Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
COMBINATION GARAGE
AND STABLE SUGGESTED
i'inn Outlined for building which An
swcrS Needs of Machine
md Stork

An article Oh tn. building nt 4 com
hiNation garage and stable ~ a iea-
'urc Of this months Motor Life. w
- Ey!nchloc, garage editor has struck
:, real need in his article. n need whici
g. very close 10 the urban scheme. He
gays:
The frs, floor has space for couple
e cars. NJ the left The chickru-room
ls changed into Il stable with stalls for
'~'o COWS and a feed-ttn To the right
built an open shed. The second
ny ii. -he :nain building serves as
T. haE.rnc-v- holding loads Of alfalfa or
stNbcan forage OF course. we had TO
Icy new, tight floor OF tongued-and-
rroovcd boards up here Otherwise
the dirt and shaM would have sif,ed
through and kept our car most >un-
pleasantly hay-sccdy.
y nine Inch brick foundation wall
carries the framework OF the building
and extends down below frost line and
u9 one loot nine inches above the foor
lEHc!. In these wartime days the out
put OF al burnt clay products has
lten ruthlessly reduced to save fuel
. you may not be able 10 get bricks
However. concrete will answer just as
veil especially If you reinforce il with
.HiEe ODD lengths OF old rusty wire
iNnc!ns chicken wire or anything of
ne sort
ON th.s Foundation is laid sill Of
'oub!ed 2%t-lnch studding. The ten
'ot S'AcS, spaced every two feet
land on this and carry plate exactly
IKE the sill The roof mas SIAN,
~ 80 degrees. square CUT" az car.
renters call l.. The rauers arc spaced
Two feet on centers and arc made fror,
tourteen-foot pieces OF 2x6-!nch ma
terial. The exact length mus, be
worked out by the builder. and :,
should he Just enough TO give ejrh-
teen inches projection to the caves and
20 shoot the water well away from
the foundations Cutters are a nui.
samce on a farm building rrefe.rinc
10 depend on wide caves rural archi-
tects do not snccify cutters 20 Ere.,
extent now a-days
The i6-foot joists are spaced eve-y
feet. They rcst OH C.ipoI
ledger board" and are firmly sp!kc3
to the studding. over tho two wide
doorways Sirders Of doubled oylO-inch
joists are set in and the ends - ~.
ioists spiked against these
inc si6cs ends and gables are an
covered win G-ineh lap-sidins. blamed
poth sides This gives fair inside
effect without the need OF any wains
coating or other interior finish =
YOU want specially neat interior IVA
studs ard po!s's can he planed. too but
just gave the whole = good ,birL
coat OF whitcwash. Indeed, rough lum.
hcT ho4ds such coating better than
planned material docs. This is some
thing worth considering for. MS YOU
may know. whitewash mates an ex
cellent freproof paint,
The co"-stalls are 3 10 fec, viii
and 1-2 feet long The partitions ,r,
managers are Slated up with IxG-inrh
boards, inches apart. nailed to 2x4.
inch posts J put in a wooden rooriro
with the usual gutter jus, behind w..
stalls, hu: sand. clay or sawdus, ron,
VII! anawcr fairly well. provided Il ia
kept as clean az possible ana wen ,i..
tered with straw.
The aiding doors to the garage are
punt ri'h gridiron fraJnework Of
lx2-inch stun. spaced about IS incbe,
apart and covered with corrugated IRON
roohhs. IhIs construction is light,
str"rs ard cheap. Most country ca.
pentefs Know quite well how to max.