House Illustrations Library INDEX Sub Page K - R - 1/1/2015 - House Systems
Photos Index of House Illustrations
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Kickout Flashing 1820 ----- for Stucco 1776 Kilowatts vs. BTUs 1133 Knee Walls 0432 ----- Insulating 1365 Knob and Tube Wiring 0600-0603 ----- Connecting a New Circuit 0602 ----- Connections 0601
L Vent 0996 Landings for Stairways - Exterior 1829 Latent Heat of Vaporization 1209, 1301 Lateral Foundation Support by Floors 0245 Lateral Support ----- by Basement Floors 0255 ----- for Exterior Masonry Walls 0312, 0344, 1766 ----- for Foundation Walls 0249 ----- for Masonry Chimneys 0961 ----- for Steel Beams 0308 ----- for Wood Beams 0309 Lateral Thrust Causing Cracking around Masonry Arches 0403 Leaking Downspouts 1906 Leaking Gutter - Causes 1898 Leaking Windows - Look Behind Window Treatments 2001 Leaks - Oil Storage Tanks 0823 Leaks in Skylights and Solariums 2049 Leaning Chimneys 0975 Ledgerboard ----- Flashing 1846 ----- for Joist to Beam Connections 0323 Length of Exhaust Flue for Oil Furnace 0841 Length of Vent Connector on Gas Furnace 0768 Light Fixtures - Importance of Correct Polarity 0612 Lighting for Stairways 0605, 2020 Lights Need Isolating Links on Pull Chains 0610 Linear Plan vs. Massed Plan 1700 Liner ----- for Chimney Incomplete 0980 ----- for Chimney Flue for Fireplace Inserts 1037 ----- for Flues - Clay Tile 0962 Links - Isolating for Pull Chains on Electric Lights 0610 Lintel ----- and Arch 0400-0406 ----- in Load Bearing 0371 ----- Interior Sagging 0389 ----- Loads in a Masonry Wall 0400 ----- Loads in Wood Frame Walls 0401 ----- Related Wall Cracks 0356 ----- Rusting in Masonry Wall 1759 ----- Rusting, Sagging or Loose on Fireplace 1077 ----- Sagging or Missing for Window 2050 ----- Sagging or Missing on Door 2062 ----- Steel ----- ----- End Bearing 0405 ----- ----- in Brick Veneer Wall 0346 ----- Wood ----- ----- End Bearing 0406 ----- ----- Solid Masonry in Wall 0347 Load Bearing Wall with Lintel 0371 Load Distribution on Floors 0274 Load Miser - Electrical 0617 Load Transfer in Houses 0294 Loads - Concentrated in Structures 0310 Location ----- for Heat Lamps - Poor 0609 ----- Issues for Gas Fireplaces 1166 ----- of Air Leakage in Homes 1370 ----- of Boiler Feed Pump for Steam Heat 1112 ----- of Electric Meter 0537 ----- of Pressure Reducing Valve on Boilers 0858 ----- of Pressure Relief Valves on Boilers 0853 ----- of Supply and Return Registers 0776 ----- of Vapor Barriers 1339 ----- Problems with Supply and Return Registers ----- on Forced Air Systems 0794 Long Heat Exchangers in High Efficiency Gas Furnaces 0803 Longitudinal Shrinkage in Wood 0019 Lot Grading 1880 - 1892 Louver or Jalousie Windows 1717 Low and High Returns for Forced Air Systems 0792 Low Quality Built-up Roof/Wall Flashing 0112 Low Slope ----- Roof - Defined 0001 ----- Shingle Application - Roofing 0016 Low Water Cut-out for Steam Boiler 1114, 1119 ----- on Hot Water Boilers 0856 Low-E Glass 2043 Lowered Basement Floors ----- Bench Footings 0230 ----- Underpinning 0231
Main Air Vent on Steam Heating 1125 Main Electrical Panel 0532 Main Fuses ----- Downstream of Disconnect Switch 0545 ----- must be Properly Sized 0542 Main Panel - Electric 0532 Main Shut Off Valve for Plumbing - Stop and Waste 1533 Making Babies for Slate Repairs 0037 Man Door in Garage 1857, 2066 Mansard and Gambrel Roofs - Venting 1348 Mansard Roof 0002 Marks on Walls due to Thermal Bridging 1326 Masonry Arches - Cracking due to Lateral Thrust 0403 Masonry Block Retaining Walls need Rebar and Cap 1937 Masonry Cavity Wall 0340 Masonry Chimney 0957 ----- and Fireplace Components 0959 ----- Components 0958 ----- Lateral Support 0961 ----- Settling 1066 ----- Tall 0971 Masonry Damage ----- due to Freezing 1757 ----- Rising Damp 1756 Masonry Fireplace Components 1061 Masonry Mortar Joints 1761 Masonry Piers - Hollow Channels must be Vertical 0265 Masonry Repointing 1758 Masonry Roof/Side Wall Flashings 0076, 0077 Masonry Tie Detail in Brick Veneer Wall 0391, 1765 Masonry Veneer Wall 0390-0399 ----- Bowed 1764 ----- Construction Detail 0390 ----- Masonry Tie Detail 0391 ----- vs. Solid Masonry 1753 ----- Weep Holes 0394 Masonry Wall 0339 -0365 ----- adding Insulation 1382 ----- Bowing 0313, 0357, 1767 ----- Extending above Ceiling Joists 0345 ----- Lateral Support 0312, 0344 ----- Lintel Loads 0400 ----- needs Lateral Support 1766 ----- on Brick Foundation 0212 ----- on Stone Foundation 0213 ----- Solid 0339 ----- with Diagonal Brick Bond 0343 ----- with Rusting Lintels 1759 ----- with Wood Lintel 0347 Massed Plan vs. Linear Plan 1700 Mat and Raft Foundations 0215 Maximizing Temperature Differences in High Efficiency Gas Furnaces 0805 Mercury Bulb Thermostat 0743 Metal and Vinyl Siding 1800-1804 Metal Chimney 0995-1009 ----- Adjacent - Different Heights 1009 ----- Bracing 1001 ----- Cap Missing 1004 ----- Class A 0997 ----- Combustible Clearances 1002 ----- Height 1006 ----- Not Continuous Through Roof 1008 ----- Offset From Vertical 1007 ----- Pitting or Rusting 1005 ----- Triple-Wall 0998 Metal Clad Parapet Wall 0115 Metal Doors - Insulated 2063 Metal Drip Edge - Roofing 0011 Metal Firebox ----- Flue Liner Issue 1075 ----- Clearance 1074 Metal Flashing Joints 0058 Metal Shingles 0049 Metal Siding ----- Flashing below Windows 1803 ----- Mounting Blocks 1802 ----- Nailing too Tightly 1801 Metal Spark Strip for Fireplace Hearths 1068 Metal Ties for Connections in Single Top Plates 0370 Metal Valley Flashing 0057 ----- Alternate Applications 0060 ----- with Upstand Up 0061 ----- Secured With Cleats 0059 Metal Vent 0995-1009 ----- B Vent 0995 ----- L Vent 0996 ----- Piece Connections 1000 Meter for Gas - Poor Location 0719 Meter Location - Electric 0537 Mid Efficiency ----- Gas Furnace 0798-0802 ----- Oil Furnace 0844 Minimum Vent Height for Wall Furnace 1157 Miser - Electrical - load 0617 Missing Chimney Cap - Metal 1004 Missing Insulation at Dropped Ceiling 1364 Mission Style Home 1741 Miter Flue Liners 0964 Mitered Corners on Wood Siding 1788 Mixing Systems for Hot Water Heating 0894 Modernistic Style 1738 Modified Bitumen Roof 0097-0099 ----- Single-ply 0097 ----- Staggering Side Laps in Single-ply 0099 ----- Two-ply 0098 Modified Bitumen Roof/Wall Flashing 0105 Moisture ----- Control in Basements 1387 ----- Controlling in Hot Climates 1319, 1325 ----- How it Moves 1312 ----- Reducing 1395 ----- Trapped behind Siding 1318 Monolithic Slab - Slab-on-grade 0208 Monoport Gas Burners 0738 Mortar Joints - Common 1761 Mortar Joints in Brick Walls 1762 Mortise and Tenon Joints 0324 Mounting Blocks for Metal and Vinyl Siding 1802 Mounting of Electrical Panels 0541 Movement of Moisture 1312 Movements of Retaining Wall 1936 Mud Jacking 0225, 1862 Mud Sill 0280 Mullion 1718 Multi-Wire Branch Circuits ----- Electrical Wiring for 0616 ----- Over-current Protection 0578 ----- Pull-out Fuse Blocks 0581 Muntin 1718
Nail Details - Slate Roofing 0033 Nail Popping 2014 ----- on Stucco 1773 Nailing Controversy on Siding 1781 Nailing Details ----- for Cedar Shakes 0025 ----- for Wood Shingle Roots 0022 ----- for Wood Shingle Siding 1785 Nailing of Asphalt Shingles 0011, 0013 Nailing of Wood Built-up Beams 0302 Nails - Good in Shear 0276 Nails in Joist Hangers 0307 Natural Draft Burners 0731 Need for Ground in Subpanel Feeder Wires 0556 Neoprene Plumbing Stack Flashing 0071 Neutral and Ground Wires should not be Bonded Downstream of Service Box 0554 Neutral Pressure Plane 1314 Neutral Wires Bypassing the Service Box 0544 Nogging 1711 Non-load Bearing Walls 0330 Notches and Holes ----- in Top Plates of Bearing Walls 0369 ----- in Beams 0301 Notching and Drilling in Joists 0326 Notching and Drilling Studs 0378 Notching of Studs 0384 Number of Electrical Conductors 0588
Obsolete Electrical Push-button Switches 0623 Obstructed Flue or Vent Connector 0989 Obstruction in Exhaust Flue on Oil Furnaces 0843 Offset Bearing Walls 0388 Offsets in Chimneys 0963 Oil and Wood Appliances Connected to Chimney on Same Floor Level 0994 Oil Burner ----- Atomizing 0829 ----- Barometric Damper Problems 0837 ----- Clearance from Oil Storage Tanks 0822 ----- Flame Sensor 0835 ----- Inspecting 0832 ----- with Flame Retention Head 0830 Oil Fired Water Heaters 1561 Oil Furnace ----- Barometric Damper 0836 ----- Emergency Shutoffs 0828 ----- Exhaust Flue ----- ----- Clearances 0842 ----- ----- Length 0841 ----- ----- Slope 0839 ----- ----- Support 0840 ----- Mid Efficiency 0844 ----- Obstruction in Exhaust Flue 0843 ----- Primary Control 0831 ----- Sidewall Vent Problems 0845 ----- Sidewall Vented 0844 ----- Spillage from Barometric Damper 0838 ----- Stack Controller 0831 ----- Stack Relay 0831 Oil Storage Tank 0820 - 0828 ----- Buried 0820 ----- Caps for Fill and Vent Pipes 0826 ----- Clearance from Oil Burner 0822 ----- Clearances from Wood Stoves 1053 ----- Exterior above Ground 0821 ----- Fill and Vent Piping 0825 ----- Leaks 0823 ----- Underground 0824 ----- Undersized Fill Lines 0827 Oil/Wood Furnace 1033 Old and New Construction Re-insulating 1320 Old Wiring Systems with Fused Neutrals 0566 One Flue ----- Serving Two Fireplaces 0992 ----- Serving Two Gas Appliances 0993 One Pipe Hot Water Heating System 0877 One-Third Rule for Wall Stability 0263 One-Twenty Volt Circuit - Color-coding 0506 One-Twenty/Two-Forty Volts 0505 Open Hot Water Heating System 0874 Open Hydronic System 0874 Open Roof Valleys 0053 Openers for Garage Doors 1867 - 1871 Openings in Electric Panels 0540 Openings in Roofs 0430 Oriel Window 1720 Oriented Strandboard (OSB) Siding 1795 Oriented Strandboard Sheathing 0377 Outdoor Air Temperature Sensor for Boiler 0872 Outdoor Caulking 1337 Outdoor Combustion Air for Fireplace 1089 Outdoor Combustion Air Supplies 0735 Outdoor Fire 0704 Outdoor Intake Screening for Combustion Air for Fireplaces 1091 Outlets ----- and Switches in Bathrooms - Electrical 0618 ----- in Floors or Countertops 0621 ----- near Basins 0619 ----- should not be above Electric Baseboard Heaters 0620 Over-current Protection for Multi-wire Branch Circuits 0578 Overflow Pipe for Expansion Tanks on Hot Water Heating Systems 0882 Overhang for Gable ----- less than 16 Inches 0421 ----- more than 16 Inches 0422 Overhangs of Wall Plate 0373 Overhead Electrical Wire - Stranded 0587
Pad Footings and Spread Footings 0209 Palladian Window 1719 Panel ----- Electrical 0534 ----- Clearances - Electric 0538 ----- Mounting - Electric 0541 ----- Openings - Electrical 0540 ----- Roof Sheathing 0444 ----- Securement - Electrical 0539 ----- Siding - Vertical Joints 1796 ----- Wires - Excess Sheathing on Electrical 0583 Parallel Circuits for Household Wiring 0511 Parapet Wall ----- Metal Clad 0115 ----- Prone to Damage 1754 Parging on Exterior Foundation Walls 1812 Partition ----- and Bearing Wall Identification 0379 ----- Studs - Straightening 0385 ----- Walls 0330 Party Wall ----- Ice Dams 2016 ----- Wood Frame 2015 Patched Flat Roofs 0091 Patched Roofing 0004 Patching Cracks in Basement Walls 2080 Patios - Raised 1929 Pediments 1719, 1721 Pellet Stoves 1042 Pennsylvania Slate 0030 People Releasing Heat 1303 Perimeter Drainage Tile around Exterior Basement Stairwells 1876 Photo-eye for Garage Door Openers 1871 Pier Foundations 0211 Piers ----- Heaving of Deck 0243 ----- Hollowed Channels must be Vertical in Masonry 0265 ----- on Deck - Adfreezing 0242 ----- Things to Watch for 0264 ----- Wooden - Things to Look for 0266 Pig-Tailing of Electrical Connections to Avoid Double Taps 0577 Pilaster 0257, 1721 Pile ----- Foundations 0210 ----- Retaining Walls 1933 Piles to Stabilize Foundations 0227 Pillars - Hinged - Affect Roof Structure 1852 Pilotlight ----- Continuous 0744 ----- Intermittent 0798 ----- Re-Lighting 0745 Pipe Connection - Soldered 1539 Pipe Corrosion in Hot Water Heating System 0888 Pipe Replacement in Plumbing System - Downstream vs. Upstream 1505 Piston Pump for Well 1526 Pitch Pans (Pockets) for Roof Penetrations 0120 Pits for Wells 1517 Pitting or Rusting Metal Chimneys 1005 Planters or Gardens against Walls 1751 Plaster - Shadow Effect 2013 Plastic Roofing 0101, 0102 Plastic Supply Pipe Clearances to Vent Connectors 1554 Platform versus Balloon Framing 0366 Plenum Heater 1147 Plumbing ----- Air Gap 1546 ----- Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker 1547 ----- Ball Valve 1536 ----- Bending Radius for Polybutylene Pipe 1558 ----- Compression Fitting 1541 ----- Constant Water Flow can wear out Pipes 1508 ----- Copper Supply Pipe - Types 1538 ----- Correcting Water Hammer 1553 ----- Cross Connections 1545 ----- Dielectric Union 1543 ----- Dishwasher Air Gap 1551 ----- Double Check Valve Assembly 1549 ----- Downstream vs. Upstream Pipe Replacement 1505 ----- Elbows and T's Reduce Pressure 1506 ----- Flare Fitting 1540 ----- Galvanized Steel Pipe 1504 ----- Gate Valve 1535 ----- Globe Valve 1534 ----- Hangers for Copper Pipe 1544 ----- Larger Diameter Pipe to Water Heater 1510 ----- Main Shut Off Valve 1533 ----- Plastic Supply Pipe Clearances to Vent Connectors 1554 ----- Polybutylene Pipe ----- ----- Compression Fitting 1557 ----- ----- Crimp Fitting 1556 ----- ----- 18 Inches from Water Heater 1555 ----- Pressure ----- ----- Decreases with Height 1509 ----- ----- Drops as Flow Rate Increases 1501 ----- ----- Regulator Required 1507 ----- ----- Type Vacuum Breaker 1548 ----- ----- Private Water Sources 1512-1530 ----- ----- Reduced Pressure Principle Device 1550 ----- ----- Separate Water Service from Sewer Pipe 1532 ----- ----- Services Piping 1531 ----- ----- Soldered Pipe Connection 1539 ----- Stack Flashings 0071, 0072 ----- ----- Cone-Style 0119 ----- ----- Stack Jack 0118 ----- ----- Stretched or Buckled 0072 ----- Static Water Pressure 1502 ----- Water Heaters 1559-1614 ----- Water Supply Factors 1500 Plywood ----- and Composite Siding 1793 ----- Ceiling Joist Splices 0413 ----- Roof Sheathing 0444 ----- Subflooring 0334 Polarity ----- Importance on Light Fixtures 0612 ----- Reversed - Electrical 0611 Polybutylene Pipe ----- Bending Radius 1558 ----- Compression Fitting 1557 ----- Crimp Fitting 1556 Polystyrene Insulation - Types 1330 Ponding on Flat Roofs 0096 Poor Electrical Seal at House/Wall Penetration 0527 Poor Gas Meter Locations 0719 Poor Vent Connection at Chimney - Wood Stove 1057 Porches 1822 ----- Beam - Poor End Support 1841 ----- Beam Rotation 1842 ----- Beam Sag 1840 ----- Beams 1839 ----- Column Hinge Point 1838 ----- Column Materials 1837 ----- Floor Sag 1844 ----- Joist Support 1843 ----- or Deck Board Sagging 1850 ----- Skirting 1853 Post-tensioned and Pre-stressed Concrete Floor Slabs 0337 Potential - Electrical 0502 Potential Air Leakage Location 1370 Potlights ----- and Air Leakage 1338 ----- in Insulated Ceilings 0607 ----- Need Proper Bulbs 0608 Power Vents in Attic 1374 Prairie Style Home 1736 Precast Concrete Retaining Walls System 1931 Premature Failure of Fiberglass Shingles 0015 Preserved Wood Foundations 0216, 1811 Pressure Drops as Flow Rate Increases 1501 Pressure Grouting 1862 Pressure Plane - Neutral 1314 Pressure Reducing Valve ----- Location on Boilers 0858 ----- on Boiler 0861 Pressure Reducing/Relief Valve Installed Backwards on Boilers 0865 Pressure Regulator for Supply Plumbing 1507, 1537 Pressure Relief Valve ----- for Steam Heat 1115 ----- Location on Boilers 0853 ----- on Boilers 0852 ----- on Boilers - Inspecting 0854 Pressure Set too Low in Boiler 0863 Pressure Tank ----- and Pump Controls for Well Water 1528 ----- Bladder Type for Wells 1529 ----- Water Logged - Short Cycling 1530 Pressure Type Vacuum Breaker 1548 Pressuretrol for Steam Heat 1116, 1121 Pre-stressed and Post-tensioned Concrete Floor Slabs 0337 Preventing Ice Dams 0007 Primary Control - Aquastat on Boiler 0867 Primary Control for Oil Furnace 0831 Private Water Sources for Plumbing 1512-1530 Projection for Masonry Veneer 0364 Proper Sizing of Main Electrical Fuses 0542 Properties of Wood 0019 Protected Roof Membrane Assembly 0089 Public Water Supply for Plumbing 1531-1537 Pull Chains Need Isolating Links on Electric Lights 0610 Pull-down Attic Stairs 1360 Pull-out Fuse Blocks ----- for 240-volt Circuits 0559 ----- for Multi-Wire Branch Circuits and 240-volt Circuits 0581 Pulse ----- Combustion 0904 ----- Furnace Heat Exchanger Components 0810 ----- Furnace How It Works 0809 Pump ----- Centrifugal for Well 1523 ----- Control for Boilers 0869 ----- Controls for Well 1528 ----- for Well - Types 1522 ----- Piston Type for Well 1526 ----- Single Line Jet with Shallow Wells 1524 ----- Submersible for Drilled Well 1527 ----- with Zone Control on Boiler 0870 Purlins 0432 Purpose of Fuses 0510 Push-Button Electrical Switches are Obsolete 0623 Putty (glazing compound) 1815 PVC ----- Roof Membrane 0101 ----- Roof Membrane Problems 0102 ----- Roof/Wall Flashing 0113
