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Bordering Patio:
A datum peg, made from lin sq softwood with a pointed end, is used to set the top level of the bordering patio. Drive in the "prime datum peg" so that its top is at the height required for the bordering patio. This must be at least 6in below the level of a DPC to prevent rainwater splashing from the bordering patio surface on to the house Wall above the DPC.The private homes of Ha culaneum are of special interest, for they shq a wide variety of styles of construction. A ra' example is the Latticework House, which co tained small apartments for rent and a cent| bordering patio. The House of the Beautiful bordering patio, bu with a staircase leading from the central bordering patio J the upper floor, is a precursor of medieval-tr houses. Some of the private houses in Hercu neum are believed to have had two upper stori"
See Also Screening Patio:
As a guide, a screening patio measuring 12ft sq should be considered the absolute minirr However, there is no reason why it shoul square: bear in mind the shape of the backyard and the house, the slope of the ground and the materials you intend to i to pave the surface. In this instance, a sketch plan of the whole plot is essential for deciding the es position, size and shape of the screening patio. Oni you have decided on the size and shape o the screening patio, draw it to scale on tracing pap< to make an overlay and try it in various positions on your backyard plan until yoi find the best spot.BEFORE YOU start building a screening patio you should give a lot of thought to where you will put it. Normally, it will be adjacent to the house so that you can walk directly on to it. However, that may not always provide the best exposure to the sun for most of the day, depending on which way the back or side of your house faces. It may be better to build a separate screening patio away from the house and linked to it by a pathway.
On The Other Hand See Open Patio Washing:
This garden contains many classic features: a lawn, a mass of love shrub roses, a mixed shrubbery and a large, open patio washing, shaded area f with herbaceous plants. The great strength of this garden is the way i which these elements have been combined. Leading from the house is patio paved with plain, rectangular-shaped cement blocks; this space large without being uncomfortable. Two shallow steps lead down from the patio to the lawn so that the descent is barely perceptible and attention is focu. mainly on the plants themselves. The foliage is placed around the lawn area in an informal w as to mask its edge.Public Housing Movement.The problem of housing in Latin America is a challenge to those concerned with architecture and city planŽning. The shift from an agricultural toward an industrial economy has brought new populations into cities ill-prepared to provide sufficient modŽern housing. The slums that have developed take many formsthe tenement court, where a score or more of families have one-room apartments and share an open patio washing patio for washing and sanitary purposes; the large, old residence, subdivided to provide for a large number of families; and the "shacktown" type of development, known as _a rancho in most places and as a javela in Brazil. To replace these slums, it has been estimated that between 15 million and 25 million new dwelling units are needed.
