The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-05

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for good outside cellar which can be |
easily and cheaply built OF concrete.
This can be used for variety of pur- |
poses, such as q milk-cooling cellar. |
for the storing of roots and vege- |
tables AZ well as any other use the |
needs demand.
The cellar shown in the Illustration |
is Of a handy size-eight by IL foot |
floor space and six feet to the bottom
Of concrete roof beams. which are
eight by eight inches.
The walls are eight inches thick
and the floor and roof four inches,
the roof being reinforced with quarter
inch iron rods laid two to the foot
each way.
After excavating to depth Of about
ave and one-half feet. build form Of
one-inch boards. ten inches wide. that
Is exactly eight by twelve feet square
and six feet eight inches high.
Set this In the excavation. the edge
OF the earth to be the mold for the
outside wall on three sides to the top
of the ground level Above the ground
level build the form Of boards for
molding the outside edge of wall.
space for concrete to be eight inches.
For the front. or doorway, make
form three by six feet as a casing to
mold the doorway and set in place.
Board up where needed outside this
casing, which Is eight inches thick.
and boards may be nailed to same
for outside wall.
For the side walls of the stairway
Guild forms as for the regular side
walls and of length of eight feet.
II you want small landing at the
foot Of the stairway. the side walls
may be eight inches thick. but II de-
sired to make as cheaply as possible
they may be built six inches thick.
! The forms for this should be the
height OF doorway at top. as shown
In illustration. and then slope down.
ward Is inches. II the ground permits.
As soon as side wall forms are In
place I'LL with the concrete mixture.
land cement to two parts Of fine sand
and four parts of coarse gravel. This
is tamped In thoroughly up to the
top of the forms.
Before the forms are entirely filled
on the sides make three boxes eight
inches square on the inside and eight
feet long. These are to hold the con-
crete. Place three feet apart, as
shown in illustration. SO the top edge
y even with top edge Of side walls.
Brace up from below to hold In
place and fill with concrete and rein.
force with 3A-inch iron rods. This
enables the beams to bond with the
side walls and SO make them stronger.
For the roof build four forms 81
inches wide by eight feet long, place
with top edge even with top edge OF
beams in the four spaces between
beams and brace up from below to
hold In place.
Over this lay about two inches OF
concrete and then place your reinforc.
ing rods In position and cover with
concrete until the roof Is the required
tour inches thick.
It is best to leave the side wall
forms in place. also the roof-beam
forms, until the concrete on the walls
and roof has begun to set or harden.
This will require several days be-
fore the permanent set 10 sure to have
taken place. Then they must be re-
moved so the cellar can be completed.
After forms are removed from the
|, side walls lay your floor In cellar and
also in landing. as illustration shows.
to depth of four inches. II desired.
, the bottom of the floor may be of
small stones of about two or three
inches in size. and over this a con-
i. srete mixture poured and leveled on.
; II care is taken that the concrete
Is tamped down between the stone
. and that the top course of mortar Is
: about IL inches thick at least. the
: door will be as strong as II OF solid
, concrete.
: This can also be applied to the
walls, small stones OF even six inches
In diameter can be INSERTED In the
mortar when forms are filled and thus
save the amount Of cement used, and
for this class Of work the strength Is
ample for all needs and the expense
Of building is materially lessened.
For the steps of the stairs set an
eight-inch board upright. 80 inches out
from the doorway and brace in posi-
> ton. Fill the space with concrete to
. width of Is inches and a depth Of
B eight inches.
, II you have not cut out the stairway
4 In the earth as shown in the illustra
{ ton. the step need be but four inches
I In thickness.
As fast as one step 10 nodded move
the board or use another. placing Il
inches farther from the door. Thu
. viii give the steps width OF - inch
! Q. and . rise Of eight inches until thu
! top u reached.
II The work q building he steps car
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