supports does not exceed 8 feet.
Beams may be built up of floor joist
nailed together with led nails not
more than 10" apart and continuous
over two spaces with all joints over
supports. II the joists are to be at
tached at the sides the depth of the
| OSoIt utuSt UC Increased 70 accom-
modate an angle or 2" by ." ledger
strip nailed with at least three l6D
nails for each joint carried.
Floor beams shall not be notched or
cut. Holes shall be bored and no hole
| snail be a greater diameter than u the
depth of the beam.
SECTION IS
Floor Joists and Framing
| Max. Span
! Floor joist in wooden buildings used
tor dwellings shall be Of good timber set
| 10" on centers shall be at least the fol.
lowing sizes or equal:
| spans not more than o feet--2" g"
spans not more than II feet inches
Spans not more than 10 feet" X l0'
Spans not more than 20 feet-2" X IL"
Joists IL" on center
Spans sot more than 100" X g.
Spans not more than l4'--2" e.
Spans not more than l7'-2' TO-
Spans not more than ~ go" x IL"
All spans over 70 3" must be figured
separately.
All spans over 8 feet must be bridsed.
All joists under bearing partitions
must be doubled and under inside walls
must be double.
SECTION l6
Ceiling Jeist-M aximum Spans
Ceiling Joist in wooden buildings IS"
on center shall be at least the following
sizes:
Spans not more than 100" 4"
Spans not more than 15' go" 6"
Spans not more than 20'-2" x g.
Ceiling joist IL" on center
Spans not more than ll'-2" 4"
spans not more than 1T" e.
Spans not more than 10'-3' g.
All ceiling joist for two story buildings
shall be considered az floor joist for
the second floor and be floor joist sizes
or equal
SECTION II
Maximum Span fer Rafters
The allowable span Of roof rafters
shall be measured horizontally from the
plate to . point directly under the ridge.
No spacing shall be over a. on cen
ter. Actual rafter length will be deter
Rafters on wooden buildings 10" on
center shall be at least the following
sizes.
Spans Of not more than vio''-a" ~
Spans Of not more than 13S'-2" x 8"
Spans Of not more than 1eT.-3' X ."
RafteH So on center chan b. At
least the following sizes:
Spans Of not more than 6'0"--1' 9"
Spans Of not more than l03''-2' g."
Spans Of not more than 1879" g.
The above tables are based on yellow
pine or douglas fir lumber.
Softer woods shall have q correspond
ing shorter span In each case.
All roofs must have ridge boards and
collar ties at least every third rafter.
SECTION 10
Wall studs must not be less than - =
-, or more than 10" on centers, and
shall be tripled at corners or equal.
All studding around openings such
- doors and windows must be doubled
dowV TO the floor.
Lintels or headers are to be doubled
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