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We wish to extend our thanks to the individuals, associations and manufacturers who graciously provided information and photographs for this book. Specific credit for individual photographs is given below

Capital letters following page numbers indicate: T, top; 8, bottom: L. left; R, right; C, center.

Armstrong Cork Company, Liberty Street, Lancaster PA 17604 (p. 30)

Barttey Collection, 121 Schelter Road, Prairie View, IL 60069 (p. 149 T, BR) Monte Burch. Rt. #1, Humansville, MO 65674 (p. 44)

Forest Products Laboratories, PO Box 5130,

Heath Company, Benton Harbor, Ml 49022 (p. 149 BL)

Metrie Conversion Charts

LUMBER

WOOD SCREWS

Sizes: Metric cross-sections are so close to iheir nearest imperial sizes, as noted below, that to' most purposes Ihey may be considered equivalents.

Length«: (ftetrlc lengths are cased on a 300mm module which is slightly shorter In langlfithan an ImpenaHoot It will Iherefoie be importani 10 check your requirements accurately to the nearest inch and consuli the labie below lo find the metric lengih requited

Areas: The metric area is a square melre Use the following conversion factors when convening from Imperial data: 100 sq feet = 9 290 sty moires

MfTBIC SIZES SHOWN BESIDE NEAREST IMPERIAL EQUIVALENT

SCREW GAUGE

NOMINAL DIAMETER

LENGTH

mm	Inchai	mm	Inchoi
16« 75	% « 3	44 X ISO	14k X 8
15* fDO	V, * 4	44 * 175	114 X 7
16 i 125	* X 5	44* 200	1« X S
16 K 150	Vi* E	44 * 23S	tU x S
19* 76	U * 3	14 X 250	Hi 10
19 X 100	Hk 4	44 * 300	m x 12
19 i 126	W * S	50 X 75	2 x 3
19 I 150	Í4 x 6	60 X 100	S X 4
22 X 75	% * 3	60 * 12S	2 x 5
22 > IOC	Mil 4	50 X 150	2 x 6
22 X 115	W* 5	50 * 17S	2 i 7
22 * 150	1»* 6	60 X 200	2 x S
25 X 75	1 * 3	50 x 225	2x9
25 * 100	1 * 1	SO» 2SO	2 x 10
25 X 125	1 * 5	50« 300	3*13
35* ISO	1 * 6	$3 * 100	214* 4
35 ï ITS	1 X 7	63* 125	2»* S
35* 200	t I 6	63 X 150	2Vj x 6
35 * 225	1 I 9	63 * ITS	2WX 7
35* 250	1 * 10	S3 * 200	2V4 x 8
25« 300	1 I 12	63 * 225	2Vi x S
32 I 75	IVi * 3	75* 100	3 ■ 4
32 « too	IVj * 4	75 X 125	Sx 5
32 X 125	114 X 5	75 * 150	3* 6
32 * 150	IV, * 6	75 K 175	3x7
32 I 176	114 I 7	75 X 200	3 * a
32 X 200	IVix B	76 > 226	3 x 9
52x225	114 x 9	75 X 250	3 x 10
32 X 250	1H * 10	75» 300	3 x 12
33*300	m i 12	100 X 100	4 X 4
* 75	1« « 3	100 X 150	4x6
3S* 1O0	1» x 4	100 X 200	4x6
M* 126	114 I 5	100 * 250	4 * 10
M- 16"	1» " fi	i no » 300	4 * 13
36 X t75	IVi X 7	150* 150	5* S
38* 200	i« * a	ISO* 300	e* s
36 I 225	1« X 9	150 « 300	El 12
44 x 75	Hi* 3	200 * 300	B * B
44 x 100	IK X 4	250 X 260	10 * 10
44 I 125	1W* 5	300 * 300	12* 12

METBIC LENGTHS
t. engins	Equtv.
MM	Pi. a inch»»
1.0m	5' ion
2 1m	s' 10%"
2 4m	7' I0Ü-
2 7m	fl 10'i-
3.0m	51' 10H
3.3m	IO' 9 V
3.6m	11' 9ti"
3.9m	13' 9Vi"
4.2m	13- 9W-
4.5m	14' 9«'
4.8m	15- 9"
5.1m	18' ev
5.4m	17- tw
5.7m	IS- 8H'
8.0m	19' SV
6.3m	20' 8"
8.8m	31' TO'
6.9m	22' 7H-
7.3m	33' W
7 5m	24" 7V4'
7.6m	35' 714*
All Ihe dimensions are based
on 1 inch - 26	mm
NOMINAL SIZE	ACTUAL SIZE
(This is whfl1 you : OP )	(Thrs is whai vol. gee}
Inch« mehst
1 X 1	trt
1 x 2	«XI»
1 x 3
1x4
1 x6
1x6
1 i 10	bx 914
1X12	tt * 11 Va
3x3	Itíx Iii
2x3	l»*2Vj
3x4	1 X 3Vr
2*8	111*5»
2*6	114x714
2* 10	IVMflli
3*12	1MX11I4

NO.	Inch	mm	inch	mm
0	0.060	1.52	ÍU	4.8
1	0 070	1 70		6.4
2	0 082	2.08	t/n	7.9
3	0 094	2 39	3lt	9 5
4	o.oioa	2 74	'Itt	11 1
5	0 122	3.10	'Is	12.7
6	0136	3.45	*k	15.9
7	0 150	3.81		19.1
8	0.164	4.17	'It	22 2
9	0.178	4 52	1	25 4
10	0 192	4 88	IVi	31 8
12	0 220	5 59	IVJ	38 1
14	0 248	6 30	1'li	44 5
16	0.276	7.01	2	50 8
18	0 304	7.72	27»	57 2
20	0 332	8 43	2Va	83 5
24	0.388	9.86	2 V,	69.9
28	0.444	11.28	3	76 2
32	0 5	12.7	3V<	82 6
			37a	689
			4	101 6
			4Vi	114.3
			5	127 0
			6	152.4

Dimensions taken trom BS1210. metric conversions are approximate.

BRICKS AND BLOCKS

Bricks

Standard metric brick measures 215 mm x 65 mmx 112.5. Metric brick can be used with older, standard brick by increasing the mortaring in the joints The sszes are substantially the same, Ihe metric brick being slightly smaller (3.6 mm less in length. 18 mm in width, and 1.2 mm in depth).

Concrete Stock

NAILS

NUMBER PER POUND OR KtLO

LENGTH AND DIAMETER IN INCHES AND CENTIMETERS

Unli	Common	CMlng	Bui	Finishing	Si*>	Cintimurar»	Otfflimaltn"
2d	Kilo	1927	2972	20	1	2 S	068	17
3d	Pûund Kilo	I2B9	635 1397	B35 1397	807 1775	3d	1Î	32	102	.26
43	Poufxj Kilo	316 655	173 1041	473 9011	5« 1306	4d	1 1	3.8	102	26
if	Puund KMC	371 W6	406 B93	406 693	400 1100	5d	1Í	1 4	102	26
Kilo	SMI	236 591	238 559	309 680	6d	2	5 1	.115	29
	Pound Kita	163	210 462	521	7d	2 3	S.7	115	29
Be	Pound Kilo	108 233	I4S 319	319	189 116	8g	21	61	131	33
M	Pound Kitd	211	132 390	!3i 290	172 398	9d	26	70	131	33
10a	Pound Kilo	1S2	207	307	121 268	10a	3	76	•48	36
12C	Pound K40	64 141	BB 194	08 191	113 249	I2d	3-2	63	116	.36
ISd	Pound Kilo	108	71 156	156	90 >98	I6d	31»	89	s Jfl	38
SOS	POUíMl K4o	31 SB	52 114	52 114	62 13B	!0d	1	102	203	SI
30d	Pound Kilo	53	101	101		30d	11	114	.220	68
40S	Pound Kilo	18 37	77	77		IOC	5	12 7	238	60
son	Pound Kilo	31				60d	54	140	267	86
60d	Pound KJO	11 21				BOd	6	16 2	277	70

390 * 90 mm 390 * 190 mm 440 X 190 mm 440 X 215 mm 440 x 29tTmm

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44& x 219 (including mortar joints) 397 X 194 (Including mortar pints)

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