American homes and gardens . ng through thewalls in the lines of uprights, serving to hold the boards inplace and to prevent spreading as the concrete was deposited,rammed and spaded. The window and door frames were placed in position be-fore the walls were commenced. The forms were filled withconcrete composed of one part of Portland cement, two partsof sand and four parts of cinders. As the walls progressed they were reinforced by one-quarter inch steel rods. Furring strips were embedded inthe inside of the walls for the purpose of having somethingto nail the paneled work to after the walls
American homes and gardens . ng through thewalls in the lines of uprights, serving to hold the boards inplace and to prevent spreading as the concrete was deposited,rammed and spaded. The window and door frames were placed in position be-fore the walls were commenced. The forms were filled withconcrete composed of one part of Portland cement, two partsof sand and four parts of cinders. As the walls progressed they were reinforced by one-quarter inch steel rods. Furring strips were embedded inthe inside of the walls for the purpose of having somethingto nail the paneled work to after the walls were built. The beams, which are placed some ten feet apart, are alsobuilt of similar concrete, and are reinforced with three-quarter inch steel rods. Between these beams the forms werebuilt on which the floor was laid. This floor is reinforcedwith three-quarter inch steel rods, and is three and one-halfinches in thickness; the reinforcement being placed in posi-tion before the floor is laid, and sufficient distance from the. iorms to secure a proper key. After the floor was set, theforms were removed and the floor made ready for use. Thiscompleted the first story. The same methods were used inconstructing the second story. The roof, three and one-half inches thick, was built on aform in a manner similar to the floor. Figs. 7 and 8 show themanner in which the roof was constructed, which is builtsimilar to the roof of the house shown in Fig. 12. After the whole building was completed the walls and roolof the exterior were treated with a wash of La Farge cement,which gives it a soft tone of coloring, thereby overcomingthe cold gray of the natural cement color. During the progress of the work, orders were given for theinterior trim and woodwork, so that immediately after theexterior was completed, the interior walls of the hall, livingand dining-rooms were covered with paneled work, whichhad been made in advance and in sections, and which weremade to extend from the floor to the c
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