The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . uy, as how good to buy. In mentioning materials, they should be treated inclasses, care being taken not to detail them in such a waythat if for any reason every single point is not covered,such omission can be taken
The farmer his own builder : a guide and reference book for the construction of dwellings, barns and other farm buildings, together with their utilities, describing reliable methods, offering practical suggestions, presenting numerous details and formulas, and explaining simple rules for estimating the labor and materials required With special reference to concrete and carpentry . uy, as how good to buy. In mentioning materials, they should be treated inclasses, care being taken not to detail them in such a waythat if for any reason every single point is not covered,such omission can be taken as an excuse by the con-tractor for an extra. Materials intended for generaluse should be described in this way: All brickwork,not otherwise mentioned, to be laid in a . In preparing a specification it is customary to classify PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 19 the items under each building trade, and then subdividethe trades as much as necessary. Commence with thegeneral conditions, such as the clauses on drawings, re-jected materials, liability insurance, samples, permits,rubbish, scaffolding, and so on; when these are cov-ered, start with the excavation and foundation of thebuilding, and carry the description up through thebuilding to the roof, in the natural order of construc-tion. Describe the kind and class of material to beused on each item, together with the kind of labor. Fig. 4.—Hog pen showing concrete floor with wood overlay. to be employed. Generally speaking, the number ofpieces and the dimensions are left to the plans, though ifthe plans are incomplete, owing to a small scale, or ifthe plan is only a rough sketch, the quantities and sizeswill have to be specified more completely. On certain classes of work the method of writing thespecifications can be simplified by referring to State orMunicipal building laws, or to regulations recom-mended by a particular association. Electric waring,for example, should be done in accordance with the 20 THE FARMER HIS OWN BUILDER Ru
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