The Arvada enterprise., 1915-11-04
Wooden Ice House. Shano
Vicw.)

OF tho building. The rotting and the
consequent heating cause the sawdust
to settle and leave open spaces which
further wcakons the insulation. When
sowdust is To be employed II should be
thoroughly dried before use.
There are several makes OF com
moroial inauntors that are great
deal better than either shavinGs or
sawdust and are cheaper in the end.
but their initial cost is somewhat
greater. They are nearly uniform in
their insulating value. and moisture
has but little effect upon them. They
are practically Greproof. occupy but
little spnce. and viii retain their cfi-
cheney Indefinitely. To get the best
results, however. they should be in
stalled by experienced men.
Drainage.
Provision should be made for thor
oush drainage, In houses that have
the floor below the level of tho ground,
sufficient drainage usually can be OBJ
tnincd through the soil, especially IL
the soil is porous. 1t may be neccs-
sary, however, with clay soil, to OK
cavate "A foot or two and I'll In with
cindcrs or gravel, and to place Il g.
inch porous tile under the floor. This
drain should be properly trapped or
sealed to prevent warm air from enter.
Ing the building through tho floor. In
place OF the tile n satisfactory drain
may be constructed In houses having
n ground floor by digging n ditch un-
dor the floor Of the house and nllinK
tho ditch with broken stone or gravel
well packed into place This drain
should be led cut with sufficient fall
to carry away the water.
All floors should bc siopcd down.
ward toward the center Of tho room
to prevent the leo from falling against
the walls OF the building and In houses
having watcrtight floors to carry tho
water to tho drain.
Ventilation.
There Ia bound TO be more or less
melting OF Ice. no matter what the
construction OF the building may be,
and this win causc moisture to settle
on the walls and ceiling OF tho room.
lf the building Is Of wood construction
the moisture is absorbed by the wood,
and rot and decay follow. Therefore
wooden houses should be Pre- vidcd
with means OF ventilation which can
be controlled at will. The ceiling OF
such houses should be slopcd up to
the center In order to assist tho circu.
lation ana carry tho warm. moisture
laden air to tho vcntIlator. In those
houses In wh1h aGmc form OF com.
mcrcial insulation 10 uscd that will
take n cement finish on the interior
no ventilation IN considered necessary.
The building should be 80 constructed
thht there VIII be circulation OF nir
through the outer walls and at tho
caves to the ventilator on tho roof,
as these air currents tend to break
up the heat radiation through tho
walls and roof
Watcrp-oofng.
II is Of the utmost Importance TINT
brick, concrete. and wooden buildings
be waicrproofcd. Brick and concrete
work may be rendered waterproof by
painting the outside of tho wall with
white lead and oil or by contIng the
walls with a preparation of parnfiln
or asphalt, or by some of the patented
compounds, The preparation contain.
Ing parni!!n or asphalt should be mp.
piled hot, and the walls should also
be heated prcyIOuHiy to application.
There nro on the market several wn.
tcr.oScluilnG paints and compounds
for preserving wood. CroO8Dte is con.
Bld"rrd on" Of the best proHoryntivcg.
provided the wood l1 thoroughly la.
pr"gnntod with II. but on account OF
It's odOr It should not be used In
houses whore food products aro