Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-31
JCRETE POULTRY HOUSE THAT MAY EASILY BE "HOE MADE"

The present insistent demand for the
substitution of durable sanitary and
resisting materials for those not
possessed of these properties has been
a pronounced factor in Fastening the
adoption of concrete The change
means impervious and monolithic
structures as opposed TO those con-
sisting Of the more familiar types of
masonry with their attending wooden
features OF conbustible nature, the
latter also affording refuge for much
that is noxious and unsanitary. This
enduring method of construction is
now applied TO all parts of buildings in
order that there may be practical
elimination Of maintenance cost.
Small buildings for one purpose or
tnother are always required upon the
I anrtn. These structures include poul-
try houses, hog pens. smoke houses.
wagon houses. garages and buildings
designed for storage purposes. Ii
they are built of masonry or frame,
the services OF experienced wori1men
are usually required unless the struc-
lures are of the rudest type. The pur-
pose here is to describe briefly u
iltttilou oi tDIlSlIutltDIl+ Without the
aid Of mechanics, small concrete build
ings for some Of the uses specified.
Dimensions may be increased or re-
duced as occasion requires Where
enlarged upon and supplied with
proper convenieuees, a. building of
this character would answer admir- 4
ably for a small residence. II the
natural color Of the concrete Is OBJ
iectionable, ii may be coated with q.
wash in any color desired, thus MAX
Ing these small structures a pictur-
esque as well as useful appurtenance
to the main buildings of the farm.
The Foundation.
Let it be assumed that the build
ing is to be eight feet wide by
twelve feet long, with a height 10
the caves of seven feet, inside di-
mansions. a building of this size
might be suitable for several OF the
purposes mentioned above The
foundation should be twelve inches
wide and three feet deep, which will
carry 1t below frost line. Mark on
the ground a rectangle seven and a
half feet wide by eleven and a hnIf
feet long. Outside Of this rectanele
mark larger rectangle nine and a
half feet wide by thirteen and n
half feet long. This Will leave q
space of one foot between the lines
all around. Dig between these lines
to q depth of three feet This forms
the foundation trench. The concrete !
for the foundation should be mixed |
i'll the proportion of one part Port
land cement, two and q half parts |
sand and five parts stone or gravel. !
Fill in the foundation trench with /,
concrete to ground level, being care
ful to prevent earth from the trench !
walls from falling into the concrete. (,
The top of the foundation should be
brought to the surface of the ground !
and made perfectly level. To insure /
this test 1t with a carpenters spirit |
level.
The Walls, Windows and Doors.
The walls Of building of this /
size will need to be only six inches |
thick. and they should be erected on
the centre of the Foundation on both |
sides. The forms can be made COM
plete, and, il more convenient, can
be assembled fiat on the ground and !
then raised into position. The wall !
forms should be made of two by four |
inch studding, placed upright and |
spaced about two feet apart. Upon |
this studding should be nailed, hori- |
zontally, one-inch boards. These
boards will be next TO tho concrete,
and must be fitted together, so as to
insure tight joint, and II It de-
sired to give a very smooth surface |
to the finished wall the joints |
should be carefully matched. The |
forms, to prevent them from spread |
ing, are tied by means of twisted I
wire passing between the one-inch |
boards and around the upright stud |
ding, as shown in Zig. g.
TO provide for the window OPEN |
ings, "a rough frame made OF one |
inch boards. six inches wide, should /
be set in the forms at the proper /
location. Sometimes, after the forms |
have been filled with concrete to |
the height of the windows, the win |
dow frame itself is placed in the |
form and the concrete cast around |
It, The openings for doorways should |
be made In the same manner. As |
soou as the forms for the walls--both |
the inside and outside forms--are In |
place and made plumb, the concrete |
can he deposited between them. The
top surface of the concrete previously
placed In the foundation should be
rough but thoroughly clean and very
wet in order that a good bond be-
tween the concrete In the foundation
and the concrete in the wall will
result To prevent the development
of cracks in the walls il Is a very
good practice to reinforce them with
fence wire or light rods, running in
both directions. This is not abso-
lutly necessary, however, for a very
small structure, but in any case II
will be well to place in the corners
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