The Western Architect 1902 Vol 2 An Illustrated Monthly Journal Devoted To Architecture And Allied Arts Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Western Architect, 1902, Vol. 2: An Illustrated Monthly Journal Devoted to Architecture and Allied Arts This wet process of manufacture as used by K. Dykema Sons, No. 29 Fountain street, Grand Rapids, Mich., which we here with illustrate and describe, makes the most economical, most dense and most beautiful shape of hollow, concrete building blocks that we have yet examined. It is an absolute fact that by this method of manufacture these blocks of stone can be made in the 12-inch size at a price equal to to $4 per thousand for brick, besides making the price of laying them in the wall at a figure equal to to $3 per thousand for brick, which any one at all familiar with brick work will know is about one-half the expense of a brick wall. In 8-inch size they can be made equal to the cost of wood for the construction of residences. Some responsible builder or concern located here in the northwest should write K. Dykema Sons, at the above address, and secure the right for manufacture of this cement-stone from their beautiful designs and by this most scientific method. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.