Plumbing Plan and Specifications | by J. J. Cosgrove
Plumbing Inspection, Plumbing Plans & Specifications, Principles of Plumbing Design
| Title | Plumbing Plan and Specifications |
| Author | J. J. Cosgrove |
| Publisher | Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co |
| Year | 1910 |
| Copyright | 1910, Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co |
| Amazon | Plumbing plans and Inspection |
By J. J. Cosgrove, Author Of "Principles And Practice Of Plumbing", "Sewage Purification And Disposal", "History Of Sanitation", "Wrought Pipe Drainage Systems", "Plumbing Estimates And Contracts", "Design Of Turkish Baths"
Preface- AN EXPERIENCE of many years in the various branches of plumbing practice has brought home to the author the real need for a work on plumbing plans and specifications which will point out to those ha...
- Publisher's Note
- IN THE publisher's note, printed in the various books which preceded this one, we endeavored to make clear our connection with the publication of technical works on plumbing and sanitation, and for ...
- Chapter I. Symbols For Plumbing Plans
- Introductory THE contract for plumbing work in a building usually stipulates that the work shall be done according to the plans and specifications. This condition makes the plans and specifications...
- Symbols For Plumbing Plans. Part 2
- Indicating Plumbing Work On Plans Conventional characters or symbols must be used to indicate plumbing work and fixtures on plans, just as symbols and lines are used to indicate doors, windows, steps...
- Symbols For Plumbing Plans. Part 2. Continued
- In making detail drawings of water-supply pipes, double-line pipes are shown, and the valves, of course must correspond, the simple line-drawing symbols not being suitable for this purpose. Further, i...
- Symbols For Plumbing Plans. Part 3
- Indicating Plumbing Apparatus On Plans In marking plumbing apparatus, such as pumps, tanks, filters, meters, heaters and manifolds, on plans, the chief requirement is to locate them in their right pl...
- Symbols For Plumbing Plans. Part 4
- Indicating Plumbing Fixtures On Plans The symbols used on drawings to represent plumbing fixtures, bear a close resemblance to the outline of the fixtures represented, so that they can be distinguish...
- Symbols For Plumbing Plans. Part 4. Continued
- Fig. 42 Elevation Symbol for Needle, Shower and Spray Bath There are various designs of needle, shower and spray baths, but one conventional set of symbols will answer for all. When a fixture of this...
- Usual Type Of Plumbing Plan
- LAyout Of Plumbing Systems At the present time, the location of the plumbing fixtures throughout the various floors of a proposed building is all that is shown to guide the plumber in the usual set...
- Improved Type Of Plumbing Plans
- IN the improved method of showing plumbing work on plans, the old method followed in designing the superstructure of the building, is adopted. That is, general plans are prepared showing the layout ...
- Example Of New Method Plumbing Plans
- Floor Plans An example of new method plumbing plans is given in the three following illustrations. The building illustrated, which is a hotel in Cuba, is selected because it is simple and the various...
- Examples Of New Method Plumbing Details
- IF, instead of trying to show all the vertical stacks, branches and fixtures in a building on one conventional elevation, as in the former method shown in Fig. 65, a separate detail of each stack of...
- Drawing Plumbing Plans
- BEFORE a designer can satisfactorily plan the plumbing for a building, he must know fully how plumbing work should be done, and be perfectly familiar with the principals and practice of the calling....
- Chapter VI. Writing Plumbing Specifications
- Function Of Specifications Plumbing plans show only the quantity, extent and layout of the work, but give no indication as to the character of the goods to be used or the quality or make of the fix...
- Specifications
- For the Plumbing Installation in the Hotel Santiago, Located in the City of Havana, on the Island of Cuba General Conditions Interpretation Of Plans And Specifications The following specifications ...
- The Drainage System
- Excavating The contractor shall dig all trenches, pits or cisterns required for the execution of his work, and, when the installation has been passed by the sanitary inspector, all trenches and other...
- The Drainage System. Part 2
- Joints For Cast-Iron Pipe All joints in the cast-iron pipe shall be made water-tight with picked oakum and pure pig lead, well calked into the hubs. One pound of lead shall be used at each joint for ...
- The Drainage System. Part 3
- System Of Piping The drainage system shall be what is known as the 2-pipe system, which shall consist of a special vent stack accompanying each soil or waste stack. The vent stack shall be connected ...
- Water Supply
- The water-supply system throughout the building shall be of galvanized wrought pipe with galvanized malleable beaded fittings. All water pipes shall be exposed and shall be neatly run in straight line...
- Water Supply. Continued
- House Pump Furnish and fit up, alongside of the suction tank, one size 3-A Quimby screw pump having a capacity of 1,800 gallons of water per hour against a head of 100 feet. The pump shall be direct-...
- Hot-Water And Circulation Pipes
- Each hot-water riser throughout the building shall be accompanied by a corresponding circulation pipe, |-inch in diameter, which shall be connected to the hot-water riser by means of a return bend on ...
- House Tank
- Furnish and fit up on the roof of the building where shown on plan, one wooden house tank 10 feet in diameter by 8 feet 6 inches deep, made of 2-inch cypress, cedar or white pine. Cover the tank with ...
- Supply To Building
- The 3 1/2-inch house supply pipe shall be extended from the house tank to the pump room, where, by means of a 3 1/2 by 3 by 2 1/2-inch T, a 2 1/2-inch branch shall be taken to the hot-water tank, to s...
- System Of Valving
- In the pump room, there shall be a l 1/2-inch gate valve on the water-service pipe on the street side of the filter, one on each branch to the meters, and another on each discharge branch from the met...
- Fixtures
- In specifying the fixtures for a building it is customary to copy the descriptions given in the catalogue of the goods to be used, adding or making such alterations as may be deemed advisable. In the ...
- Suggestions For Specification Writing
- Divisions And Subdivisions A printed form of specification cannot well be prepared for plumbing work. Of course, a printed form with blank spaces could be prepared, but, owing to the fact that no t...
- Water Supply. Water Main
- Water Main. - From the water main in Broad Street run a 1 1/2-inch extra-heavy galvanized-iron service pipe into the cellar through the front foundation wall. Coat this pipe with a heavy covering of ...
- Service Pipe
- The contractor shall have inserted in the water main, in the street indicated on the basement plan, one l 1/4-inch tap, which shall be connected to the service pipe by means of 3 feet of double extra-...
- Specifying Goods According To Standards
- A very good way of specifying materials, when it can be done, is according to certain standards laid down in the specifications. Such a method permits of the widest possible competition while at the s...
- Interpretation Of Plans And Specifications
- THERE are many paragraphs in specifications, particularly under the heading of General Conditions, which might seem unnecessary. There is nothing which enters into the wording of a specification, ...
- Description Of Drawings
- To prevent the accidental or intentional substitution of plans instead of those estimated on, and on which the estimate and contract are based, it is a good, safe practice to describe the drawings in ...
- Permits And Plumbing Laws
- Permits are usually required and fees exacted for opening streets, connecting to street sewers, and tapping water mains; and, so the question by whom the expenses will be borne cannot later arise, a c...
- Number And Location Of Fixtures
- In the specifications it is well to specify in tabular form the number of each kind of fixture that will be installed in the building and the floors on which they will be installed. This tabular state...
- Superintendence And Inspection
- To facilitate the work of installation it is necessary to have some one present at all times with authority to act for the plumbing contractor. This may be the journeyman doing the work on small jobs,...
- Beginning And Termination Of Work
- In writing specifications, it is well to take into consideration both the time and point of beginning work, how it shall be proceeded with and when completed. In many large cities, contractors of no f...
- Changes From Plans
- The aim of some contractors, once they start work on a contract, is to have some change made from the plan as originally drawn, so the contract cannot be lived up to, and the work then becomes a sort ...
- Verbal Instructions About Plans And Specifications
- Whenever, in the course of estimating, it becomes necessary for a contractor to resort to the architect to explain or make clear some provision in the drawings or specifications, such correction shoul...
- Prices For Extra Work
- Much trouble and many after-disputes can be avoided in large operations by requiring in the bid a table of prices, which can be agreed upon beforehand, to be paid for extra work, or to be deducted for...
- Arbitration
- A clause is sometimes incorporated in the specification stipulating that in case of disagreement between the parties to the contract that the matter shall be decided by arbitration. In such cases it i...
- Salvation Glauses
- When a clause to the effect that The work shall be under the general supervision of the architect, whose decision as to the true intent and meaning of the drawings and specifications will be final an...
- Guaranteeing Work And Materials
- A section requiring that the contractor guarantees his work against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two years from the date of completion is sometimes incorporated in a specificat...
- Payments
- It is well to state in the specifications the plan of payment. Where the terms of payment are not stated, many contractors are frightened off from big work by the fear that a large amount of their wor...
- Temporary Closet Accommodations
- Some toilet facilities are necessary for the workmen while engaged in erecting the building, and temporary closet accommodations are always provided for in the specifications for large installations, ...
- Temporary Closet Accommodations. Continued
- Specifying Weights Of Pipes There are no standard weights for pipes established by law for the grades known as strong, extra strong, heavy, extra heavy and standard, and while the weights correspondi...
- Chapter IX. Requirements For Various Types Of Buildings
- General Requirements EVEN though a designer knows what symbols to use, how to indicate plumbing work on plans, how to lay out the work, write the specifications and superintend the installation, he...
- Planning The Plumbing For Residences
- OF ALL classes of buildings the home is the most important. Here the family spends most of its time, and no detail which will conduce to its convenience or comfort should be omitted. Of all details ...
- Bath-Room Fixtures
- The question of what fixtures to put in a bath room is one which generally can be answered only by the owner of the building, and no doubt will be settled by his wife. Women, as a rule, take a particu...
- Laundry Fixtures
- In the moderate-priced homes, the laundry trays are located either in the kitchen or in the basement, and much may be said in favor of each location. If the laundry is located in the cellar it necessi...
- Hot Water For Residences
- In planning the hot-water supply for residences, the possibility of an adequate and economical supply without the usual hot-water tank and range waterback should not be overlooked. In residences where...
- Doctors' And Dentists' Homes
- A doctor's home differs from an ordinary home only when his office is located there. Under such conditions the doctor's office may well be located in one wing of the building, isolated from the home p...
- Noiseless Plumbing In Residences
- A very disagreeable feature of plumbing work in the home is the noise due to the operation of plumbing fixtures. In many residences the operation of the water closet in the bath room can be heard all ...
- Turkish Baths In The Home
- In addition to the usual bath rooms a Turkish bath, or sweat room, will be found an additional source of health and comfort in the home. The inducing of a copious perspiration is the chief function of...
- Examples Of Residence Plumbing
- The first-floor plan of a residence is shown in Fig. 80. In this building a separate laundry is provided in the basement, so that the sink is the only plumbing fixture in the kitchen. A pantry sink is...
- Planning The Plumbing In Apartment Houses
- IN THIS work the term apartment house is used to designate all classes of buildings where many housekeeping apartments are gathered together under one roof; not in its more narrow sense of a suite...
- Example Of Apartment House Plans
- In Fig. 85 is shown the basement-floor plan of a moderate-priced apartment house. One end of the basement is occupied by the janitor's quarters, which, on account of the grade of the street, are above...
- Overflows for Apartment-House Fixtures
- In fitting up the plumbing in apartment houses, or in designing the layout and writing the specifications, one special provision is necessary that is not of so much importance in residence work. This ...
- Planning The Plumbing For School Buildings
- General Considerations Of all classes of buildings in which plumbing fixtures are installed, in no class is the work so poorly planned, with such disregard for the fundamental principles of sanitat...
- Primary And Intermediate Schools
- Water-Gloset Accommodations In planning primary and intermediate school buildings, the practice of grouping all toilet accommodations together in one place, which is usually located in the basement o...
- Primary And Intermediate Schools. Part 2
- Ventilation Of Toilet Rooms It goes without saying that any toilet room, whether in a school-house or other building, in which a number of water closets are grouped together, should be well ventilate...
- Primary And Intermediate Schools. Part 3
- Shower Baths Installing shower baths in school buildings has become such a settled practice at the present time that but few school buildings can be found, particularly in the poorer quarters in some...
- Primary And Intermediate Schools. Part 4
- London, January 2 Steps are to be taken by the London county council to place the cost of feeding necessitous school-children on the rates. Urgent appeals were made by Lord Mayor Sir George Truscott...
- Examples Of Plumbing In Schoolhouses
- In Fig. 89 is shown the floor plan of a school building fitted with separate girls' and boys' rooms communicating with each classroom. In addition to the children's toilet rooms one is provided for th...
- Planning The Plumbing In Y. M. C. A. Buildings
- AS Young Men's Christian Association buildings grew in number they in-creased in importance, so that at the present time they occupy a distinct place in architecture, which entitles them to be consi...
- Planning Plumbing For Court Houses
- IN CONSIDERING the plumbing for court houses, a type of building is selected similar to the thousands which will be required in the numerous counties of the various States which have their county se...
- Planning The Plumbing For Hotel Buildings
- IN PLANNING the plumbing for a large hotel, certain conditions must be considered, many of which are common to all types of semi-public buildings in which many people are housed and fed under one ma...
- Example Of A Hotel Building
- The first floor plan of a small hotel building is shown in Fig. 100. It will be noted that two stores are included in the first floor plan and are part of the building, so that they will have to be co...
- Planning The Plumbing For Club Buildings
- Country Clubs Club buildings are peculiar unto themselves, inasmuch as they may partake of the features or functions of several different classes of buildings, each case depending entirely on what ...
- Example Of A Club Building
- The first-floor plan for a city-club building is shown in Fig. 104. There is but little plumbing work required on this floor; a main toilet room, the work necessary to fit up a bar in the barroom and,...
- Athletic Clubs
- Athletic clubs differ but little from the usual city club, outside of those parts of the building set aside for athletics. A large swimming pool is part of every well-equipped athletic club, and showe...
- Planning The Plumbing For Churches
- THE sanitation of churches is usually neglected. Perhaps on account of the limited use to which this class of building is put it has been deemed unnecessary, up to the present time, for any special ...
- Planning The Plumbing For Libraries
- THE library is another class of buildings in which the public is wholly ignored, so far as toilet accommodations are concerned. Why this should be is hard to determine, but the fact remains that in ...
- Planning The Plumbing For Fire-Engine Houses
- There is not much plumbing work in a fire-engine house, but what little there is differs so from the work in other classes of buildings that it will stand explaining in detail. The plumbing work in f...
- Planning The Plumbing For Factory Buildings
- Manufacturing buildings differ so from one another in what is required in the way of water supply and waste connections for the industrial purposes to which they will be put that no rules can be laid ...
- Planning The Plumbing For Office Buildings
- The plumbing work in office buildings is generally a simple matter, being merely a repetition of the installation on one floor above another. In large office buildings, however, the plumbing work is o...
- Planning The Plumbing For Railway Stations
- Suburban Stations The suburban stations of a railway company generally possess two distinct functions - that is, the lower floor of the building, which usually is two stories in height, is given over...
- Planning The Plumbing For Printing Offices
- The only special provisions required for a printing office, outside of the usual fixtures common to all office buildings, are water supply and waste connections to each linotype and monotype machine; ...
- Public Bath Houses
- Necessity For Bath Houses The benefits of public bath houses are so numerous and the advantages to a community arising from a well-planned system of such buildings are so well known that further co...
- Requirements Of A Public Bath
- In order that some one will be on the premises at all times to give the building personal attention, living-rooms are provided for the superintendents of public bath houses, usually on the top floor, ...
- Fees For Bathing
- The question whether a fee will be charged for the use of a bath is one which must be settled in every city which establishes a bath house. There is no doubt but that the ideal condition would be free...
- Public Wash Houses
- Public wash houses have been found as great a boon in poor districts as have the public baths, and the two now go hand in hand. In many cities the public baths are combined with the public wash houses...
- Example Of A Public Bath And Wash House
- The basement floor of a public bath and wash house is shown in Fig. 110. This floor is given over to the public wash house and contains, in addition to the hall, storage room and engine room, the publ...
- Public Playgrounds
- A description of public conveniences - like comfort stations, bath and wash houses - would not be complete without some reference to public playgrounds, such as are receiving so much attention at pres...
- Plumbing Work In Theaters, Hospitals And Prisons
- THE plumbing work in theaters may be conveniently divided into three different groups, each classified according to the purpose which it serves. The work and fixtures included in group No. 1 are int...
- Hospitals
- Hospital plumbing stands in a class by itself, and there is, perhaps, no other kind of building in which good plumbing work, materials and fixtures are of so much importance, particularly in that part...
- Prisons
- The plumbing work in jails and prisons is simple as can be, yet the installations are of necessity as full and complete as that of a hotel or club house. Most of the plumbing work in prisons is in the...
- Planning Public Convenience Stations
- IF PUBLIC toilet accommodations are necessary in public and semi-public buildings where a large number of people congregate, how much more necessary are toilet accommodations or public comfort stati...
- Location For Public Convenience Stations
- Public convenience stations are necessary only in the business, theatrical and shopping districts of large cities and at public parks, recreation piers and like places of public assemblage. In the sho...
- Examples Of Public Convenience Stations
- An Above-Ground Station The front and rear elevations of a public convenience station built above ground are shown in the east elevation, Fig. 120, and the west elevation, Fig. 121. The only reason f...
- Underground Public Convenience Stations
- A suitable site is not always available for an above-ground public convenience station, for a public convenience station built above ground might form more or less of an obstruction or might not lend ...
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