Improvements in Buildings.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
Improvements in Buildings.
I JOHN CALDWELL BLOOMFIELD of Blen-a-Lung, Leggs, in the County Fermanagh,
Ireland, Cement Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
I erect uprights wooden or Metallic or of other suitable Materials, either with or
without sole plates, and either directly on or sunk under the surface of the ground, or
on dwarf walls of Concrete or other Material, and for roofs I use wooden, Metallic
or other suitable rafters and on the inside and outside of said uprights or rafters,
I affix wire or Metallic ribbon strained across, and fill up the space so enclosed, with
broken stones, shingle, burned clay, clinkers, cinders or other suitable materials, and
plaster the exterior and interior, or exterior or interior only of the walls so formed,
with plaster, preferably with Cement plaster formed of Portland, Castle Caldwell,
Selenitic or Scot's Cement and sand or other suitable materials. Buildings formed
in this manner with Cement Plaster, are put up in exceptionally short time, and
become quite dry & habitable in a few days, and fitted for immediate occupation,
without any risk from damp.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Buildings.
I JOHN CALDWELL BLOOMFIELD of Blen-na-Lung, Leggs, County Fermanagh,
Ireland, Cement Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BUILDINGS" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
I erect uprights wooden or metallic or of other suitable materials, either with or
without sole plates, and either directly on, or sunk under the surface of the ground, or
on dwarf walls of concrete or other material, and for roofs I use wooden, metallic or
other suitable rafters, and on the inside and outside of said uprights or rafters I affix
wire or metallic ribbon strained across, and fill up the space so enclosed, with broken
stones, shingle, burned clay, clinkers, cinders, or other suitable materials; and plaster
the exterior and interior, or exterior or interior only, of the walls so formed, with
plaster, preferably with cement plaster, formed of Portland, Castle-Caldwell, Selenitic
or Scotts Cement and Sand, or other suitable materials. Buildings formed in this
manner with Cement plaster are put up in exceptionally short time, and become quite.
dry and habitable in a few days, and fitted for immediate occupation, without any risk
from damp.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what L. claim is,
The formation of buildings having walls and roof, or walls only, formed of broken
stones, shingle, burned clay, clinkers, cinders or other suitable materials, enclosed
within a framework, constructed of wooden, metallic or other suitable uprights or
rafters, having wire or metallic ribbon strained across said uprights or rafters, said
walls or roofs, or walls only, being plastered on the exterior and interior or exterior
only, preferably with plaster formed of Portland, Castle-Caldwell, Selenitic or Scotts'
Cement and Sand, or other suitable materials substantially as hereinbefore described.