Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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510 APPENDIX VIL HOUSING AND LODGING HOUSE REGULATIONS. I.—Housing Regulations of Barmen. § 1.—General. 1. The living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens shall not be in a neglected condition or so damp as to be injurious to health ; they must have a means of access that can be locked and does not lead through any other dwelling. 2. —(a) All such rooms shall have a height of at least 2*50 metres (8| feet), which in the case of unequal elevations in the ceiling and the floor shall be the minimum average height. (b) In buildings which were approved before April 1st, 1893, a height of 2 35 metres (7§ feet) may be considered sufficient. 3. Every living room, bedroom and kitchen shall receive air and light direct from out side by means of windows in a suitable position. Lighting by means of a skylight alone is not permitted. 1. The surface of the windows giving light and adjusted for opening shall measure at least 1 square metre (10f square feet) for every 30 cubic metres (1,060 cubic feet) of the room. 5. —{a) In the two uppermost floors, kitchens and washhouses may adjoin a light shaft. (b) In both the uppermost floors, where the conditions are otherwise favourable, bed rooms may adjoin a light shaft provided they have an area of at least 7 square metres (75 square feet), and a window surface of at least 1 square metre (10| square feet). (c) Such light shafts shall be uncovered, have an area of at least 16 square metres (172 square feet), with a minimum measurement of 1*50 metres (5 feet), be throughout surrounded up to the roof by solid walls, and have at their lower ends a contrivance by means of which fresh air can be continuously supplied to them. 6. —(a) In the case of basement floors and ground floor rooms not having the windows prescribed in paragraph three shall not be used for the permanent abode of persons at all ; in the case of other floors only, provided their height is at least 3'50 metres (11^ feet), and they are so connected with a large well-lighted principal room that their lighting and airing are sufficiently and permanently provided for. The window surface of the principal room shall be enough for both rooms (see paragraph four). (b) In the case of buildings which were approved before April 1st, 1893, a less height can be regarded as sufficient, provided that other conditions are favourable. 7. The floor shall be boarded or provided with a layer of firm and impenetrable material which must have no considerable grooves or unevenness. § 2.—Basement Room,s and Garrets. 1. —(a) Basement rooms may only be used as living rooms or bedrooms or other wise for the permanent abode of persons, provided the floor never lies more than 0'50 metres (1 foot 8 inches) below the surrounding level of the ground, that the windows are 1 metre (3J feet) high and that the window head is at least 1*25 metres (4 feet) above the surface of the pavement or yard. (b) The floor may be sunk to a distance of 1 metre (3J feet) below the ground provided that an area is placed at the front wall belonging to the rooms concerned, whose width is at least 1 metre (3£ feet), and whose floor, which shall be well drained, is 15 centimetres (6 inches) below the floor of the adjoining rooms. (c) Rooms, intended for permanent dwellings, whose floors are below the level of the ground are permitted in yards only if the length or breadth of the yard is greater than the heights of the fronts of the surrounding buildings. 2. Basement rooms which were approved as living rooms before April 1st, 1893, may only be used as living rooms or bedrooms or otherwise for the permanent abode of persons provided the ceiling is at least 094 metres (3 feet) above the surface of the pavement or the yard, the window is 0*80 metres (21, feet) high, and the window head is at least 094 metres (3 feet) above the surface of the pavement or yard. 3. —(a) The floor of every nethermost room intended for the permanent abode of persons shall be protected against ascending earth-damp or vapours by means of a solid waterproof floor. (b) The surrounding walls of all rooms intended for the permanent abode of persons shall likewise be secured against ascending earth-damp by means of isolating layers.

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