Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16
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air will circulate freely beneath
Around the side of the building may
ventilation here, hinged windows are
placed in wall every six or eight
feet.
If a solid wall Of concrete is used
up to sill. placed 7sx1S..inch bolts in
sill to foundation. Make this
and use 2x4 sill on six-inch
wall or 2x6-inch on eight-inch wall.
For studs, use AKA on 2x4 sill and
2X6 on 2x6 sill, placing them forty
or 2x6 plate on top of studs. Run
two rows dead wood 2x4 or 2x6 be-
tween plate and sill for nailors.
On the outside, place common Ike
boards vertically. Cover with build
ing paper and break the joints with
same material and run horizontally. to
strengthen building. Paint under
side Of sill with pitch to preserve it.
Over outside of building, put creosote
shingle stain, red. brown or green;
and put regular battens painted
wall up under side Of rafters to ridge.
On top of rafters, place sheathing
as tight as possible. On this place
roofing felt and cover with the roof
ing material selected. If pillars are
used, make 10x1o inches on top and
feet apart and use a 4xs-inch sill
with 2x10-inch sleepers twelve inches
on centers. Put 1x4-inch bridging
between all sleepers over nine feet
span.
Place a double floor on sleepers
with building paper between. break
ing joints as outside walls. Place
2x4's edgewise on floor twenty-four
inches on centers and nail 1x3-inch
Stats across them with two-inch
crack to stack crates on. If bins are
used, studding should be nine feet
with one inch cracks for Stats.
around TIE end walls to get vents in
the corners. Have windows, If de-
sired, but not necessary. Place win
dows about every ten feet and about
two feet below plate, with glass and
double battened shutters opening on
outside. Use Slated ventilators ev-
structed as shown on plan. Tie
building as shown in plans, use dou-
BILE doors for outside.
Where sand, gravel, or cinders are
handy, the wind and fire-proof con-
crete structure, reinforced, can be
will carry a very low rate of insur-
ance The foundation should be
twelve inches thick and twenty
inches wide, and on top of this place
a six-foot concrete wall. Run either
concrete conduits or a-cotta pipe
slight rise to the vents. Fill inside
one foot and place five-inch concrete
floor, the last or top inch being a
wearing surface of one part cement
and two parts sand. All concrete for
foundation, walls and floor, should
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and four parts gravel or 1924 mix
Place concrete wall six inches
thick and thirteen feet high, rein
forced with -eighth-inch steel,
placed twelve inches on eenters hori-
ly. The reinforcing crosses with
small wires. Over openings, place
three of the steel rods. one inch from
the bottom and sides Of opening. Ex-
tend beyond side of openings two
feet. Reinforcin the corners with
ing four feet long. Place Ax20-inch
belts in top of concrete every six
feet to bolt plate down. Partition
walls and gables can be of concrete.
When walls are finished forms can
be used for sheathing. The roof ven
tilators are same as for wooden
house. Vents in floor are as shown
in drawing.
bad potato in crate may ruin
a bushel, but in a bin it may destroy
several bushels. When wOrkmen
start storing potatoes, start fires and
keep house to a temperature of 80 to
80 degrees until potatoes are cured.
This should be done usually about
ten days. The hot moisture-laden
air is carried out through the ven
tilators, and there should always be
ample ventilation on top Of the house.
After curing period is over, grad
ually lower the temperature to SIS de-
grees during the remainder of the
storing period
The following bill of materials is
given for reinforced concrete sweet
potato curing house forty feet by
seventy feet by thirteen feet and
holding about 10000 bushels in
crates. The walls, gables and parti-
tions are six inches thick. Two sets
of forms to 60 around the building
and across partition, each side to be
fou: 1x6-inch boards with 2x4 nailed
across them two feet on centers and
twr inches from one edge is not in
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