Small farm buildings of concrete; a booklet of practical information, for the farmer and rural contractor

Front matter

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Small Farm Build r

A BOOKLET OF PRAC- TICAL INFORMATION FOR THE FARMER AND RURAL CONTRACTOR

PART I. Page Introductory 7

The Choice of a Building Material ......... 8

The Requirements of Good Farm Buildings How Concrete Meets Requirements Logical Design of Farm Buildings Economizing Home Materials and Spare Time

Fire Losses and the Insurance Problem 13

Fire Losses

Fire Insurance and Fire Protection

Preventing Fire Losses

Laying out the Work

Locating Construction Lines

Excavations

Forms for Foundations Below Ground

Foundations above Ground

Concrete Floors 23

Drainage

Mixing and Placing the Concrete

The Surface Coat

Stairways and Steps 27

Basement Steps

Step Forms

Table A: Dimensions Required for Laying Out Steps

Monolithic Walls 32

Forms for Single Wall Monolithic Work

Forms for Double Wall Monolithic Work

Runways and Scaffolding

Preparation of Forms

Joining old Work

Removing the Forms

Surface Finish

Wall Reinforcing 39

Size and Spacing of Rods

Corner Reinforcing

Window and Door Openings

Calculating the Amount of Reinforcing Rods Required

Table B : Area and Weight of Square and Round Reinforcing Rods

Table C: Area of Round Reinforcing Rods and Wire

Cutting and Bending Rods

TABLE OF CONTENTS— Continued

Page Concrete Block Walls 45

Concrete Blocks

Concrete Sills and Lintels

Laying Concrete Block Walls

Table D: Number of Concrete Block Required per linear foot of wall

Unit Column and Slab Walls 48

Method of Construction Columns Panels or Slabs Tripod and Tackle

Cement Plaster Walls 52

Method of Construction

Metal Lath

Applying the Lath

Number and Thickness of Plaster Coats

Table E: Wall Surface Covered per Sack of Cement

Mixtures for Mortar

Applying the Plaster

Pebble Dash Finish

Precautionary Measures

Concrete Roofs for Farm Buildings

Types of Roofs Suitable for Farm Buildings

Flat Slab Roofs

Table F: Thickness of Roof Slabs in Inches

Table G: Cement, Sand and Stone Required for Slab Roofs

Table H: Spacing of Roof Reinforcing Rods

Example

Forms for Slab Roofs

Erecting the Forms

Gable Roofs

Size of Beam

Table I: Size of Ridge Beams of Gable Roofs

Size of Slabs

Forms for the Eaves

Placing the Reinforcing

Reinforcing in Gable Roofs

Mixing and Placing the Concrete

Finishing the Roof

Protection against Weather

PART II. Concrete Dairy Buildings 69

Location of Dairy Buildings Dairy House Plans:

Reinforced Concrete Milk House with Water Supply Tank

Reinforced Concrete Milk House with Ice Room.

Concrete Block Milk House with Cold Room

Reinforced Concrete Milk House with Loading Platform

Small Concrete Block Milk House Design of .Standard Milk Cooling Tank

Concrete Ice Houses 91

Capacity of the Farm Ice House Plan of a Concrete Block Ice House

TABLE OF CONTENTS— Concluded

Page Concrete Poultry Houses 96

Location of the Poultry House Requirements of a Good Poultry House Securing Proper Light and Ventilation Cleanliness and Convenience Size of Building Poultry House Plans:

Reinforced Concrete Poultry House for Several Flocks

Concrete Block Poultry House

Reinforced Concrete Poultry House With Incubator Cellar

Interior Fittings for Poultry Houses 113

Floors Sand Bath Roosts Nests

Concrete Hog Houses 117

Types of Hog Houses Hog House Plans:

Small Shelter House of L^nit Construction

Five Pen Hog House of Concrete Blocks

Five Pen Cement Plaster Hog House

Large Reinforced Concrete Piggery

Interior Fittings for Hog Houses 141

Floors

Drainage

Pens

Partitions

Fenders

Gates

Troughs

Concrete Root Cellars 146

Large Reinforced Concrete Root Cellar with Arched Roof Reinforced Concrete Root Cellar with Flat Slab Roof

Concrete Machine Sheds 153

A Modern Concrete Machine Shed