TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS
BRICKWORK. 3800 bricks 9 x 4i x 3.wi1l build a rod of brickwork. The following will make a rod of brickwork.— 815 sup. feet of a 41in. brack. 408 sup. feet of a Sin. brick. 272 sup. feet of a 14in. brick. 204 sup. feet of a ISin. brick. 163 sup. feet of a 221 in. brick. A rod of brickwork contains 306 cubic feet. 1000 lire bricks weigh 3 tons 5 cwt. to 3 tons 7 cwt. 1000 ordinary bricks weigh 3 tons 15 cwt. to 4 tons. About 5 casks of cement are required to build a rod of brickwork, 3 parts of sand to 1 of cement; 7 casks if 2 of sand to 1 ot cement. About 31 bags of lime will build 1 rod of brickwork. A cubic, yard of Sydney sand weighs about 1 ton TO ewt. A cubic yard of sandstone weighs about 2 tons 5 cwt. A cubic yard of Trachito weighs about 2 tons 10 cwt.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18785, 19 May 1923, Page 14
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169TO BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18785, 19 May 1923, Page 14
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