f HOLLOW FIRE CLAY BUILDING tile ' m 1 I Fi H 1 I I WM ' y *• ' mHe&v;' w < 1 i {■ R iIp • ■■ H ™ IwMl ' • ' ' ' jf. '$5 p iMa I * i If LACLEDE CHRISTY CLAY PRODUCTS COMPANY SAINT LOUIS USA Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/hollowfireclaybuOOIacl NATIONAL MUSEUM, ROME STUCCO L'lh io r I* L a c l e de-Christy Hollow Fire-Clay Tile Construction has so successfully met the demand for the better and safer building of resi- dences that it has led us to publish this hook to show economy of con- struction, combining simplicity, substan- tiability and artistic effect. For the assistance rendered in the compilation of this booklet, we are indebted to Mr. Laurence Ewald. < 5 ^ A LACLEDE- C H RI STY CLAY PRODUCTS COMPANY October, 1911 Laclede - Christy For The use of Hollow Tile for fire- Reside?ices proofing is not new. In the construc- tion of large buildings hollow tile has been used more than any other material. St. Louis, the leading city of the LTited States in the manufacture of clay products, was one of the last to use Hollow Tile in the construction of residences. Through- out this country numerous houses, ranging in cost from S4,000 to Si 00,000, have been built of hollow tile, but it was not until the erection of the residence of Mr. Julius S. Walsh, Jr., in 1909, that this excellent material was used in this vicinity. Recent buildings have, in the eyes of the owners, architects and our- selves, justified its use. The future of Hollow Tile for residences is assured. ■> Laclede-Ch r is t y BARNETT, HAYNES & BARNETT Architects RESIDENCE OF MR. JULIUS S. WALSH, JR. ST. LOUIS COUNTY 3 Laclede - Christy Used as Masonry The use of Hollow Tile for residences is a development of comparatively recent years and has made possible the fire-proof house at a cost not greatly in excess of one of ordinary construction. In build- ing a residence of this character, hollow tile is used as masonry. Foundation walls, exterior walls, interior partition walls, floors and roof are all made advan- tageously of our tile. The steel skeleton, used in large buildings, is not here em- ployed. The small corrugated bar, used in the simplest re-enforced concrete con- struction, is the only steel necessary. All details of construction, particularly those for exterior walls, have been worked out and brought to a standard, until there exists no risk or experimentation in the construction of a hollow tile house. 4 Laclede- Christy LAURENCE EWALD Architect RESIDENCE OF MR. EDWARD GOCKE, ESQ. ST. LOUIS COUNTY House, Garage and Stable are of Hollow Tile throughout — all are thoroughly fire-proof 5 Laclede- Christy Fire-proof Hollow Tile is made of fire clay burned. It possesses the greatest known resistance to fire. The Baltimore con- flagration in 1904 proved hollow tile superior to all other forms of fire-proof- ing. In the San Francisco disaster it withstood not only fire, but the tremor of the earthquake. These tests show the desirability of the use of Hollow Tile for residences. (, /, a c / e d e - (J h r is t y ROTH & STUDY Architects RESIDENCE OF GEORGE A. RANDOLPH ST. LOUIS COUNTY 7 Laclede- Christy Simplicity of Construction The construction of a fire-proof house of Hollow Tile is extremely simple and the work goes on very rapidly. The tile is light and easily handled, and quickly laid. The forms for the support of the concrete work are small and not hard to build. Architects and members of uni- versity faculties have co-operated with the manufacturers in the working out of details. A house fire-proof in ever}" respect can now be built at a cost not greatly in excess of the cost of one of brick and wood. 8 Laclede- Christy LAURENCE EWALD Architect RESIDENCE OF DR. H. G. WYER KIRKWOOD, MO. 9 L, a c / e d e - Christy Cost of The Hollow Tile fire-proof house is Maintenance permanent, durable and free from the necessity of constant painting and repairs. Depreciation is small, the insurance rate low, and the expense for heating is the minimum. It is fire-proof and it costs but little more than a house of ordinary construction. 10 Laclede - C h r i s t y KLIPSTEIN & RATHMANN Architects RESIDENCE OF LORRAINE F. JONES, JR., ESQ. KIRKWOOD, MO. 11 Laclede- Christy Comfor't The Hollow Tile fire-proof house is substantial, comfortable and inviting. It is not affected by changes of temperature. It is cool in summer and warm in winter. The walls do not radiate heat and the winds do not penetrate. The library is quiet and one is not disturbed by house- hold noises. The kitchen odors do not fill the house. It is thoroughly hygienic, odor-proof, vermin-proof, damp-proof and quiet. Hollow Tile is indestruc- tible; its air cells insulate and deaden sound. 12 Laclede - C h r is t y LAURENCE EWALD Architect RESIDENCE OF C. E. KING, ESQ. WEBSTER GROVES, MO. Bids taken at the time of the erection of this house showed the cost of exterior walls of hollow tile to be only $200.00 more than walls of wood 13 Laclede - Christy Solidity From a structural standpoint the Hol- low Tile house is irresistible. Walls, partitions, floors and roof of hollow tile become one solid mass of masonry, thoroughly insulating and fire-proof. The merits of this construction are so obvious that men familiar with the sub- ject agree that with Hollow Tile con- struction the fire-proof residence has arrived. Hollow Tile is pre-eminently the building material of the future. 14 Laclede - Christy (A) -C0K02LTI1- a 700T1NQ- ( Siio' -rooKMrioN- ©-O’ -VALk ®~4" •PAPTrriON- rOLCTJOH •OF-WlHDOVAEdV © -2-COAT5-OT-PLA3TO- ©-'•INILraOE-TBlM- •V^TLR'PSPL SECTION OF A FIRE-PROOF HOLLOW TILE HOUSE SHOWING FALSE WORK STILL IN POSITION 15 Laclede- Christy Floors and Partitions Floors and partitions of hollow tile, when used in connection with Hollow Tile walls, become a unit. A house of this construction will be free from plaster cracks; the base will not shrink away from the flooring. Sounds will not pass from room to room. It will be warm, dry and fire-proof. Any desired flooring may be laid over Hollow Tile. 16 Laclede-Christy ®~> JAKD • E>LOCK- ©~& -TILE.- ©-•WIMDOV-EBAME- ~ • AROV E>LOCK* ~ -TILE.OILL- COVERED • V1TTCLMEHT © — 1 • CO ATT • 07 - JSTOCC G ■ SECTION OF FIRE-PROOF HOLLOW TILE HOUSE SHOWING SPECIAL BLOCKS OF WINDOW JAMBS 17 Laclede - C h r i s t y Exterior Exterior walls of Hollow Tile insulate. Walls The air cells do not permit the passage of cold, heat and moisture, common to solid brick walls. Hollow Tile walls are better than brick walls with furring. Furring shrinks and causes plaster cracks. The space between the furring and the brick makes room for vermin. Brick may be applied to Hollow Tile exterior walls and give the building the appear- ance of being one of brick. 18 Laclede- C h r i s t y HELFENSTELLER, HIRSCH A WATSON Architects RESIDENCE OF JOHN WILLIAMS, JR. WEBSTER PARK, MO. 19 Laclede- Christy Dry Cellars Salt glazed clay pipe has for years been used for sewers. It is impervious to water, does not deteriorate under ground, and is extremely hard and strong. We make a Hollow Salt Glazed Tile of sewer pipe material for foundation walls. Cellars built of this tile are strong and durable, have smooth, clean walls, and are as dry as any other part of the house. 20 Laclede - C h r is t y FOUNDATION OF RESIDENCE FOR C. H. NEWTON, ESQ. WEBSTER GROVES, MO. Made of Salt-Glazed Hollow Tile 21 Laclede- Christy Roofs Any form of roof that can be built of wood may be nicely constructed of hollow tile, and, if desired, may be given the appearance of the ordinary roof framed of wood. The natural form of roof for Hollow Tile is flat. Covered with floor- ing tile it may be used as a roof-garden. It is well to remember how many fires start at the roof. Laclede- Christy GROSVENOR ATTERBURY Architect HOUSES AT BAYBERRY POINT LONG ISLAND, N. Y. Laclede Stucco in Europe -Christy In every country of Europe there are beautiful houses built of soft brick covered with stucco. The wish to imitate these lead many people in America to build houses of wood and cover the exterior with metal lath and cement. Stucco applied to hollow tile walls has almost entirely superseded this uncertain form of construction. Laclede - Christ y BIRTHPLACE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH, WILMCOTE, ENGLAND MAISON DES CONSULS, PERUGUEUX, FRANCE 25 •••* ■ Laclede- Christy Stucco in America Stucco was first used in this country by the builders of the Spanish missions. Colonial architects used it, and later, about the time of the Civil War, it came into use for the imitation of stone. Our Hollow Tile has deep dove-tailed grooves which hold the stucco. The tile and stucco become one and cannot be sepa- rated without destroying both. 26 Laclede- C h r i s t y MISSION DE CONCEPTION 1732 HAINES HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA 1620 STUCCO ON BRICK WORK 27 Laclede- Christy It is Not A Hollow Tile house covered with Cement stucco has the appearance of a cement house and is frequently mistaken for such. The walls of a Hollow Tile house have dead air cells which make the house perfectly dry. A cement house is not dry. There can be no dampness where Hollow Tile is used. 2S 1 j a c l e d e - Christy RESIDENCE OF EDWARD CROSS, ESQ. MAPLEWOOD, MO. 29 Laclede - Christy It Co?tfines the Sound In residences there is no problem more serious than that of preventing the occu- pant of one apartment from annoying the occupant of another; there is no form of annoyance greater than the transmis- sion of sound. During the construction of the Musical Arts Building in Chicago, Mr. Dwight Perkins, the architect, in endeavoring to isolate the studios, made exhaustive tests of sound-deadening mate- rials. He selected Hollow Tile. 30 Laclede - Christy LAURENCE EWALD Architect MONDAY CLUB, WEBSTER GROVES, MO. 31 Laclede- Christy Dry The water that on a cold day trickles JValls down the inside of the window pane is not water that has come through the glass from the outside. It is condensa- tion. Condensation will take place on the inside of any wall, either stone, brick or concrete, having no dead air spaces. There can be no condensation on Hollow Tile walls. 32 DETAIL OF THE MONDAY CLUB Hollow Tile arches over windows 33 Laclede - Christy Fire-proof A public garage of Hollow Tile can be Garage built in such a way that several machines could burn in one section of the building and yet do no injury to the building or the machines stored in other sections of it. For the small garage there can be nothing better than hollow tile. It is dry, clean, durable and fire-proof. 34 Laclede - Christy A fire at the plant of the Vera Chemical Co., Stoneham, Mass., consumed 2,000 barrels of rosin and turpentine about this Hollow Tile building. The heat was so great that the glass was partially melted from the Detroit Fenestra Steel Sash. The Hollow Tile was not injured 35 Laclede - Christy Shapes Hollow Tile may be had in various sizes, with either four or six air cells. Where tile with four air cells is used, the partitions come directly under the parti- tions of the tile above, which provides good support. We make and carry in stock special tile for door and window arches, window jambs and corners. 36 * 8 ° I N CM " JAMBTTLE” • 10 °JMCH° JAMB “T ILE - •10 • INCH • SPEC1 AL-CORNEK-BLOCR Laclede - Christy Tests Tests recorded in bulletin No. 29 of the University of Illinois, show three columns of brick \ 2 l / 2 inches square and 9 feet 10 inches long failing at an average load of 3,367 pounds. Two similar columns of Hollow Tile, under exactly the same conditions, withstood the maxi- mum load of the testing machine, 3,760 pounds, a difference of 11^4 per cent in favor of tile. Other tests showed as much as 46. 1 per cent in favor of tile. 38 Laclede - Christy FOUR-CELL HOLLOW CLAY TILE DEEP SCORED 39 SIX-CELL HOLLOW CLAY TILE DEEP SCORED Laclede- Christy Cost Owing to variations of interior finish it is difficult to compare the cost of houses. Roughly, a frame house worth $10,000.00 would have cost, had it been built with Hollow Tile foundation and exterior walls, $10,500.00. A brick house which cost $10,000.00 to build would have cost $9,500.00 with Hollow Tile foundation and exterior walls; or it might have been built fire-proof through- out for $1 1,000.00. 40 Laclecle-Ch r i s t y 41 SIX-CELL HOLLOW CLAY TILE SCRATCHED Laclede -Christy HOLLOW TILE SEWER PIPE WALL COPING CHIMNEY TOPS FLUE LININGS FIRE-PROOFING DRAIN TILE WASHED POT CLAYS CRUDE POT CLAYS FURNACE CLAYS FLINT CLAYS SIEGE CLAYS SAGGER CLAYS CHEMICAL BRICK GLASS HOUSE REFRACTORIES GAS WORKS REFRACTORIES STOKER DEPARTMENT Manufactures and Installs “LACLEDE-CHRISTY” CHAIN GRATE STOKERS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT Develops High-Grade Refractories For Severe Service Conditions ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Furnishes Plans and Specifications Contracts For and Erects GAS WORKS GLASS FACTORIES METALLURGICAL FURNACES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PLANTS Laclede-Christy Clay Products Co. Saint Louis, U. S. A. Pamphlets Descriptive of Other Products on Request Lambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company Saint Louis